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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
Juvenile Viper Moray, Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
Juvenile Viper Moray, Bonaire
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 15, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Very Small Mantis Shrimp. Kauai, HI by Tony Cherbas
Very Small Mantis Shrimp. Kauai, HI
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 14, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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The Peacock Cannot Be Topped by Henley Spiers
The Peacock Cannot Be Topped
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Portrait by Nonna Pokras
Portrait
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Eating by Abimael Márquez
Eating
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I'm a sucker for turtles and love this gorgeous close up, it really shows the character with beautiful lighting.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Cleaner by Aleksandr Marinicev
Cleaner
shortlistedShortlisted!
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I love this little rough head blenny. by Patricia Sinclair
I love this little rough head blenny.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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This Banded Butterflyfish just seemed love watching himse... by Patricia Sinclair
This Banded Butterflyfish just seemed love watching himself in my port.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Big Blenny, night dive @ Sorrento by Marco Gargiulo
Big Blenny, night dive @ Sorrento
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Oh Googly Bear! Peacock Mantis Shrimp - Odontodactylus sc... by Stefan Follows
Oh Googly Bear! Peacock Mantis Shrimp - Odontodactylus scyllarusi. Bali, Indonisia
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Yellowhead Jawfish & Eggs by Henley Spiers
Yellowhead Jawfish & Eggs
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Fantastic close up on this Jawfish. The detail on the eggs is incredible! Excellent shot Henley!
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Squid at night, Puerto Galera by Tobias Reitmayr
Squid at night, Puerto Galera
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A small Mozambique host goby sitting on a coral by Olivier Notz
A small Mozambique host goby sitting on a coral
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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french grunt by Volker Lonz
french grunt
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Daddy's Got a Mouthful: a Dusky Jawfish (Opistognathus wh... by Jade Hoksbergen
Daddy's Got a Mouthful: a Dusky Jawfish (Opistognathus whitehursti) taking his parental role very seriously. -
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Rock Beauty peeks out from beneath coral. by David Gilchrist
Rock Beauty peeks out from beneath coral.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Reptile Snake Eel, Puerto Galera by Tobias Reitmayr
Reptile Snake Eel, Puerto Galera
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pouty Honeycomb Cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonius) by Jade Hoksbergen
Pouty Honeycomb Cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonius)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Candy Crab Bali Indonesia by Debra Cahill
Candy Crab Bali Indonesia
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Staring Eye-to-Eye: with a Common Octopus (Octopus Vulgar... by Jade Hoksbergen
Staring Eye-to-Eye: with a Common Octopus (Octopus Vulgaris). -
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Tough Guy Scorpion by Henley Spiers
Tough Guy Scorpion
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Pinecone algae shot with a single strobe positioned directly overhead to simulate the effect of a tree being light by the midday sun and create its shadow on the 'ground' below.

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Seahorse by Abimael Márquez
Seahorse
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Tiny by Khaled Zaki
Tiny
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Black Frogfish eye and cheek. Walking on a Starry Sky. ... by Jan Morton
Black Frogfish eye and cheek.
Walking on a Starry Sky. Amphipod to the lower right.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Seahorse by Helen Hansen
Seahorse
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Thailand
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