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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
And the detail of 'Alicia mirabilis "Beautiful Night" Bay... by Rosario Scariati
And the detail of 'Alicia mirabilis "Beautiful Night" Bay Puolo NA
Night Diving
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Coconut Octopus - Amphioctopus marginatus. Chaloklum, Tha... by Stefan Follows
Coconut Octopus - Amphioctopus marginatus. Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-1/250-f7.1-iso200-Inon D2000
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date posted posted: Friday, January 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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A juvenile starry pufferfish looking at the camera. Taken... by Marteyne Van Well
A juvenile starry pufferfish looking at the camera. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens and +5 diopter with one strobe
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Current by Eugene Tkachenko
Current
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Sunburst on the sand. by Lisa Hinderlider
Sunburst on the sand.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Particular Alicia mirabilis " Beautiful at Night " to Cala di Puolo NA
Stone Fish by Philippe Brunner
Stone Fish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Perch by Henrik Gram Rasmussen
Perch
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Denmark
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Crab Face by Henrik Gram Rasmussen
Crab Face
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Sweden
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creative experiment with a friendly weedy sea-draqon. Sho... by Gaetano Gargiulo
creative experiment with a friendly weedy sea-draqon. Shot during a population survey...
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Sabella spallanzani, particular 2 by Marco Gargiulo
Sabella spallanzani, particular 2
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2014

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56 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Sabella spallanzani, particular by Marco Gargiulo
Sabella spallanzani, particular
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Beautiful colors
52 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Monster by Marco Gargiulo
Monster
46 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Particular Alicia mirabilis by Rosario Scariati
Particular Alicia mirabilis
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Ambushed crocodilefish with an unusual pigmentation on on... by Laura Dinraths
Ambushed crocodilefish with an unusual pigmentation on one half of the head
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Black Cheek Moray Eel Portrait by Brian Welman
Black Cheek Moray Eel Portrait
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Clown fish and its home by Peet J Van Eeden
Clown fish and its home
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Mantis Shrimp : D 800 Nikon, 60 mm, 1/125, f/5.6, ıso 100 by Sevıl Gurel Peker
Mantis Shrimp : D 800 Nikon, 60 mm, 1/125, f/5.6, ıso 100
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Smile Please! by Gabriella Luongo
Smile Please!
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Arlequin shrimp by Philippe Brunner
Arlequin shrimp
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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A school of juvenile striped eel catfish on rubble by Laura Dinraths
A school of juvenile striped eel catfish on rubble
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Clown fish by Peet J Van Eeden
Clown fish
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Lizard Fish with parasites face portrait by Brian Welman
Lizard Fish with parasites face portrait
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Mantis shrimp
Pipe fish horse face by Khalid Obaid Ahmad
Pipe fish horse face
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf United Arab Emirates
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Nemo fish with babies by Raffaele Livornese
Nemo fish with babies
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2014

Final RoundThrough to 2014 awards final round judging
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Neon Maze by Lisa Hinderlider
Neon Maze
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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