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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)
Barrel Sponge Porcelain Crab (Aliaporcellana spongicola) by Oksana Maksymova
Barrel Sponge Porcelain Crab (Aliaporcellana spongicola)
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2022

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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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This is a photo of a feeding pregnant seapen crab. Taken ... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a feeding pregnant seapen crab. Taken in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Crown Shrimp Periclimenes koronensis/Cuapetes kororensis by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Crown Shrimp
Periclimenes koronensis/Cuapetes kororensis
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date posted posted: Friday, January 21, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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sea urchin, Panasonic GH4 ,Olympus lens 60mm,two sea and ... by Noel Lopez
sea urchin, Panasonic GH4 ,Olympus lens 60mm,two sea and sea strobe D2, Nauticam housing.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 20, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Sarasvati anemone shrimp, Ancylomenes sarasvati by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Sarasvati anemone shrimp, Ancylomenes sarasvati
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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This is a photo of the tiny creature fondly called the se... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of the tiny creature fondly called the seapen crab. Taken in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 15, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesi) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesi)
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Ornate ghost pipefish or harlequin ghost pipefish Solenos... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Ornate ghost pipefish or harlequin ghost pipefish Solenostomus paradoxus
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Crown Shrimp Periclimenes koronensis/Cuapetes kororensis... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Crown Shrimp
Periclimenes koronensis/Cuapetes kororensis
This animal has been seen to have a symbiotic relationship with Long Tentacle Plate Corals (Heliofungia actiniformis) in the wild.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This is a pink-eyed goby which usually hovers above finge... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a pink-eyed goby which usually hovers above finger corals and sometimes rests on it. They have beautiful pinkish/ reddish eyes which makes them very beautiful to photograph, tiny as they are. Taken in Anilao, Batangas.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This is a photo of clownfish's eggs. You could see the ey... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of clownfish's eggs. You could see the eyes of the baby fishes through its translucent covering. No single egg was harmed in taking this photo.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Harlequin shrimp Hymenocera picta by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Harlequin shrimp
Hymenocera picta
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date posted posted: Friday, December 31, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Periclimenes imperator on Spanish dancer by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Periclimenes imperator on Spanish dancer
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Candy crab Hoplophrys oatesi by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Candy crab
Hoplophrys oatesi
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Small crab on starfish Pilodius sp. by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Small crab on starfish
Pilodius sp.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Yellow crinoid shrimp close up Hippolyte catagrapha by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Yellow crinoid shrimp close up
Hippolyte catagrapha
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This a photo of a crinoid shrimp hanging out inside this ... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This a photo of a crinoid shrimp hanging out inside this beautiful crinoid. Taken in Masaplod, Dauin, Negros Oriental Philippines. This is about 3/4 inch in size.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Soft Coral Porcelain Crab (Lissoporcellana nakasonei) by Oksana Maksymova
Soft Coral Porcelain Crab (Lissoporcellana nakasonei)
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date posted posted: Monday, December 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Juvenile red Frogfish (size approximately 1.5cm) by Luca Keller
Juvenile red Frogfish (size approximately 1.5cm)
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 26, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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blenny, panasonic GH4 , olympus lens 60mm, two sea and se... by Noel Lopez
blenny, panasonic GH4 , olympus lens 60mm, two sea and sea strobe D2, nauticam housing.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Sail fin bleny,panasonic lumix GH4,olympus lens 8mm,two s... by Noel Lopez
Sail fin bleny,panasonic lumix GH4,olympus lens 8mm,two sea and sea D2 strobes, nauticam housing.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Pontonides unciger on wire coral by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Pontonides unciger on wire coral
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 16, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Idiomysis by Kelvin H.y Tan
Idiomysis
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Red Striped Goby Trimma cana by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Red Striped Goby
Trimma cana
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
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Allogalathea elegans (known as the feather star squat lob... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Allogalathea elegans (known as the feather star squat lobster, crinoid squat lobster or elegant squat lobster)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bryozoan Snapping Shrimp by Oksana Maksymova
Bryozoan Snapping Shrimp
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Dunckerocampus pessuliferus (yellowbanded pipefish) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Dunckerocampus pessuliferus (yellowbanded pipefish)
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date posted posted: Monday, December 13, 2021
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