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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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Thorny by Tony Cherbas
Thorny
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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lovely lashed hermit by Kevin Bryant
lovely lashed hermit
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Juveline Ornate Ghostpipefish blending into the feather star by Erich Reboucas
Juveline Ornate Ghostpipefish blending into the feather star
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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heads up by Yagit Diver
heads up
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Seahorse looking over its "shoulder" by Bill Van Eyk
Seahorse looking over its "shoulder"
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date posted posted: Friday, October 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Octopus delivering the goods in broad daylight. Sex in a ... by John Roach
Octopus delivering the goods in broad daylight. Sex in a bottle, not very romantic, but it works. Male octopuses have a specially equipped baby maker arm that is used specifically for sex and to deliver a package of sperm to the female.
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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holy grail critter...check by Yagit Diver
holy grail critter...check
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Yet another narrow escape. . . by Kevin Bryant
Yet another narrow escape. . .
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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beard and hair............. by Afflitti Gianluca
beard and hair.............
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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Design in Lembeh Strait... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
Design in Lembeh Strait... :O)...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Octopus vulgaris. by Ferdinando Meli
Octopus vulgaris.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Histrix stare by Yagit Diver
Histrix stare
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Male Cuckoo Wrasse with an Urchin overhead. Shot with ... by Thomas Moore
Male Cuckoo Wrasse with an Urchin overhead.
Shot with a Canon SX110is, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO200.
Used a Epoque ES230 strobe on manual settings.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Ireland
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Another one that went for me, but came away with nothing ... by Kevin Bryant
Another one that went for me, but came away with nothing but a toenail. . .
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Eye to Eye by Nadya Kulagina
Eye to Eye
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Philippines
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Lionfish was on the wreck. I used torch for lighting. f/... by Yildirim Gencoglu
Lionfish was on the wreck. I used torch for lighting.
f/2.8 1/40sec ISO800 no flash.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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candid worm by Verly Vicentia
candid worm
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Up close and personal. by Graeme Cole
Up close and personal.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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As low and as close as i can get to this Blue spotted sti... by Lance Teo
As low and as close as i can get to this Blue spotted stingray
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Malaysia
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Expressive frogfish. by Abimael Márquez
Expressive frogfish.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Qatar
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Pelagia noctiluca in the night dive. by Ferdinando Meli
Pelagia noctiluca in the night dive.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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El Toro!!! by Michael Gallagher
El Toro!!!
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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He went for me, but all he got was a mouthful of algae. . . by Kevin Bryant
He went for me, but all he got was a mouthful of algae. . .
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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North sea, shrimp. by Judith Verkerk
North sea, shrimp.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Lion fish on a wreck off St. Marten. Huge problem for nat... by Chuck Ince
Lion fish on a wreck off St. Marten. Huge problem for native fish in this part of the world. No known predators to control these fish.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Seahorse in Secret Bay, Puerto Galera by Pietro Cremone
Seahorse in Secret Bay, Puerto Galera
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A compass jellyfish with a friend taken on a night dive i... by Thomas Moore
A compass jellyfish with a friend taken on a night dive in Galway Bay
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
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date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Ireland
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