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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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Eggs of cuttlefish Nikon D800E, two strobo,105mm macro N... by Marchione Giacomo
Eggs of cuttlefish
Nikon D800E, two strobo,105mm macro Nikon
GGangga island
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Amazing subject to shoot - focus could be more accurate.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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I saw you in the eye....... by Philippe Brunner
I saw you in the eye.......
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date posted posted: Monday, August 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A blenny close-up at "Something Special" in Bonaire by Marteyne Van Well
A blenny close-up at "Something Special" in Bonaire
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date posted posted: Monday, August 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp by Marco Fierli
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
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date posted posted: Monday, August 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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longfin gunnel hanging out for a photo op! by J. Daniel Horovatin
longfin gunnel hanging out for a photo op!
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 25, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Seahorse eyes portrait by Raffaele Livornese
Seahorse eyes portrait
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 25, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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lined cheek wrasse by Marco Fierli
lined cheek wrasse
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Lionfish close-up by Marteyne Van Well
Lionfish close-up
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Shortnose Batfish 2 by Abimael Márquez
Shortnose Batfish 2
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date posted posted: Friday, August 23, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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One of my photos from the Monterey Shoot-Out. I had to ph... by Kip Nead
One of my photos from the Monterey Shoot-Out. I had to photoshop a bit of the snail antenna that was up across the left corner of his mouth, so it was in the unlimited catagory.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Shortnose Batfish by Abimael Márquez
Shortnose Batfish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Sepia night........ by Afflitti Gianluca
Sepia night........
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Don't touch my babies! by Iyad Suleyman
Don't touch my babies!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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The elusive Kyonemichthys rumengani by Marco Fierli
The elusive Kyonemichthys rumengani
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Pontonia pinnophylax by Alessandro Pagano
Pontonia pinnophylax
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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goby NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, 105mm... by Thomas Bannenberg
goby
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, 105mm Macro (NIKKOR)
Settings: f9, 1/125, ISO 100
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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juvenile anemone fish @ cape maeda, okinawa by Troy Williams
juvenile anemone fish @ cape maeda, okinawa
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date posted posted: Monday, August 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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goby by Eduardo Nadal
goby
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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This Cuttlefish was so cute that we had to take a picture! by Marc Damant
This Cuttlefish was so cute that we had to take a picture!
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Clown Anemonefish Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indonesia, Bunaken Is... by Hans-Gert Broeder
Clown Anemonefish
Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indonesia, Bunaken Islands
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date posted posted: Friday, August 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile of Pinnate Batfish by Jagwang Koo
Juvenile of Pinnate Batfish
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date posted posted: Friday, August 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Smile of Parrot, Mahahual Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Smile of Parrot, Mahahual Mexico
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Squid by Iyad Suleyman
Squid
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Puget Sound King Crab by Jeremy Axworthy
Puget Sound King Crab
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A couple of pipefishes by Vittorio Durante
A couple of pipefishes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Kiss me - two Mandarinfishes in underwater love by Christian Schlamann
Kiss me - two Mandarinfishes in underwater love
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Final RoundThrough to 2013 awards final round judging
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Close up of a starry moray. by Valda Fraser
Close up of a starry moray.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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