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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
A small red stignate by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
A small red stignate
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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"Hola! Yo soy Ramón, Do you want to see my anemona?" by Diogo Ferreira
"Hola! Yo soy Ramón, Do you want to see my anemona?"
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Sandiver by Abimael Márquez
Sandiver
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Funny fish, La Paz mexico by Alejandro Topete
Funny fish, La Paz mexico
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 28, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Rainy Day too rough to go out ,Hermit shot under boat anc... by Dave Difiore
Rainy Day too rough to go out ,Hermit shot under boat anchored in Harbor Monterey Bay California
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 28, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"Here's looking at you, kid." by Uwe Schmolke
"Here's looking at you, kid."
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Editor's Comment
Almost look like a mirror. Great composition catching these 2 looking at one another.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 28, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Shrimp on bubble coral by Leena Roy
Shrimp on bubble coral
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Pontohi Pygmy in Bunaken by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
Pontohi Pygmy in Bunaken
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Leafy Seadragon... by Federico Betti
Leafy Seadragon...
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Dog Faced Pufferfish, Chuuk Lagoon by David Gilchrist
Dog Faced Pufferfish, Chuuk Lagoon
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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The abstract beauty of tunicates by Leena Roy
The abstract beauty of tunicates
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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All fanned out & hovering in the water, a Lionfish lurks. by Lisa Hinderlider
All fanned out & hovering in the water, a Lionfish lurks.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Face by Nonna Pokras
Face
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Top shell Monterey bay California by Dave Difiore
Top shell Monterey bay California
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 25, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"WINDOW" by Oscar Miralpeix
"WINDOW"
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Very cool composition. Nice shot Oscar!
41 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 25, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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The Angel in Guanica by Abimael Márquez
The Angel in Guanica
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Napoleon Snake eel by Andre Philip
Napoleon Snake eel
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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panther flounder (both us pantherinus), perfectly conceal... by Olivier Notz
panther flounder (both us pantherinus), perfectly concealed on the sand ground
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Dammelfish in soft coral by Julio Sanjuan
Dammelfish in soft coral
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Thornback trunkfish during a night dive by Laura Dinraths
Thornback trunkfish during a night dive
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 23, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Luminescent nudi laying eggs (i think?) by Brian Pool
Luminescent nudi laying eggs (i think?)
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 23, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Always looking for piles of shells near an opening, somet... by Lisa Hinderlider
Always looking for piles of shells near an opening, sometimes the Octopus is still there!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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octopus by Carlos Ernesto
octopus
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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blenny out by Massimo Giorgetta
blenny out
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Spider in a Sponge! Arrowcrab by Lisa Hinderlider
Spider in a Sponge! Arrowcrab
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Futur maman... by Philippe Brunner
Futur maman...
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Sea Horse by Yoav Lavi
Sea Horse
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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