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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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'The Watcher' Peacock Mantis Shrimp keeps a careful eye ... by Henley Spiers
'The Watcher'
Peacock Mantis Shrimp keeps a careful eye out from his burrow.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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'The Line-Up' Juvenile Reef Squid stay close together ju... by Henley Spiers
'The Line-Up'
Juvenile Reef Squid stay close together just under the surface in St Lucia.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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White false-Stonefish with contrast lighting by Wayne Jones
White false-Stonefish with contrast lighting
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Anemone crab, Bunaken Island Indonesia by Benita Vincent
Anemone crab, Bunaken Island Indonesia
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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grunt by Marco Gargiulo
grunt
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Juvenile starry/giant puffer fish (2-3 cm) by Laura Dinraths
Juvenile starry/giant puffer fish (2-3 cm)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Taken at Mornington pier, water temp 13 degrees. by David Haintz
Taken at Mornington pier, water temp 13 degrees.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) by Hon Ping
Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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~ Little Gems ~ Although not so rare, these Chinese Klip... by Geo Cloete
~ Little Gems ~
Although not so rare, these Chinese Klipfish is not often spotted thanks to their excellent camouflage. This juvenile was luckily spotted on this singularly coloured sea fan.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Battle Scars by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
Battle Scars
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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X - S T Y L E Yellow clown goby with eggs (Gobiodon okin... by Irwin Ang
X - S T Y L E
Yellow clown goby with eggs (Gobiodon okinawae)
Anilao, Philippines. June 2015
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Gobie on whip coral by Peet J Van Eeden
Gobie on whip coral
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Whip coral goby (Bryaninops yongei) by Hon Ping
Whip coral goby (Bryaninops yongei)
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) by Laura Dinraths
Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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~ Who am I ~ by Geo Cloete
~ Who am I ~
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Hawkfish by Beate Seiler
Hawkfish
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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This squirrel fish stayed just long enough to snap this s... by Jayme Kegel
This squirrel fish stayed just long enough to snap this shot. I have this on my wall, and I can't walk past it without getting caught up in his eyes everytime! This was in John's place diving in Roatan on my birthday.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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First attempt at backlighting. Fortunately subject was v... by Meryl Mae Ong
First attempt at backlighting. Fortunately subject was very cooperative and stayed relatively still.
OMD EM5 12-50mm lens @43mm
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Fairy basslet on black by Jim Catlin
Fairy basslet on black
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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stargazer settling in by Dave Baxter
stargazer settling in
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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"Whistleblower? ;-)" - The smart cuttlefish by Andre Philip
"Whistleblower? ;-)" - The smart cuttlefish
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Up Close with bartailed moray eel by Marteyne Van Well
Up Close with bartailed moray eel
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date posted posted: Friday, June 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Mantis shrimp with babies @ Dauin, Negros Oriental, Phill... by Hon Ping
Mantis shrimp with babies @ Dauin, Negros Oriental, Phillipines.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Blue Beauty" This Filefish's color was amazing. After s... by Chase Darnell
"Blue Beauty"
This Filefish's color was amazing. After spending some time gaining it's trust I was able to get a detailed portrait highlighting his blue lines on his face.
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Curious by Abimael Márquez
Curious
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish by Henley Spiers
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Peacock mantis shrimp, no eggs - pity! Unusually not run... by Elaine Wallace
Peacock mantis shrimp, no eggs - pity! Unusually not running for cover but quite chilled in front of the camera.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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