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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Close-Up

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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame

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Backlit ribbon eel by Taner Atilgan
Backlit ribbon eel
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Awesome capture! Great job on the lighting!
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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A flying spanish dancer by Fabrizio Torsani
A flying spanish dancer
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Juvenile triplefin goby by Philippe Eggert
Juvenile triplefin goby
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Map Puffer in Your face by Henley Spiers
Map Puffer in Your face
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Network Pipefish at Pef, Raja Ampat. by Norm Vexler
Network Pipefish at Pef, Raja Ampat.
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Background Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Cano... by Yung Sen Wu
Background
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEA &SEA MDX-5D Mark III ver.2
SEA &SEA YS-D1
RETRA LSD
Rgblue system 02 premium
Nauticam SMC-1
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Harlequin shrimp by Simon Chong
Harlequin shrimp
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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moonwalkers by Marc Van Den Broeck
moonwalkers
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Midnight Snapper by Henley Spiers
Midnight Snapper
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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White Spiral by Peet J Van Eeden
White Spiral
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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A wonderful sea pen by Fabrizio Torsani
A wonderful sea pen
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date posted posted: Friday, May 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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eyes under house by Marc Van Den Broeck
eyes under house
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date posted posted: Friday, May 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Periclimenes imperator on a black nudi @Keelung, Taiwan by Julian Hsu
Periclimenes imperator on a black nudi
@Keelung, Taiwan
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date posted posted: Friday, May 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Taiwan
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Stand Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Canon EF ... by Yung Sen Wu
Stand
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/100, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Rgblue system 02 premium
Nauticam SMC-1
Howshot M50 Video Lig...
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date posted posted: Friday, May 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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crinoid galathea portrait by Raffaele Livornese
crinoid galathea portrait
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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One of our stunning anemones on Preksteel reef that we ca... by Gemma Dry
One of our stunning anemones on Preksteel reef that we can rarely reach unless conditions are perfect :-)
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Peppered moray (Siderea grise), Dahab, Egypt. by Filip Staes
Peppered moray (Siderea grise), Dahab, Egypt.
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Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging

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Excellent pose and good lighting!
47 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Walking on Bubbles (Periclimenes imperator on nudi egg r... by Julian Hsu
Walking on Bubbles
(Periclimenes imperator on nudi egg ribbon coil)
@Keelung, Taiwan
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Taiwan
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Grace Canon 5D Mark III 100mm f/32 1/160 ISO 100 ... by Ming Wen
Grace
Canon 5D Mark III 100mm f/32 1/160 ISO 100
Lembeh, Indonesia. APRIL 2017
#A.T.G 2300
#NoodilabSnood
#NoodilabMoby
#sea & sea Canon 5D mark 3 housing
#Canon 100mm maco Lens
...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"Best friends", Seraya, Bali. by Filip Staes
"Best friends", Seraya, Bali.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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octopus (octopoda) mataking island sabah semporna Shutt... by Mr Chai
by: Mr Chai
octopus (octopoda)
mataking island sabah semporna
Shutter 200 F15 ISO100
canon 650D Meikon housing
YS03 x2 Standard lens 55mm
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Malaysia
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home by Marc Van Den Broeck
home
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Marble Shrimp Location: Anilao Batangas Camera: Can... by Songda Cai
Marble Shrimp
Location: Anilao Batangas
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: EF100mmMacro
Housing: Seacam
Strobes: Seacam Flash 150
Settings: 1/200 ,F19 iso 400
Retra LSD
Rgblue 02
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Urchin Shrimp (Stegopontonia commensalis) @Northeast Coa... by Julian Hsu
Urchin Shrimp (Stegopontonia commensalis)
@Northeast Coast, Taiwan
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Taiwan
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Hippocampus histrix with snoot lighting by Raffaele Livornese
Hippocampus histrix with snoot lighting
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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tentacles by Marc Van Den Broeck
tentacles
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Crinoid Shrimp by Norm Vexler
Crinoid Shrimp
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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