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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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walking with brilliancy The walking sea-anemone is uni... by Peet J Van Eeden
walking with brilliancy
The walking sea-anemone is unique to the Cape Peninsula. It is covered in red papillae and is a voracious predator of the multicolor sea-fan.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Violet Spotted sea=anemone uniques to the waters of the C... by Peet J Van Eeden
Violet Spotted sea=anemone uniques to the waters of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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A very curious Green Sea Turtle checking my port. by Frankie Rivera
A very curious Green Sea Turtle checking my port.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 20, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Love this guy! by Andrew Macleod
Love this guy!
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 20, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Angola
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Species of sea anemone by Hansruedi Wuersten
Species of sea anemone
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 20, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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nidi by Masa Biru
nidi
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Bed of Roses > Sea anemone surrounded by multicolored seafan by Peet J Van Eeden
Bed of Roses > Sea anemone surrounded by multicolored seafan
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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A Benny taking a pose! by Andrew Macleod
A Benny taking a pose!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Angola
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Title: bright and beautiful Date Taken:1 DEC 2018 Locat... by Ming Wen
Title: bright and beautiful
Date Taken:1 DEC 2018
Location: Anilao Philippines
Camera: Canon 5D Mark 4
Housing: Sea & Sea
Lens: Canon 100mm Marco F/2.8L
Strobe: 2* Sea & Sea Ysd1
Diopter: Naticam SMC
Setting: F/18 1/200 ISO 400
RETRA LSD
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blacktip grouper or redbanded grouper (Epinephelus fascia... by Filip Staes
Blacktip grouper or redbanded grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus), Dahab, Egypt.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Blue-Ringed Octopus by Michal Štros
Blue-Ringed Octopus
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Yellow variant of the feather duster worm adds color the ... by Peet J Van Eeden
Yellow variant of the feather duster worm adds color the already colorful reef
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Swimming with friend.Pink eye goby. by Yustus Mananggung
Swimming with friend.Pink eye goby.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Weduweroos, sagartiogeton undatus by Eduard Bello
Weduweroos, sagartiogeton undatus
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Little boxer crab ready to defend its turf. by J. Daniel Horovatin
Little boxer crab ready to defend its turf.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Sunrise Sunset The golden colors of a sea anemone in t... by Peet J Van Eeden
Sunrise Sunset
The golden colors of a sea anemone in the chilly 10 degrees Celsius of the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of 15 metres
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Underwater Venus Fly Trap by Henley Spiers
Underwater Venus Fly Trap
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Sandy sea-anemone at Star walls dive site. probably endem... by Peet J Van Eeden
Sandy sea-anemone at Star walls dive site. probably endemic to South African waters. May walk around
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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In Sao Tome! by Andrew Macleod
In Sao Tome!
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Guinea Sao Tome and Principe
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Clown fish and trigger fish Maldives . Nikon D800E , ma... by Marchione Giacomo
Clown fish and trigger fish
Maldives .
Nikon D800E , macro wide , two strobo
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Fast Food. Gas flame nudibranch feeds at the opening... by Peet J Van Eeden
Fast Food.

Gas flame nudibranch feeds at the opening of a squirt
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The rare walking sea anemone unique to the Cape Peninsula... by Peet J Van Eeden
The rare walking sea anemone unique to the Cape Peninsula with scarlet lines radiating from the mouth outwards
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The hide away Klipvis in a palmate sea fan by Peet J Van Eeden
The hide away
Klipvis in a palmate sea fan
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The beautiful colors of juvenile abalone in an abalone nu... by Peet J Van Eeden
The beautiful colors of juvenile abalone in an abalone nursery
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date posted posted: Friday, December 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Title: Tozuma Date Taken:30 NOV 2018 Location: Anilao P... by Ming Wen
Title: Tozuma
Date Taken:30 NOV 2018
Location: Anilao Philippines
Camera: Canon 5D Mark 4
Housing: Sea & Sea
Lens: Canon 100mm Marco F/2.8L
Strobe: 2* Sea & Sea Ysd1
Diopter: Naticam SMC
Setting: F/22 1/160 ISO 400
RETRA LSD
感谢Casa Escon...
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Stonefish with parasite!!! by George Touliatos
Stonefish with parasite!!!
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Mr. Shy guy! by Azman Kamaluddin
Mr. Shy guy!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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