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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - not swimming

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Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are NOT MOVING usually on the bottom (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)

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A Blue ringed octopus during the night dive at the house ... by Mehmet Salih Bilal
A Blue ringed octopus during the night dive at the house reef. What a lucky night!
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Serpula snooted by Marco Gargiulo
Serpula snooted
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49 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Graphic #2 by Marco Gargiulo
Graphic #2
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53 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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With eggs..,Gangga island,nikon d800e,105 micro by Puddu Massimo
With eggs..,Gangga island,nikon d800e,105 micro
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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2 generation of sea-horse in one shot... enjoy :-) by Gaetano Gargiulo
2 generation of sea-horse in one shot... enjoy :-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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LOOK INTO MY EYES by Mona Dienhart
LOOK INTO MY EYES
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Graphic #1 by Marco Gargiulo
Graphic #1
45 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Palaemon shrimp by Marco Gargiulo
Palaemon shrimp
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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AZURE Nightdive fellow by Mona Dienhart
AZURE
Nightdive fellow
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Fangtooth blenny at Hin Daeng by Tobias Reitmayr
Fangtooth blenny at Hin Daeng
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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OMG...my water just broke!!! by Gaetano Gargiulo
OMG...my water just broke!!!
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One of my favorites of the month.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"Snug as a Bug" Apo Island, Philippines. by Paula Booker
"Snug as a Bug" Apo Island, Philippines.
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A couple of ....,Gangga island,nikon D2x 60 micro by Puddu Massimo
A couple of ....,Gangga island,nikon D2x 60 micro
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Clack-clack by Nadya Kulagina
Clack-clack
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date posted posted: Friday, January 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Tigertail seahorse at Anemone Reef by Tobias Reitmayr
Tigertail seahorse at Anemone Reef
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date posted posted: Friday, January 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Common shrimp Palaemon affinis by Daniel Poloha
Common shrimp Palaemon affinis
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Leaf Scorpion Fish with a venomous veil for protection. by Beat J Korner
Leaf Scorpion Fish with a venomous veil for protection.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Red arrow by Raoul Caprez
Red arrow
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Panama
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Gnatophyllum elegans by Marco Gargiulo
Gnatophyllum elegans
40 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Anemone crab at Shark Fin Reef, Similan Islands by Tobias Reitmayr
Anemone crab at Shark Fin Reef, Similan Islands
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Orang Utan Crab - Bunaken by Wijnand Plekker
Orang Utan Crab - Bunaken
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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[:b:]OUT of the TUBE[:/b:] by Francesco Pacienza
OUT of the TUBE
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Double goby by Pietro Cremone
Double goby
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date posted posted: Monday, January 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Pederson cleaning shrimp by Ellen Cuylaerts
Pederson cleaning shrimp
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Say Cheeeeeese! Nice goby moving around on the local corals! by Henrik Hedegaard
Say Cheeeeeese! Nice goby moving around on the local corals!
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Laccidive Sea Denmark
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Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) in the Red Sea by Julio Sanjuan
Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) in the Red Sea
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Wire Coral Shrimp by Abimael Márquez
Wire Coral Shrimp
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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