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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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Resurrection Of Bufo Bufo by Ari Nieminen
Resurrection Of Bufo Bufo
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date posted posted: Monday, May 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Finland
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Nemo´s home by Andre Philip
Nemo´s home
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date posted posted: Monday, May 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Blackside hawkfish NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw ... by Thomas Bannenberg
Blackside hawkfish
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, @35mm
Settings: f14 1/100, ISO 100
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pygmy Squid. Tulamben Bali. 2/2014. 5DM3, Nauticam. 2x Y... by Raj Prasad
Pygmy Squid. Tulamben Bali. 2/2014.
5DM3, Nauticam. 2x YSD1. 100mm +10 Diopter. f/9. 1/200s. ISO 100.
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date posted posted: Monday, May 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Frogfish by Abimael Márquez
Frogfish
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Peacock Flounder by Robert Michaelson
Peacock Flounder
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Great angle from which this shot was taken, lighting could be improved.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Handsome. by Sergey Lisitsyn
Handsome.
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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A common lionfish caught in a fishing line (and rescued) by Laura Dinraths
A common lionfish caught in a fishing line (and rescued)
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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rhinopias eschmeyeri by Uwe Schmolke
rhinopias eschmeyeri
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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"Fear is a joke, slowpoke, I'm like claws ... " Gang Star... by Stefan Follows
"Fear is a joke, slowpoke, I'm like claws ... " Gang Starr. Longfin Batfish - Platax teira. Sail Rock, Thailand-EM5-Panasonic 60mm-iso100-f5.6-1/250
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Crocodile Fish Eyes by Michelle Davis
Crocodile Fish Eyes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Shy Clown in Baa Atoll, Maldives by Cangemi Paul
Shy Clown in Baa Atoll, Maldives
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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skorpion....zoom by Afflitti Gianluca
skorpion....zoom
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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apagon whit eggs by Afflitti Gianluca
apagon whit eggs
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Philippines
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bobtail squid by Marco Gargiulo
bobtail squid
48 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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profile fish by Walter Bassi
profile fish
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) drifting near the surface by Laura Dinraths
Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) drifting near the surface
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Ribbon eel by Justin Barker
Ribbon eel
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Endoscopic len. by Eduardo Acevedo
Endoscopic len.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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"Lembeh Style"; a Porcupine Pufferfish hiding in a discar... by Marteyne Van Well
"Lembeh Style"; a Porcupine Pufferfish hiding in a discarded can
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36 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Shot this with a DSLR during my Havelock island trip duri... by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Shot this with a DSLR during my Havelock island trip during a night dive. It is a juvenile crocodile fish.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Sleeping by Marco Gargiulo
Sleeping
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Frogfish closeup by Steven Withofs
Frogfish closeup
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Hyppo by Marco Gargiulo
Hyppo
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date posted posted: Monday, May 5, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Blenny sitting on a coral. When I see these fishes, I alw... by Olivier Notz
Blenny sitting on a coral. When I see these fishes, I always think about lipstick and mascara, I don't know why :-)
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Lion Fish (Pterois volitans), Spooky Channel, Roatan Hond... by David Gilchrist
Lion Fish (Pterois volitans), Spooky Channel, Roatan Honduras
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Juvenil flying fish open ocean by Eduardo Acevedo
Juvenil flying fish open ocean
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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