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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Super macro

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Shots taken (at smaller than 1:1) with multiple extension rings, diopters, or teleconverters of extremely small subjects typically less than 1 inch (2.5 cm)
Tiny 11mm Pseudosimnia sinensis, according to Debelius "One of the most beautiful egg cowries" and only found on zoantharians. FF, No crop, Canon G9 (internal flash) & Inon UCL-165's.
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Whip coral goby
Boxer Crab in Manado
Simply Art (Chirostylus sp) - Deep Sea Squat Lobster
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Gamberetto
Tiny periclemenes on a bubble anemone
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Super Macro of Ghost Pipe Fish
105mm with a +4 Diopter
Clownfish eggs. There's always one or two that stand out from the crowd.
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You have to zoom this shot to 'get it' otherwise it looks a featureless jumble. You'll see what I mean. It's a cracker from that man Mayes...
"Life on the Wire"
Puffadder shy shark eye
Portrait of a Little Dragonfish (Pegasus Sea Moth)
Crabs eye
The first floor of a gastropod mollusk, Haliotis lamellosa his name.
Maybe this Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes cornutus) picked the wrong colour crinoid to hide in?
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"Mello Yello"
Landscape image of a Crinoid Squat lobster
The Eye of a Frog - yesterday's dive... Que du bonheur... :O)...
Periclimenes cornutos! Photo taken with macro 100 and closeup wet lens
Seahorse at Robbs Jetty. Canon 20D 100mm macro 500D diopter and 1.4x converter.
This flatworm was photographed at night.
His name and Yungia aurantiaca.
Landscape study of a Spider Crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) often known as a Candy Crab
Skeleton Shrimp (Caprella sp.) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
I opened the aperture a bit to get the ambient blue color behind it. Short on DOF.
"Warning over 18's only, close your eyes if you are under 18";-)..... Mating allied cowries (Pseudosimnia sinensis)
"Look into my eyes.......you are feeling sleepy.....vote for me."
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"I spy with my little eye....."
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