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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
Snooted octopus from Sigacik/Turkey by Taner Atilgan
Snooted octopus from Sigacik/Turkey
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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pregnant goby yawning taken at lembeh strait with Oly EM1... by Eng Guan Goh
pregnant goby yawning taken at lembeh strait with Oly EM1 + zuiko 60mm macro lens.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Flatworm getting up as she approaches the camera lens....... by Johnny Schepens
Flatworm getting up as she approaches the camera lens.....
Nikon D 800 - 60 mm Nikkor lens at iso 100 - F18 - 1/125 th
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Belgium
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Making eye contact — Subal underwater housing, Canon 1Dx... by Terry Steeley
Making eye contact
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 1Dx, Canon EF100mm macro, f8, 1/125, ISO400, Inon Z240 strobe
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date posted posted: Monday, October 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Alaska United States
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Cleaning session by Andre Philip
Cleaning session
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date posted posted: Monday, October 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Yellow purple by Marc Van Den Broeck
Yellow purple
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date posted posted: Monday, October 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I saw this shrimp and decided to try and shoot it, even t... by Patricia Sinclair
I saw this shrimp and decided to try and shoot it, even though I had a gorgonian blowing in my face between my eyes and the LCD screen. It was fun working slowly and through the surge t get this image.
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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I saw this Christmas Tree Worm hanging down in front of a... by Patricia Sinclair
I saw this Christmas Tree Worm hanging down in front of a opening in the coral and thought, this will make an interesting shot/perspective. It worked and I really like it
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Nikon D800E, 105 macro Nikon Seacam housing , two strobo... by Marchione Giacomo
Nikon D800E, 105 macro Nikon
Seacam housing , two strobo sea and sea 120Ys
Moal Boal
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Crab with eggs by Violet Ting
Crab with eggs
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pink soft coral, Bali by Laura Dinraths
Pink soft coral, Bali
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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An eel at a cleaning station open wide Bali by Debra Cahill
An eel at a cleaning station open wide Bali
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Dental Service by Uwe Schmolke
Dental Service
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"Grim" - or the strict look of an expectant father? (Larg... by Andre Philip
"Grim" - or the strict look of an expectant father? (Large-toothed cardinalfish / Cheilodipterus macrodon)
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Catching a cuttlefish in fog by Darlene Lu
Catching a cuttlefish in fog
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date posted posted: Friday, October 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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hairy facetime by Marc Van Den Broeck
hairy facetime
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date posted posted: Friday, October 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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red scorpi by Marc Van Den Broeck
red scorpi
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date posted posted: Friday, October 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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shot of bubbles and seasquirt taken by Olympus tg-3. insi... by Kiyoung Jang
shot of bubbles and seasquirt taken by Olympus tg-3. inside bubbles images, there're seqsqirt's images.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blue-ring Octopus Small but deadly Lembah Straits by Debra Cahill
Blue-ring Octopus Small but deadly Lembah Straits
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date posted posted: Friday, October 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Patterned filefish by Laura Dinraths
Patterned filefish
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date posted posted: Friday, October 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Secretary blenny, Canon 7D, Nauticam housing, 100MM, Sea ... by Roberta Zeller
Secretary blenny, Canon 7D, Nauticam housing, 100MM, Sea & Sea strobe
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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I took this shot of Coral in Lembeh during sunset. Someth... by Barry Coleman
I took this shot of Coral in Lembeh during sunset. Something different from the norm!
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Coral Sea Indonesia
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Face to face by Raoul Caprez
Face to face
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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octobus by Stelios Christodoulou
octobus
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Cyprus
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eal with his buddy by Marc Van Den Broeck
eal with his buddy
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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don't touch my eggs by Marc Van Den Broeck
don't touch my eggs
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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~ Its Alive ~ After not being spotted for some time, I... by Geo Cloete
~ Its Alive ~
After not being spotted for some time, I am very happy to report that recently the Sodwana Bay Seahorse has been spotted again..and by the look of things, it might be pregnant!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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