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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
Harlequin by Penn De Los Santos
Harlequin
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Olympus Epl1 by Marivic Maramot
Olympus Epl1
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Flamingo Tongue positioned on rock/ When I dive, I like t... by Darius Korin
Flamingo Tongue positioned on rock/ When I dive, I like to looks for the little things often overlooked by divers and that’s how I spotted this little guy.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands (British)
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Seahorse Portrait by Penn De Los Santos
Seahorse Portrait
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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The one with brains is a female shrimp by Peet J Van Eeden
The one with brains is a female shrimp
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Pygmy Seahorse by Jeffrey Lim
Pygmy Seahorse
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Helmet by Penn De Los Santos
Helmet
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Rocky-shore Hermit Crab - Pagurus anachoretus by Stefanos Michael
Rocky-shore Hermit Crab - Pagurus anachoretus
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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The other planet called sunburst soft coral by Peet J Van Eeden
The other planet called sunburst soft coral
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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wunderpus larval by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
wunderpus larval
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Ambon scorpionfish in Anilao by Jeffrey Lim
Ambon scorpionfish in Anilao
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pleurosicya labiata by Julian Hsu
Pleurosicya labiata
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Pagurus photo_2022 (Canon100,1/250,f14,iso125) by Antonio Venturelli
Pagurus photo_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f14,iso125)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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yellow pigmy seahorse by Michael Hutchison
yellow pigmy seahorse
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Taiwan
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Trypterigion Tripteronotum_2022 (Canon100,1/250,f16,iso100) by Antonio Venturelli
Trypterigion Tripteronotum_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso100)
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Threefin Blenny - Tripterygion melanurus by Stefanos Michael
Threefin Blenny - Tripterygion melanurus
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Picture Name : Fighting!!! Fish : Blenny fish Dive si... by Juthathip Jangjaras
Picture Name : Fighting!!!
Fish : Blenny fish
Dive site : HTMS Chang, Koh Chang, Trad, Thailand
When we dove at HTMS Chang, Koh Chang, Thailand. We happened to find these blenny fish, the one on the bottom tried to drag the other one out by...
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Thailand
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I found this guy under Bulk Jetty in Western Australia by Alistair Day
I found this guy under Bulk Jetty in Western Australia
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Serpula vermicularis_2022 (Canon100,1/200,f14,iso200) by Antonio Venturelli
Serpula vermicularis_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso200)
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 31, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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asscrab sea ​​cucumber by Marc Van Den Broeck
asscrab sea ​​cucumber
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 31, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Peacock mantis Shrimp by Magali Marquez
Peacock mantis Shrimp
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 31, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bavosa bianca_2022 (Canon100,1/200,f8,iso125) by Antonio Venturelli
Bavosa bianca_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f8,iso125)
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 29, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Mating Flamingo Tongues. Shot in Bonaire July 2022. Olymp... by Gregg Kellogg
Mating Flamingo Tongues. Shot in Bonaire July 2022. Olympus E-LP10, 60mm, Backscatter mini-flash with Snoot.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 29, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands
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Ribbon eel juvenile by Julian Hsu
Ribbon eel juvenile
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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The rhinopias scorpionfish is highly sought after because... by Penn De Los Santos
The rhinopias scorpionfish is highly sought after because of its unique features and its beauty. They blend well in camouflage with their habitat making it difficult to find them.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Sun-burst Soft Coral true to its name by Peet J Van Eeden
Sun-burst Soft Coral true to its name
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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This is a photo of a file fish trying to camouflage in hi... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a file fish trying to camouflage in his environment. In Secret Bay, Anilao, Philippines.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 24, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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