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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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Ponthoy escape from my strobes,nikon D800e 105 macro,gang... by Puddu Massimo
Ponthoy escape from my strobes,nikon D800e 105 macro,gangga island
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date posted posted: Friday, September 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Highlighter of the Sea! These Tunicates sure stood out on... by Marc Damant
Highlighter of the Sea! These Tunicates sure stood out on night dives. As soon as your light hit them you would be mesmorized by their neon glow!
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Batfish portrait. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Batfish portrait.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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Macro by Abdulla Almehairi
Macro
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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betcha gonna get my house over by Chris Krambeck
betcha gonna get my house over
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Germany
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nibbling aufwuchs from delicate Potamogeton pectinatus by Chris Krambeck
nibbling aufwuchs from delicate
Potamogeton pectinatus
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Germany
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Tigertail Seahorse "hang in there!" Taken while Scuba Div... by Daniel Sasse
Tigertail Seahorse "hang in there!" Taken while Scuba Diving at the Sharkpoint! Camera: Sea&Sea DX2G f/6.3 1/168 ISO 100
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Seahare by Abimael Márquez
Seahare
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Strange couple Nikon d800E, 105 micro Nikon, twin strobo... by Marchione Giacomo
Strange couple
Nikon d800E, 105 micro Nikon, twin strobo
Lembeh strait
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Goby by Abimael Márquez
Goby
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Alicia mirabilis by Raffaele Livornese
Alicia mirabilis
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Alcyonium glomeratum shot with Canon 350D, 100mm macro, D... by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Alcyonium glomeratum shot with Canon 350D, 100mm macro, DYI wet diopter and 2x Nikonos SB-105 strobes.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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"Eye contact" Olympus e-pl5 with 60mm macro by Diogo Ferreira
"Eye contact" Olympus e-pl5 with 60mm macro
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date posted posted: Monday, September 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Batfish, Inon UCL-100M67 Close Up Lens +10 Diopter. by Abimael Márquez
Batfish, Inon UCL-100M67 Close Up Lens +10 Diopter.
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date posted posted: Monday, September 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Thorny seahorse drifting over seagrass by Laura Dinraths
Thorny seahorse drifting over seagrass
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date posted posted: Monday, September 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Yellowtail Damselfish on the Big Coral Knoll, off the bea... by Michael Kovach
Yellowtail Damselfish on the Big Coral Knoll, off the beach in Fort Lauderdale.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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The diversity of the sea squirt was absolutely marvelous! by Olivier Notz
The diversity of the sea squirt was absolutely marvelous!
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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eye to eye shrimp. Harlequin with divers eye in backgroun... by Douglas Klug
eye to eye shrimp. Harlequin with divers eye in background. Shot with Canon t4i and 100mm f/2.8 in Ike housing using dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 14, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Puffer-,Trompetfish Traffic jam Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indone... by Hans-Gert Broeder
Puffer-,Trompetfish
Traffic jam
Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indonesia, Bunaken Islands
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 14, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Stingray eye and spiracle by Michelle Davis
Stingray eye and spiracle
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date posted posted: Friday, September 13, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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My favorite tube worm. by Patrick Reardon
My favorite tube worm.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Green Sea Turtle in the algae on the way to the Big Coral... by Michael Kovach
Green Sea Turtle in the algae on the way to the Big Coral Knoll off the beach in Fort Lauderdale.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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This little Ruby Octopus stayed out on recent dive with u... by Marc Damant
This little Ruby Octopus stayed out on recent dive with us for almost 20 minutes. It was like a little tank the way that its legs moved like tracks.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Moray by Abimael Márquez
Moray
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Redlip Algae Blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus). by Alexia Dunand
Redlip Algae Blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus).
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Spain
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Helmet Gurnard by Martin Dalsaso
Helmet Gurnard
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Northern Mariana Islands
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White Grunt seeking dental care from a Juvenile French An... by Michael Kovach
White Grunt seeking dental care from a Juvenile French Angelfish on the Perpendicular Rocks just South of the Big Coral Knoll
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date posted posted: Monday, September 9, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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