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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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Green Moray Eel portrait, taken at night in the Red Sea, ... by Michael Gallagher
Green Moray Eel portrait, taken at night in the Red Sea, Egypt
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Look at my nose by John Watson
Look at my nose
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"can you see me now?" Seaweed Blenny hiding out in a ... by Suzan Meldonian
"can you see me now?"
Seaweed Blenny hiding out in a Black Sponge
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Banded Jawfish with Eggs by Suzan Meldonian
Banded Jawfish with Eggs
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Camoflaged Crab by John Watson
Camoflaged Crab
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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CONCH EYES, REVISITED by Andres L-M_larraz
CONCH EYES, REVISITED
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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The eye of the EU-Bullhead :-D by Daniel Strub
The eye of the EU-Bullhead big grin
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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shot with nikon D70s and 105mm macro by Simon Gardener
shot with nikon D70s and 105mm macro
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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shot on a night dive by Simon Gardener
shot on a night dive
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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Fangtooth Moray Eel with Striped Cleaner Shrimp doing its... by Jorge Sorial
Fangtooth Moray Eel with Striped Cleaner Shrimp doing its job.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Mixed Sea horses! by Eschelle Knoesen
Mixed Sea horses!
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Oriental Flying Gurnard Close-up (Dactyloptena orientalis) by Marco Faimali
Oriental Flying Gurnard Close-up (Dactyloptena orientalis)
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Tanzania
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unfolded color..Sealife DC1000 by Richard Campbell
unfolded color..Sealife DC1000
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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This Hawksbill Turtle was a bit lazy as I swam up to him ... by Steven Anderson
This Hawksbill Turtle was a bit lazy as I swam up to him while he was eating algae off the reef. This image was taken during a dive on Tunich a slopping wall and reef off Cozumel.
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Batfish hiding... by Roine Gabrielsson
Batfish hiding...
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Turks and Caicos islands
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Alien Encounter, Grand Cayman Night Dive With Caribbean ... by Jason Eastman
Alien Encounter, Grand Cayman
Night Dive With Caribbean Reef Squid.
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Picasso Triggerfish by Paul Colley
Picasso Triggerfish
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011

Final RoundThrough to 2011 awards final round judging
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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A yellow faced moray isn't giving me a very warm welcome by Rylan Stewart
A yellow faced moray isn't giving me a very warm welcome
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Lofty Triplefin (Enneanectes altivelis ) 60mm Bonaire ... by John Roach
Lofty Triplefin (Enneanectes altivelis ) 60mm Bonaire N.A. Oil Slick Leap Beach dive
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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relaxing pose--Sealife DC1000 by Richard Campbell
relaxing pose--Sealife DC1000
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Shanny. Trefor Pier, March 2011. 9'C. 60mm. by Mark Thomas
Shanny.
Trefor Pier, March 2011. 9'C.
60mm.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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Unicornfish close-up portrait, Komodo, Indonesia by Michael Gallagher
Unicornfish close-up portrait, Komodo, Indonesia
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Moray eel portrait V (Siderea grisea) by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Moray eel portrait V (Siderea grisea)
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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"The Teaser" female sailfin blenny that was teasing all ... by Suzan Meldonian
"The Teaser"
female sailfin blenny that was teasing all the boy blennies. She had 5 suitors at 1 time and 1 seaweed blenny takin notes!
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Deep insight by Abimael Márquez
Deep insight
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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DEFENSE Kalmar by Jörg Menge
DEFENSE
Kalmar
shortlistedShortlisted!
52 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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fins of a hunningbird///Sealife DC1000.... by Richard Campbell
fins of a hunningbird///Sealife DC1000....
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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