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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)
A little off-gassing turned into a 82min dive. Several minutes lying on the sand and finally a comfort level was reached. Armed with a Nikon F80 w/60mm it made me wish that I had a 105mm so that I could keep a little distance. It was worth the wait
Krokosile fish eye. red sea on Thistlegorm
Brave little guy! He kept darting all about and kept attacking his reflection in my port. Nikon F80 w/60mm Sea&Sea housing.
Komodo Cuttlefish - Put up your dukes !
Home sweet home...
Picture was taken in Cebu Island Philippines
"Spotted Face Hawkfish"
Taken on 2-mile reef in Sodwana Bay, South Africa.
Cortez Angelfish at Pelican Rock, next to Los Arcos, Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico. December 2004. The Sea of Cortez is beyond awesome. This fellow was approx 18 inches long. Point and Shoot SeaLife SL35 35mm.
"Longnose Hawkfish"
Taken on housereef in Guinjata Bay, Mozambique. Used a Nikon F-90X with 105mm lens and twin YS-350 TTL strobes.
octo / kbr.
f100 60mm stobe
Many Spotted Sweetlips - Lembeh Strait
Study of barracuda, mackay reed Northern Queensland
Cleaning station
Tulamben - Indonesia -
Nikon F4 + 105 macro
Juvenile Teira Batfish - Lembeh Strait
Difficult subject for macro photography, Sodwana, South Africa
Common Cayman Coney closeup. Housed N90s and 105mm strobe.
"Blue Ribbon Eel"
Taken on 5 mile reef at Sodwana Bay, South Africa.
Bats at night
The picture was taken in Papua New Guinea during a night dive.
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2005

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Nice use of repetition
French Angel with cleaner fish.
Yellow Tang in natural light. Taken with an Olympus C-5060 and an PT-020 dive housing off the coast of Kona, HI.
Bandit Angelfish. Big Island, Hawaii.
Grey Angelfish. Cozumel. Fly-by-shooting in the current.
Sharm El Sheikh, shark reef.
Picture is taken during a drift dive along the drop-off
"Whip Goby"
Taken on 2 mile reef in Sodwana Bay,South Africa.
Blue-striped Blenny, Beqa Lagoon, Fiji (Nikon F4, 105mm Micro, Aquatica housing, Ikelite strobes, Fuji Velvia 50)
Blacksided Hawkfisk taken off the coast of Kona Hawaii.
Harlequin Bass
Nudibranches aux Philippines
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