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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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Rhinopias eschmeyeri by Aleksandr Marinicev
Rhinopias eschmeyeri
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Bristle Worm...Flower of the Mediterranean Sea by Ilhan Celikoglu
Bristle Worm...Flower of the Mediterranean Sea
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Weeverfish Olympus E-PL2 - 45mm macro - 2 YS-D1 ISO 200... by Maurizio Pasi
Weeverfish
Olympus E-PL2 - 45mm macro - 2 YS-D1
ISO 200 - f9,0 - 1/180th
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Lionfish by Iyad Suleyman
Lionfish
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I took the photo in Cozumel (Mexico). by Wilfred Hdez
I took the photo in Cozumel (Mexico).
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Two-spotted Goby (Gobiusculus flavescens) by Paal Mathiesen
Two-spotted Goby (Gobiusculus flavescens)
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Norway
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trumpet anemone (Aiptasia mutabilis) Isola Caprera by Chris Krambeck
trumpet anemone
(Aiptasia mutabilis)
Isola Caprera
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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The Soprano! parrot fish by Leena Roy
The Soprano!
parrot fish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Sudan
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anellide polichete by Scozio Salvatore
anellide polichete
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Italy
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FROGFISH CAMOUFLAGE 3 together, can you see them? (gree... by Oscar Miralpeix
FROGFISH CAMOUFLAGE
3 together, can you see them?
(green, yellow and green-brown)
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Degirmendere 2012 by Riza Taskin
Degirmendere 2012
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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Değirmendere 2012 by Riza Taskin
Değirmendere 2012
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date posted posted: Friday, November 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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NEON ARMS..! Night shot of an anemon by Ilhan Celikoglu
NEON ARMS..!
Night shot of an anemon
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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turtle portrait by Dray Van Beeck
turtle portrait
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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IN The Hole by Carlos Pérez
IN The Hole
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Frog fish by Aleksandr Marinicev
Frog fish
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Değirmendere'den by Ilker Acar
Değirmendere'den
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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Parablennius pilicornis in a parazoanthus garden by Raffaele Livornese
Parablennius pilicornis in a parazoanthus garden
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Sipadan, Clown fish, anemone, nemo by Anton Akhmatov
Sipadan, Clown fish, anemone, nemo
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Malaysia
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spirografo by Scozio Salvatore
spirografo
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Italy
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Damsels :-D by Daniel Strub
Damsels big grin
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Glass anemone shrimp by Aleksandr Marinicev
Glass anemone shrimp
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"When size matters" III Another Hunger Baby Octopus tryin... by Carlos Pérez
"When size matters" III Another Hunger Baby Octopus trying to feed on a bigger dead fish
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Anemone in love (Nemanthus sp.). Shot in open water nex... by Alex Varani
Anemone in love (Nemanthus sp.).
Shot in open water next to Pescador Island
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Abstract Sea Urchin taken with +15 wet diopter by Iyad Suleyman
Abstract
Sea Urchin
taken with +15 wet diopter
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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"Exotic king" Marble Shrimp by Iyad Suleyman
"Exotic king"
Marble Shrimp
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Lots of details in here and the subject is well isolated.
69 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Kish Island, Nikon D7000 , Aquatica AD7000 Ikelite DS1... by Siamak Derakhshan
Kish Island,
Nikon D7000 , Aquatica AD7000
Ikelite DS161, Nikor105 mm , +5 Aquatica wet lens
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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