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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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Profile of a Moody Giant Frogfish Olympus EM5, Olympus 6... by Henley Spiers
Profile of a Moody Giant Frogfish
Olympus EM5, Olympus 60mm
Nauticam housing, Sea & Sea YS-D1, Retra LSD Prime
f16 1/250 ISO 200
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A swimming Flatworm shot tonight, got lucky :-) by Jonny Haugstad
A swimming Flatworm shot tonight, got lucky :-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Green Glow" The color and detail contained by an anemon... by Dusty Norman
"Green Glow"
The color and detail contained by an anemone is amazing. You just have to find a way to show it.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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I N V E R T E B R A T E Octopus (Octopoda) Anilao, Phil... by Irwin Ang
I N V E R T E B R A T E
Octopus (Octopoda)
Anilao, Philippines. May 2014
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Reef hermit crab at night by Laura Dinraths
Reef hermit crab at night
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Goodnight he said and pulled his cover over him. Coconut ... by Jonny Haugstad
Goodnight he said and pulled his cover over him. Coconut Octopus.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Edited version of a frogfish! by Jonny Haugstad
Edited version of a frogfish!
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date posted posted: Monday, June 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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First day of muck diving in Dumaguete and I was overwhelm... by Robin Bateman
First day of muck diving in Dumaguete and I was overwhelmed with all the photo ops! Managed to squeeze part of this Harlequin Shrimp in the macro set-up! Oly EM-1, 60mm Macro +5 Diopeter with 2 strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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PARTNER, Periclimenes imperator & Hypselodoris tryoni. O... by Hon Ping
PARTNER, Periclimenes imperator & Hypselodoris tryoni.
Olympus TG-3
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Rhinopsis Not the best for my 100mmL, need to be to far... by Wayne Jones
Rhinopsis
Not the best for my 100mmL, need to be to far away. But with time this photograph was the best I could manage.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Heart of Fire. Tube Anemone - Cerianthus sp. Ang Thong, T... by Stefan Follows
Heart of Fire. Tube Anemone - Cerianthus sp. Ang Thong, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-iso200-f5.6-1/60-Inon D2000x2
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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White-spotted octopus on sand at night by Laura Dinraths
White-spotted octopus on sand at night
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Giant Frogfish by Jonny Haugstad
Giant Frogfish
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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night diving by Paula Booker
night diving
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Freckled hawkfish on acropora coral by Laura Dinraths
Freckled hawkfish on acropora coral
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sea Urchin close-up by Kazım Elgin
Sea Urchin close-up
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Sea Cucumber by Taco Cheung
Sea Cucumber
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Minuscule coconut/veined octopus on sand at night by Laura Dinraths
Minuscule coconut/veined octopus on sand at night
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date posted posted: Friday, June 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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leafy by Dave Baxter
leafy
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date posted posted: Friday, June 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Eye stingray by Marco Faimali (ismar-Cnr)
Eye stingray
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date posted posted: Friday, June 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Equilibrium by Marco Faimali (ismar-Cnr)
Equilibrium
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date posted posted: Friday, June 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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B A B Y Baby cuttlefish egg (Sepiida) Perhentian Islan... by Irwin Ang
B A B Y
Baby cuttlefish egg (Sepiida)
Perhentian Island, Malaysia. May 2015
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Christmas Tree Worm by Emma Camp
Christmas Tree Worm
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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A close-up shot of a button jellyfish (Porpita porpita) t... by Emma Camp
A close-up shot of a button jellyfish (Porpita porpita) taken in the Cayman Islands. The button jellyfish is actually a colony of hydroids. I got the white background by placing a white plate under the jellyfish whilst snorkeling.
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 31, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Cayman islands
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Double banded clown fish and its home by Peet J Van Eeden
Double banded clown fish and its home
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 31, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Secretary Blennie at Capt Don's Bonaire. Nikon D90 with d... by Robert Michaelson
Secretary Blennie at Capt Don's Bonaire. Nikon D90 with dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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About the eye / Squid by James Deverich
About the eye / Squid
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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