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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
Red beauty with daisies by Nadya Kulagina
Red beauty with daisies
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 7, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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cleaning 1 by Afflitti Gianluca
cleaning 1
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 7, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Cuttlefish. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Cuttlefish.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Topshell Monterey Bay Ca. by Dave Difiore
Topshell Monterey Bay Ca.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Free climbing, Goby on whip coral Nikon D800E, 105 micro... by Marchione Giacomo
Free climbing, Goby on whip coral
Nikon D800E, 105 micro Nikon, twin strobo sea and sea
Gangga Island
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Tiger by Nonna Pokras
Tiger
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2013
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Beautiful tiger shrimp with snoot like lighting. Great shot, shows that lighting is the key to make a shot stand out from the crowd.
63 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Snapper portrait from Ras Mohammed by Taner Atilgan
Snapper portrait from Ras Mohammed
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Little frog fish potrait by Carlos Pérez
Little frog fish potrait
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Green Mantis Shrimp by Iyad Suleyman
Green Mantis Shrimp
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Cuttlefish by John Miller
Cuttlefish
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date posted posted: Monday, November 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea United Kingdom
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Sea Cucumber Feeding by James Smith
Sea Cucumber Feeding
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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baby clown by Benita Vincent
baby clown
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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This is an undescribed pelagic octopus we observed on a b... by Jeff Milisen
This is an undescribed pelagic octopus we observed on a blackwater dive off the coast of Kona, Hawaii. These dives are known for offering up creatures that even seasoned divers have never seen.
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Great shot of a very unique creature. Impressive.
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Mr. Anchor by Nadya Kulagina
Mr. Anchor
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Blenny angry, Veracruz Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Blenny angry, Veracruz Mexico
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Can't resist the Sea Whip Goby by Benita Vincent
Can't resist the Sea Whip Goby
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 2, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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Mr. Blenny by David Smith
Mr. Blenny
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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An Eel & a flower by Lisa Hinderlider
An Eel & a flower
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Home by Nadya Kulagina
Home
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Pink clown fish, Port Vila by Benita Vincent
Pink clown fish, Port Vila
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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Split Crown Feather Dusters by Herbert Dubois
Split Crown Feather Dusters
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Trachinus by Viktor Vrbovský
Trachinus
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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This anemone shrimp was tired of it's old skin! by Benita Vincent
This anemone shrimp was tired of it's old skin!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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A chain of salps in the dark with some amphipods inside by Federico Betti
A chain of salps in the dark with some amphipods inside
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Scorpionfish's dramatic face expression. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Scorpionfish's dramatic face expression.
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Double. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Double.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Red fire goby, Port Vila by Benita Vincent
Red fire goby, Port Vila
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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