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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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Reaching for the Stars Violet spotted anemone. Little ... by Peet J Van Eeden
Reaching for the Stars
Violet spotted anemone. Little is known about this striking anemone species
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Motherly Care This Pink Anemone fish is fining over its... by Ann Donahue
Motherly Care
This Pink Anemone fish is fining over its eggs to oxygenate them.
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Ghost in the night "Sepia officinalis" by Ferdinando Meli
Ghost in the night
"Sepia officinalis"
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date posted posted: Friday, May 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Swimming with the Sea Turtles at Redang Island, Terenggan... by Chisa Ranido
Swimming with the Sea Turtles at Redang Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Malaysia
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Speckled Klipfish - Hermanus, South Africa Canon G16 by Andre Du Preez
Speckled Klipfish - Hermanus, South Africa
Canon G16
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Holding flowers by Tianhong Wang
Holding flowers
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Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bubble Gum by Tianhong Wang
Bubble Gum
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
Great colors!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Network Pipefish by Henley Spiers
Network Pipefish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Jellyfish from below (Pelagia noctiluca) by Ferdinando Meli
Jellyfish from below
(Pelagia noctiluca)
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 6, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Sexy Shrimp tken with Nikon aw130 by Carsten Schroeder
Sexy Shrimp tken with Nikon aw130
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 6, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Parablennius gattorugine by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Parablennius gattorugine
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Rarity Tiny smooth skin scorpion fish (3cm long) in Simo... by Kate Jonker
Rarity
Tiny smooth skin scorpion fish (3cm long) in Simon's Town. Very seldom seen.
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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A lot around in the dutch waters by Eduard Bello
A lot around in the dutch waters
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Who watches the watchers. Giant Moray Eel, Ras Mohammed N... by Jamie Hall
Who watches the watchers. Giant Moray Eel, Ras Mohammed National Park
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sexy Shrimp by Carsten Schroeder
Sexy Shrimp
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Crab by Carsten Schroeder
Crab
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date posted posted: Monday, April 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Always around and golden eyes by Eduard Bello
Always around and golden eyes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Smiling Sand Diver by Abimael Márquez
Smiling Sand Diver
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Ghost in the night dive (Olindias phosphorica) by Ferdinando Meli
Ghost in the night dive
(Olindias phosphorica)
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Longnose Hawk Fish by Carsten Schroeder
Longnose Hawk Fish
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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True Clownfish, Nikon D-70 60mm lens by Sam Taylor
True Clownfish, Nikon D-70 60mm lens
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 28, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Peterson shrimp cleaning a sharpnose puffer by Robert Michaelson
Peterson shrimp cleaning a sharpnose puffer
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date posted posted: Friday, April 27, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Just a couple passing by by Eduard Bello
Just a couple passing by
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date posted posted: Friday, April 27, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Belgium
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From Black Water Dive by Yustus Mananggung
From Black Water Dive
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date posted posted: Friday, April 27, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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This is what you call a deep cleaning by Robert Michaelson
This is what you call a deep cleaning
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A Harlequin Bass posing for a photo in the water of the R... by David Gilchrist
A Harlequin Bass posing for a photo in the water of the Roatan Marine Park.
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Always beautiful by Eduard Bello
Always beautiful
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Belgium
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