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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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Goby by Rudy Janssen
Goby
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Mantis shrimp showing off its colours by Neil Wijayaratne
Mantis shrimp showing off its colours
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Face Off Giant Frogfish - Antennarius Commerson Bal... by Stefan Follows
Face Off
Giant Frogfish - Antennarius Commerson
Bali, Indonisia
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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They may not look like it, but Dragon Morays tend to be v... by Tony Cherbas
They may not look like it, but Dragon Morays tend to be very shy and take some time to get close enough to achieve an uncluttered background. Canon 100mm L lens, F14, 1/125, ISO 100 (no crop)
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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glowing in the dark by Claudia Weber-Gebert
glowing in the dark
80 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Hanging ... Tube Anemone - Cerianthus sp. Ang Thong... by Stefan Follows
Hanging ...
Tube Anemone - Cerianthus sp.
Ang Thong, Thailand
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 20, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Hide and seek. Two inquisitive anemone fish peeking out ... by Jeff Lafrenz
Hide and seek. Two inquisitive anemone fish peeking out to see if I was still watching.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 20, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Hide n Seek by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Hide n Seek
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 20, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bearded Fireworm by Aja Radl
Bearded Fireworm
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 19, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Midnight stroll by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Midnight stroll
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pigmy Seahorse. Tulamben, Bali by Aleksandr Marinicev
Pigmy Seahorse.
Tulamben, Bali
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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S L E E P Y H E A D Cuttlefish eye by Lilian Koh
S L E E P Y H E A D
Cuttlefish eye
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Green Moray Eel by Alberto Salvini
Green Moray Eel
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 16, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mexico
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Eye of Thorny Seahorse. by Daisuke Kurashima
Eye of Thorny Seahorse.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 16, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Japan
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Small frogfish fishing for dinner by Aleksandr Marinicev
Small frogfish fishing for dinner
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 16, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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We would see these beautiful banded tube dwelling anemone... by Leslie Howell
We would see these beautiful banded tube dwelling anemones at the start and end of all our night dives at Sunset House in Grand Cayman.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 14, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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arrow crab by Alberto Salvini
arrow crab
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 14, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mexico
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A seahorse swimming in unnatural position for avoiding me by Fabio Strazzi
A seahorse swimming in unnatural position for avoiding me
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Taken on G12 with single strobe, just spotted this little... by Robert Mcconville
Taken on G12 with single strobe, just spotted this little fella as he was so well camouflaged
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Fluffy fishy by James Deverich
Fluffy fishy
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Brittle Star and Friend by Phil Smith
Brittle Star and Friend
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Honduras
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Giant Hermit Crab - Night Dive by Joao Batista Cabral Junior
Giant Hermit Crab - Night Dive
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands (British)
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Christmas Tree Worm...Utila by Phil Smith
Christmas Tree Worm...Utila
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Honduras
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Rainbow Flounder by Phil Smith
Rainbow Flounder
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Frogfish by Leena Roy
Frogfish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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An Uninvited Guest by Henley Spiers
An Uninvited Guest
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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A pair of Four Eyed Butterflyfish in the waters of Looe K... by David Gilchrist
A pair of Four Eyed Butterflyfish in the waters of Looe Key Reef, Florida
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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