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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
D E A D L Y Mototi Octopus (Amphioctopus siamensis) by Lilian Koh
D E A D L Y
Mototi Octopus
(Amphioctopus siamensis)
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Feather Duster Colony. When leaving the dive site, I fou... by Frankie Rivera
Feather Duster Colony. When leaving the dive site, I found these little beauties!
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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big ears and tongue out :) by Pepe Suarez
big ears and tongue out smile
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South Africa
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M A S K Paddle Flap Rhinopias (Rhinopias eschmeyeri) by Lilian Koh
M A S K
Paddle Flap Rhinopias
(Rhinopias eschmeyeri)
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2016
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Editor's Comment
Why so serious? Love the symmetry and capture here. Lighting is perfect.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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It's a Moray! by Luke Gordon
It's a Moray!
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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yellow baby's by Marc Van Den Broeck
yellow baby's
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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Ghost Pipefishes by Nick Utchin
Ghost Pipefishes
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Pike Blenny by Abimael Márquez
Pike Blenny
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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The scream - inspired by Edvard Munch by Uwe Schmolke
The scream - inspired by Edvard Munch
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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U/W Dumpling by Louisa Lam
U/W Dumpling
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Double Arlequin Nikon D800E , 105 macro . Retra snoot I... by Marchione Giacomo
Double Arlequin
Nikon D800E , 105 macro . Retra snoot
ISO100 ,F29; 1/250
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Stretching by Louisa Lam
Stretching
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Crab - Night Dive Qatar -South by Khaled Zaki
Crab - Night Dive Qatar -South
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Grouper gets cleaned by Danny Van Belle
Grouper gets cleaned
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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New Born by Louisa Lam
New Born
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Zoom by Louisa Lam
Zoom
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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yellow mouthed pike blenny by Arun Madisetti
yellow mouthed pike blenny
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Red Crab by Marco Gargiulo
Red Crab
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Shot this Bristle Worm close up at a nightdive in Pulau W... by Catrin Pichler
Shot this Bristle Worm close up at a nightdive in Pulau Weh. Didn't know before that they have this strange looking sensual organ in their face.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile Blenny by Neil Wijayaratne
Juvenile Blenny
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Gone with the wind by Louisa Lam
Gone with the wind
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Indonesia
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Split Sec by Louisa Lam
Split Sec
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Sawblade shrimp on colonial tunicates by Danny Van Belle
Sawblade shrimp on colonial tunicates
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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snoot by Daniel Strub
snoot
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Sawblade shrimp from St. Eustatius by Danny Van Belle
Sawblade shrimp from St. Eustatius
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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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Prawn by Yildirim Gencoglu
Prawn
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 23, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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The Roughsnout by Henley Spiers
The Roughsnout
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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