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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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Shrimp on anemone by Volker Lonz
Shrimp on anemone
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Damsel Fish by Wawan Mangile
Damsel Fish
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Hairy face by Beate Seiler
Hairy face
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Hairy Froggy, Lembeh Strait by Daniel Dietrich
Hairy Froggy, Lembeh Strait
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Mototi Octopus in the Lembeh Strait by Daniel Dietrich
Mototi Octopus in the Lembeh Strait
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Blue eyes by Walter Bassi
Blue eyes
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Box Fish Mauritius Linley Jean-Yves Bignoux by Linley Jean-Yves Bignoux
Box Fish Mauritius Linley Jean-Yves Bignoux
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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Confidential. Longfin Batfish - Platax teira. Sail Rock, ... by Stefan Follows
Confidential. Longfin Batfish - Platax teira. Sail Rock, Gulf of Thailand, EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso100-Inon D2000
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Blue Eyes Buddies Yellow Goby by Taco Cheung
Blue Eyes Buddies Yellow Goby
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Skunk Anemonefish, Koh Haa by Tobias Reitmayr
Skunk Anemonefish, Koh Haa
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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I noticed this Parrotfish on a night dive and it was so s... by Jasmine Corbett
I noticed this Parrotfish on a night dive and it was so still - I was able to have the opportunity to really concentrate on lighting and camera settings. I like how you can see so clearly the textures of the teeth.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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"Heads Up!" Flying Octopus by Gabriel De Leon Jr
"Heads Up!"
Flying Octopus
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Angel under the Pier - curious angel following us under B... by Robin Bateman
Angel under the Pier - curious angel following us under Blue Heron Bridge
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Porcupine fish, cleaner, Diodon hystrix being cleaned by ... by Hans-Gert Broeder
Porcupine fish, cleaner, Diodon hystrix being cleaned by Labroides dimidiatus
Raja Ampat
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Stargazer during nightidve in Lembeh by Daniel Dietrich
Stargazer during nightidve in Lembeh
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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taken in Raja Ampat, Divesite Mioskun. by Daniel Dietrich
taken in Raja Ampat, Divesite Mioskun.
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Double exposure in camera. 2012-09-08 by Marco Gargiulo
Double exposure in camera. 2012-09-08
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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"Coming at You" by Gabriel De Leon Jr
"Coming at You"
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Curious cowfish from a night dive at Sunset Reef in Grand... by Jessica Whitney
Curious cowfish from a night dive at Sunset Reef in Grand Cayman.
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date posted posted: Friday, February 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Decorator crab, found this on rock reef and size about 20mm. by Hon Ping
Decorator crab, found this on rock reef and size about 20mm.
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date posted posted: Friday, February 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Red Clingfish Acyrtus rubiginosus... with eggs! D800 w... by John Roach
Red Clingfish Acyrtus rubiginosus... with eggs!
D800 with 105mm +10 subsee diopter
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Beautiful sneak peak at this little Clingfish's little world. You can almost sense his love and worry for the little eggs.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Longnose hawkfish NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw h... by Thomas Bannenberg
Longnose hawkfish
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, 105mm Macro (NIKKOR)
Settings: f13, 1/100, ISO 100
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Saw Blade by Gabriel De Leon Jr
Saw Blade
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Anemone hermit crab on night dive, Koh Haa by Tobias Reitmayr
Anemone hermit crab on night dive, Koh Haa
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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I found this fellow while guiding and as soon I got the c... by Jacob Mortensen
I found this fellow while guiding and as soon I got the chance I went back with my camera :-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Coconut octopus by Beate Seiler
Coconut octopus
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Nudi on the move by Gabriel De Leon Jr
Nudi on the move
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
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