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Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are in MID WATER not touching anything (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Time to blow my own Trumpet. Taken in Bonaire with Canon G7
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a new way to fit a trupetfish in the frame!
Painted Goby.
Aughrusmore Pier, Connemara.
D200, 60mm
dancing flatworm
Image from Truk. Anemone Fish.
Red Sea anemonefish taken at Campsite, Ras Mohamed Park
with E300 and 50mm lens.
Jellyfish
a yellow damsel positions itself nicely while I was framing a piece of red coral
Frogfish in Kapalai, Canon 20d, 60mm macro
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I can see his mouth but where does the froggy begin and the rocks end!
Lion's mane jelly fish, take at Whytecliff Park in Vancouver, British Columbia
Flamboyant Cuttlefish swimming away from me. D70s, 60mm. LEMBEH.
A pair of Harlequin Ghost Pipefish taken at Similan Island with Olympus c5060.
(#2 of 2) New creature for me - Splendid Toadfish, Cozumel, Mexico. Intriguing creature.
flirty snake pipefish. canon eos 300, canon ef 50mm
Home sweet home
Ornate and Squartail Ghost Pipefish living in Harmony. D70s, 105mm. Kapalai.
Chain Moray from Bonaire. I'm not sure if this moray has worn his teeth down on passing divers or whether in this species the teeth are always large and blunt. Canon G7.
Surgeon fish, Maui HI
fresh water bass in south africa.
Rock Beauty,Humacao, Puerto Rico
Jellyfish and reflection taken on the surface after a night dive at Sharksbay with E300.
Long spined scorpion fish. North Wales. D200, 60mm.
hi, hello, etc..
ghost pipe fish.
Redlip Blenny,Palmas Del Mar Humacao, Puerto Rico
lionfish in mid water
Picture taken at Hättan, near Ellös, on the Swedish west coast. System: Nikon D70s, Ikelite DSLR housing, Tamron 90 mm macro, Sea&Sea YS110.
taken on a shallow dive off one of the public beaches in Dubai
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