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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
The small goby had a sweet spot on a coral branch and was... by Martin Gombrii
The small goby had a sweet spot on a coral branch and was kind enough to come back a couple of times so I could get the shot.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Juvenille Green Moray Eeel. by Kris O'keeffe
Juvenille Green Moray Eeel.
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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black and white by Marc Van Den Broeck
black and white
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Clown fish in anemone by Paul Ories
Clown fish in anemone
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Strange Orange Seastar by Marco Faimali (ismar-Cnr)
Strange Orange Seastar
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date posted posted: Friday, August 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A school of catfish younglings under a rock off Puerto Ga... by Paul Ories
A school of catfish younglings under a rock off Puerto Galera
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date posted posted: Friday, August 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Ornate ghost pipefish and soft coral by Laura Dinraths
Ornate ghost pipefish and soft coral
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date posted posted: Friday, August 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Abudjubbe wrasse feeding on scraps from a goatfish's exca... by Laura Dinraths
Abudjubbe wrasse feeding on scraps from a goatfish's excavations in the sand
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Juvenile Pike portrait. UK by Spencer Burrows
Juvenile Pike portrait. UK
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Polyp close-up by Emma Camp
Polyp close-up
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Cayman islands
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Galaxy by Dmitry Vinogradov
Galaxy
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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it is spitting sands to clean its house by Violet Ting
it is spitting sands to clean its house
shortlistedShortlisted!
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Antias (Red Sea) by Spencer Burrows
Antias (Red Sea)
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Eye Of The Squid" No crop by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
"Eye Of The Squid"
No crop
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2015

Final RoundThrough to 2015 awards final round judging
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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critters anilao by Marc Van Den Broeck
critters anilao
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date posted posted: Monday, August 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Yellow Ornate Ghost Pipefish blending in. Canon G12, Inon... by Dragos Dumitrescu
Yellow Ornate Ghost Pipefish blending in. Canon G12, Inon S2000
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Coral carb with eggs by Volker Lonz
Coral carb with eggs
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Hairy Froggie, Canon G12, Inon S2000 by Dragos Dumitrescu
Hairy Froggie, Canon G12, Inon S2000
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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A H H Juvenile painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) L... by Irwin Ang
A H H
Juvenile painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus)
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. March 2014
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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it looks so serious. XDD by Violet Ting
it looks so serious. XDD
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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guarding by Salvatore Ianniello
guarding
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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"Glowing" Bearded Fireworm by Adeline Wee
"Glowing" Bearded Fireworm
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Spider crab hiding in a soft coral by Martin Gombrii
Spider crab hiding in a soft coral
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Lobsta Eyes by Chris Miskavitch
Lobsta Eyes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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A D O R N Ornate Ghost Pipefish by Lilian Koh
A D O R N
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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B O X E R Boxer crabs, boxing crabs and pom-pom crabs (L... by Irwin Ang
B O X E R
Boxer crabs, boxing crabs and pom-pom crabs (Lybia edmondsoni)
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. March 2014
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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H E H E Lizardfishes (Synodontidae) Lembeh Strait, Indo... by Irwin Ang
H E H E
Lizardfishes (Synodontidae)
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. March 2014
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
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date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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