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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - swimming

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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)
Masked butterfly fish and diver taken in St Johns reef, Red Sea
Banggai Cardinal Fish. The new kids on the block.
This little one liked the camera... Great Barrier Reef c5060
mating mandarinfishes manado kbr resort
Octopus - Lembeh Cannon 10D. Took patience and a number of shots but it finally flashed purple!

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A nice ID shot, always popular with photo libraries
hiding
Macro- 60mm two sea&sea 300
Portrait of a Trumpetfish
No strobe..just the camera flash and some natural light..philippines
Warbonnets are by far one of the most interesting subjects. Just love finding one to photograph. Take in British Columbia, Canada
Moorish Idol from Wakatobi
Sharm El Sheikh Red Sea
Lembeh - Cannon 10D. I've never seen an idol with such a long banner
Mating crabs. Manado, Indonesia. Nikon F90X, 60mm
portrait of a puffer
Leafy Seadragon 2.
Life in a Moon Jelly. Bahamas.
Cozumel Trunkfish
Flamboyant cuttlefish. Manado, Indonesia. Nikon F90X, 60mm
Sipadan 2005
A couple of anemonefish from Palau
last one for the year! Merry Christmas Y'all. Oh yeah taken in Bonaire :-)
Long nosed Hawkfish in a black coral bush. Rare and beautiful. Taken with a Canon EOS 20D in a Ikelite house, EF 2.8 100mm USM macro, Ikelite DS-125 strobe. Port Sudan, Sudan.
Free swimming flatworm....night dive in Wakatobi
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2005

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Not an easy one to capture!
LizardFish c5060 Tetra Housing, Macro Lens
Nohu Pinao - Hawaiian Lionfish. Always a lucky day (in Hawaii) to photograph one of these.
Coral cod, taken during a night dive with a EOS20D and EF 2.8 100mm USM macro and a Ikelite 125 strobe. Port Sudan, Sudan.
Yo, Rocky...
Ningaloo reef, Western Australia
D2x
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