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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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Juvenile Lionfish-detail by Lisa Hinderlider
Juvenile Lionfish-detail
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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fish see in monochrome. by Arun Madisetti
fish see in monochrome.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Juvenile Porcupine Fish by Kf Leong
Juvenile Porcupine Fish
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Juvenile flying fish by Jeff Milisen
Juvenile flying fish
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Very well taken and Beautiful subject.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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An Algae Octopus at Lembeh on night dive taken with Canon... by Marteyne Van Well
An Algae Octopus at Lembeh on night dive taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Fingered Dragonet - Dactylopus dactylopus. Chaloklum, Tha... by Stefan Follows
Fingered Dragonet - Dactylopus dactylopus. Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-oly 12-50mm @ 43mm-250-f6-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Goby 60mm macro by Khalid Obaid Ahmad
Goby 60mm macro
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf United Arab Emirates
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Common Octopus by Helen Hansen
Common Octopus
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Gobi Whipcoral runner on his way to "the end".....Nikon D... by Johnny Schepens
Gobi Whipcoral runner on his way to "the end".....Nikon D 200 with 85 mm Nikkor lens and 2 Z240 Inon strobes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Keep moving forward like nudibranch by Khalid Obaid Ahmad
Keep moving forward like nudibranch
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf United Arab Emirates
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Fish with Attitude. Taken at Dive Site Hairball I with Ca... by Marteyne Van Well
Fish with Attitude. Taken at Dive Site Hairball I with Canon EOS 5D Mark III and EF 100mm f2.8L IS USM lens
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date posted posted: Monday, December 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Yellow-Mouth Eel by Boaz Meiri
Yellow-Mouth Eel
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date posted posted: Monday, December 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Porcupine from Salt Pier Night Dive by Helen Hansen
Porcupine from Salt Pier Night Dive
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date posted posted: Monday, December 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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[:b:]Flames[:/b:] Natural ambient light. by Francesco Pacienza
Flames
Natural ambient light.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Red Sea Walkman profile by Beate Seiler
Red Sea Walkman profile
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date posted posted: Monday, December 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Alien" Close up of Africa East Coast Lobster Face by Brian Welman
"Alien"
Close up of Africa East Coast Lobster Face
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Common Octopus by Helen Hansen
Common Octopus
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Goby give you a chance to get best shot but sometime he h... by Khalid Obaid Ahmad
Goby give you a chance to get best shot but sometime he hide and take long time to show him self but its nice fish style
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf United Arab Emirates
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Lemon Coral Gob; real nervous small fishes :-) by Olivier Notz
Lemon Coral Gob; real nervous small fishes :-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Its all in the details. Cushion Seastar - Culcita Novagui... by Stefan Follows
Its all in the details. Cushion Seastar - Culcita Novaguineae. Sail Rock, Thailand. EM5-125-f18-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL165
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Squat lobster (crinoid crab) directing his orchestra. Mus... by Samantha Buonvino
Squat lobster (crinoid crab) directing his orchestra. Musica Maestro!
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Its a shrimp very small one .. I saw it when i was taking... by Khalid Obaid Ahmad
Its a shrimp very small one .. I saw it when i was taking shot for cleaner shrimp then i saw this baby in same place
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf United Arab Emirates
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Parrotfish sleeping by Boaz Meiri
Parrotfish sleeping
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date posted posted: Friday, December 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Boxer by Nonna Pokras
Boxer
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Grouper by Beate Seiler
Grouper
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date posted posted: Friday, December 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A blenny with a parasite at Nudi Retreat 3 in Lembeh Stra... by Marteyne Van Well
A blenny with a parasite at Nudi Retreat 3 in Lembeh Strait taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM lens
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date posted posted: Friday, December 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Smile! It's the weekend. Giant Moray Eel - Gymnothorax ja... by Stefan Follows
Smile! It's the weekend. Giant Moray Eel - Gymnothorax javanicus. Sail Rock-Thailand-EM5-NAEM5-250-f8-iso200-Oly 12-50mm @ 43mm Macro-Inon D2000
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date posted posted: Friday, December 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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