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Macro/Close-up Novice Category

This category is for photos taken with a Macro or close up lens at a reproduction ratio of 1:6 or smaller.  This novice category was open to entrants who have never won more than two first place awards in any major photo competition.

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First Place - Macro/Close-up Novice

Second Place - Macro/Close-up Novice

Third Place - Macro/Close-up Novice

Honorable Mention - Macro/Close-up Novice

Honorable Mention - Macro/Close-up Novice

Honorable Mention - Macro/Close-up Novice

Csaba Tokolyi -Budapest, Hungary

"Murena"

Bruce Yates - Medina, Washington USA

"Pipefish Brain Coral"

Csaba Tokolyi - Budapest, Hungary

"Reluctance"

Donna Goodwin - Birmingham, Alabama USA

"Brain Colors"

Kevin Lee - Fullerton, California, USA

"Lion Nudibranch"

Lasse Iverson - Oslo, Norway

"Batman"

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First Place - Macro/Close-up Novice

Csaba Tokolyi -Budapest, Hungary

"Murena"

 

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