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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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"两粒米"(goby with parasitic) 在一根海鞭上看到这条小鱼，认真观察发现它鳃部长了两粒寄生虫... by Ming Wen
"两粒米"(goby with parasitic)
在一根海鞭上看到这条小鱼，认真观察发现它鳃部长了两粒寄生虫，这种寄生虫会吸附在鱼身体上，吸食鱼身体上的营养，慢慢会造成小鱼营养不良而死亡。
Canon 5D Mark III 100mm f/14 1/200 ISO 100
Lembeh, Indonesia. APRIL 2017
#A.T.G 2300
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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blue Rhinopias by Leon Zhao
blue Rhinopias
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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anemone by Pieter Firlefyn
anemone
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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On the ice by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
On the ice
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Philippines
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Black flower Location :Tulamben Indonesias Canon 5dsr ... by Yung Sen Wu
Black flower
Location :Tulamben Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F14, 1/250, ISO 800
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL*2
RETRA LSD*2
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Big eyed blenny by Mark Reilly
Big eyed blenny
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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big eye goby (Bryaniops amplus) on whip coral by Lars Oliver Michaelis
big eye
goby (Bryaniops amplus) on whip coral
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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A rising star- sandy sea anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
A rising star- sandy sea anemone
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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komodo gangba... by Marc Van Den Broeck
komodo gangba...
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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needles and pins by Marc Van Den Broeck
needles and pins
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Landlord (: by Taner Atilgan
Landlord (:
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Robust ghost pipefish backlit. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Robust ghost pipefish backlit.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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The Purple Fire by Violet Ting
The Purple Fire
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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redhair by Marc Van Den Broeck
redhair
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Anemone enjoying the darkness and surge on Hakskeen Reef. by Gemma Dry
Anemone enjoying the darkness and surge on Hakskeen Reef.
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Cool looking Cowfish in Anilao, Philippines by Norm Vexler
Cool looking Cowfish in Anilao, Philippines
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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eye of the stonefish by Pieter Firlefyn
eye of the stonefish
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Big mouth by Doris Vierkötter
Big mouth
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Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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candy by Marc Van Den Broeck
candy
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 21, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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S C A R L E T Freckled frogfish (Scarlet frogfish) - Som... by Irwin Ang
S C A R L E T
Freckled frogfish (Scarlet frogfish) - Sommersprossen anglerfisch/Antennatus coccineus
Tulamben, Indonesia.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Goby And my Bubbles Location: Anilao Batangas Camera:... by Songda Cai
Goby And my Bubbles
Location: Anilao Batangas
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: EF100mmMacro Lens
Housing: Seacam
Strobes: Seacam Flash 150
Settings: 1/200 ,F19 iso 400
Rgblue 02
Retra LSD
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Editor's Comment
Great lighting and focus, the expression in the gobys face is priceless
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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At home in a shell. A Coconut Octopus emerges from the sa... by Marc Damant
At home in a shell. A Coconut Octopus emerges from the sand in its home a shell in two halves.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A small fish hide itself into the bottle.. by Hakan Basar
A small fish hide itself into the bottle..
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Nudibranch taken with a snoot by Lionel Lim
Nudibranch taken with a snoot
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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waving by Marc Van Den Broeck
waving
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Clownfish by Pieter Firlefyn
Clownfish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Q U A C K Donald Duck Shrimp (Leander plumosus by Irwin Ang
Q U A C K
Donald Duck Shrimp (Leander plumosus
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date posted posted: Monday, April 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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