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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
Pipefish and bugs by Min Seok Jeon
Pipefish and bugs
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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Bothus pantherinus (leopard flounder). (f/8, 1/60, ISO-10... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Bothus pantherinus (leopard flounder). (f/8, 1/60, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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MURENE RUBAN - Rhinomuraena quaesita REUNION 2023 by Didier Pasquini
MURENE RUBAN - Rhinomuraena quaesita
REUNION 2023
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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A macro shot of a spinyhead blenny, about 1 inch in lengt... by Alan Butterworth
A macro shot of a spinyhead blenny, about 1 inch in length, peeking out from its tubular home in the coral. Its got so much character - highly entertaining fish!
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 22, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A quite difficult find for a low visibility in northern r... by Arda Yavuzdogan
A quite difficult find for a low visibility in northern raja Ampat
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 22, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Juvenile Painted Frogfish trying to scare me off in Kubu,... by Charly Clérisse
Juvenile Painted Frogfish trying to scare me off in Kubu, Bali.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 21, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Sea Pony - Hippocampus fuscus by Stefanos Michael
Sea Pony - Hippocampus fuscus
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 21, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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CARBE PORCELENE - Neopetrolisthes maculatus REUNION 2023 by Didier Pasquini
CARBE PORCELENE - Neopetrolisthes maculatus
REUNION 2023
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 21, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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Common shrimp around Bozburun area by Aksems Kuzucu
Common shrimp around Bozburun area
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Small fish in the Oosterschelde in the Netherlands. by Brenda De Vries
Small fish in the Oosterschelde in the Netherlands.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Virgin beauty by Alexander Konson
Virgin beauty
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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eyes in the dark by Marc Van Den Broeck
eyes in the dark
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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head by Marc Van Den Broeck
head
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Murène ruban - Rhinomuraena quaesita 2023.07.15 by Didier Pasquini
Murène ruban - Rhinomuraena quaesita 2023.07.15
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 17, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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Saddled Pufferfish Juvenile by Julian Hsu
Saddled Pufferfish Juvenile
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 17, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Taenianotus triacanthus (leaf scorpionfish). (f/5.6, 1/80... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Taenianotus triacanthus (leaf scorpionfish). (f/5.6, 1/80, ISO-400, 50mm, no strobe but torch). - Erik
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 17, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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CREVETTE A QUEUE DE PAON - ANCYLOCARIS BREVICARPALIS 2023 by Didier Pasquini
CREVETTE A QUEUE DE PAON - ANCYLOCARIS BREVICARPALIS 2023
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 14, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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Hey dude, In one eye, I offer you the green of nature, ... by Serdar Avci
Hey dude,
In one eye, I offer you the green of nature,
In my other eye, the blue of the sea.
Love nature, protect the environment..!
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 13, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Turkey
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puff by Marc Van Den Broeck
puff
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 13, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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POISSON-FAUCON À LONG NEZ - Oxycirrhites typus by Didier Pasquini
POISSON-FAUCON À LONG NEZ - Oxycirrhites typus
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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Beautiful eyes of Mediterranean Hermit crab_2023 (Canon6... by Antonio Venturelli
Beautiful eyes of Mediterranean Hermit crab_2023
(Canon60,1/200,f18,iso200)
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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CORYPHELLINA EXOPTATA REUNION 2023 by Didier Pasquini
CORYPHELLINA EXOPTATA
REUNION 2023
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 4, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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Bothus podas Over/Under by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Bothus podas
Over/Under
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 3, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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HIPPOCAMPE Hérissé - hippocampus histrix NOSY BE by Didier Pasquini
HIPPOCAMPE Hérissé - hippocampus histrix
NOSY BE
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 3, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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Pterois volitans (common lionfish). (f/5.6, 1/250, ISO-20... by E&e Lp
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Pterois volitans (common lionfish). (f/5.6, 1/250, ISO-200, 22mm). - Els
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 2, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Wire Coral Shrimp by Rob Rogers
Wire Coral Shrimp
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Turks and Caicos islands
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Antennarius striatus by Luis Arpa
Antennarius striatus
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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