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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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"Eye" think you're interesting! by Lisa Hinderlider
"Eye" think you're interesting!
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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B/W by Viktor Vrbovský
B/W
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Juvenile drum swimming elegant circles. by Patrick Reardon
Juvenile drum swimming elegant circles.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Gangga island,nikon d800e,105 micro by Puddu Massimo
Gangga island,nikon d800e,105 micro
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Periclimens Imperator on Nudy Nikon D800E , 105 macro ... by Marchione Giacomo
Periclimens Imperator on Nudy
Nikon D800E , 105 macro
Seacam Housing , two strobo
Lembeh strait
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Space Traveller by Nadya Kulagina
Space Traveller
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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sea horse by Marc Van Den Broeck
sea horse
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Lembeh strait,nikon d800e,105 micro by Puddu Massimo
Lembeh strait,nikon d800e,105 micro
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Achaeus japonicus by Marc Van Den Broeck
Achaeus japonicus
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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suddenly it appears, soft and lonely looking for somethin... by Vincenzo Spinelli
suddenly it appears, soft and lonely looking for something...
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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True Love by Henrik Gram Rasmussen
True Love
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Baltic Sea Denmark
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Turtle from Sipadan by Iyad Suleyman
Turtle from Sipadan
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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portrait by Nonna Pokras
portrait
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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'Opppss, you caught me...' by Diogo Ferreira
'Opppss, you caught me...'
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Big scorpion fish by Marc Van Den Broeck
Big scorpion fish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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nikon d800e,Lembeh strait by Puddu Massimo
nikon d800e,Lembeh strait
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Macro by Abdulla Almehairi
Macro
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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close-up by Abdulla Almehairi
close-up
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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Conch saying "peep o" in Jardines de la Reina, Cuba by Gary Grayson
Conch saying "peep o" in Jardines de la Reina, Cuba
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Monastery trench tube worms by Dave Difiore
Monastery trench tube worms
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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nuddy by Carlos Ernesto
nuddy
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Chinese trumpet - the other perspective by Uwe Schmolke
Chinese trumpet -
the other perspective
shortlistedShortlisted!
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Through the keyhole by Simon Gardener
Through the keyhole
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 2, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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..look into my eyes, baby.... by Claudia Weber-Gebert
..look into my eyes, baby....
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 2, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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Turtle - Portrait by Andre Philip
Turtle - Portrait
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2013

Final RoundThrough to 2013 awards final round judging

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Perfect!
54 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 2, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Look under the surface you may discover uniqueness" by Diogo Ferreira
"Look under the surface you may discover uniqueness"
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Red Sea , Egypt by Helmy Hashim
Red Sea , Egypt
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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