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Ready for your close-up? Check out some amazing pics up for an award

Bat flying low over water with droplets flying up into the air as it lands on the surface Douglas Gimesy

This shot of a bat landing on water has been named 'Splash' and is nominated in the Animals category of the competition

Ready for your close-up? Some amazingly detailed pictures are up for awards in the Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) competition.

The photo competition has had over 12,000 entries and judges have been busy putting together the shortlisted pictures that will be up for the final awards.

The shortlist will then be whittled down further in January next year, before the overall winners are chosen.

The nominated photos are put into 12 categories, including animals, insects, plants, and underwater pictures.

The overall winner will take home a cash prize of £2,500, as well as a high tech camera, while the winners of each category will get £250.

Check out some of the images up for the awards below and keep an eye out for the final winners next year...

Animals

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  1. Small mouse-like creature next to a large dandelion clock in a field
    Frensis Kuijer

    'Flowered' - A small mouse stands next to a large dandelion

Arachnids

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  1. Image of a big spider with many eyes on a leaf
    Thirachet Sonakul

    'Magician' - A spider with big eyes sits on a leaf

Insects

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  1. Translucent insect holding onto a stalk
    Tony North

    'Ash Cicada Exuvia' - a translucent insect holds onto a stalk

Underwater

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  1. Close up image of the red Pygmy Seahorse
    Suliman Alatqi

    'Pygmy Seahorse' - a close up image of a red Pygmy seahorse

What do you think of the nominated pictures? Let us know in the comments below...