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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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Sea star by Beate Seiler
Sea star
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp with Eggs by Marco Fierli
Peacock Mantis Shrimp with Eggs
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Very well taken, nice shot.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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"Hairy" crab Tomini Bay,North-Sulawesi Nikon D 800, Mic... by Hans-Gert Broeder
"Hairy" crab
Tomini Bay,North-Sulawesi
Nikon D 800, Micro 105, 1/200 ,f 200, iso 200
sea&sea YS- d1
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Blenny portrait by Walter Bassi
Blenny portrait
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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nuddy by Carlos Ernesto
nuddy
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 7, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Arlequin, portrait by Jonathan Sala
Arlequin, portrait
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 7, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Jawfish with eggs at Front Porch, Bonaire by J. Daniel Horovatin
Jawfish with eggs at Front Porch, Bonaire
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 6, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Red coral beauty. Difficult to see big ones because used ... by Oscar Miralpeix
Red coral beauty. Difficult to see big ones because used in jewelry, especially during 20 century.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 6, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Pipefish on soft coral by Olivier Notz
Pipefish on soft coral
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 6, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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fire urchin shrimp by Peter Allinson
fire urchin shrimp
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 6, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Savu Sea Indonesia
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Nikon D7100 in Nauticam Housing, 60mm lens, two strobes s... by Gabriella Luongo
Nikon D7100 in Nauticam Housing, 60mm lens, two strobes sea&sea ys-110a
f/25 1/250 sec. ISO-125
Puerto Galera, Philippine
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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urchin by Oscar Miralpeix
urchin
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Ringed Blenny by J. Daniel Horovatin
Ringed Blenny
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Flatfish face. Criccieth beach, N. Wales by Mark Thomas
Flatfish face.
Criccieth beach, N. Wales
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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Stargazer under the Blue Heron Bridge by Beate Seiler
Stargazer under the Blue Heron Bridge
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Scorpionfish eye by Beate Seiler
Scorpionfish eye
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Cuttlefish face by Steven Miller
Cuttlefish face
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Nikon D7100 in Nauticam Housing with 60mm lens and a saga... by Gabriella Luongo
Nikon D7100 in Nauticam Housing with 60mm lens and a saga +5, two strobes sea&sea ys-110a
f/22 1/250 sec. ISO 125
Puerto Galera, Phillipine
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Zebra Lionfish-Lembeh by Richard Goluch
Zebra Lionfish-Lembeh
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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tubeworm colours by Oscar Miralpeix
tubeworm colours
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2014

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Lovely Colors
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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[:b:]Goby mirrored[:/b:] by Francesco Pacienza
Goby mirrored
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date posted posted: Monday, March 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Philippines
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish in Anilao by Ken Thongpila
Flamboyant Cuttlefish in Anilao
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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" ON THE RUNWAY" by Isabella Maffei
" ON THE RUNWAY"
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Camotes Sea Indonesia
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First quarter moon by Raoul Caprez
First quarter moon
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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S M A S H I N G - W E A P O N Giant mantis shrimp (Lysi... by Irwin Ang
S M A S H I N G - W E A P O N
Giant mantis shrimp (Lysiosquillina lisa)
Anilao, Philippines. February 2014
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Close-up of reef shark Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two ... by Margriet Tilstra
Close-up of reef shark
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 200, Aperture f/16, Shutterspeed 1/125
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 28, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Koro Sea Fiji
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Crinoid by Marco Gargiulo
Crinoid
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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