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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
Lil Tomato Clown in her bublle tip anemone
Dancing clowns of the Sea: a pair of blue harlequin shrimps (Hymenocera elegans)
Golden eye moray
Seahorse, spotted in Pomene estuary, Mozambique.
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A batwing coral crab was out taking a stroll on the reef
Batfish
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this one is subtle
Lionfish Close/up.
Helloooo !
Close up on Eel
Pleace: Masandam \ Oman
by Olympus C-8080 WZ
Harlequin ghost pipefish close-up
2 angels, Mona Island Nikonos RS 50 mm macro lens and 2 Ikelite SS-200 strobes, shot on Kodachrome 64
Scrawled File Fish checking things out on night dive at Bari Reef.
canon 450D
Long Snout Sea Horse. Sea and Sea DX1G / YS110a
Leech Head Sheild Slug and eggs. Sea and Sea DX1G / YS110a strobe
In Yer Face!
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Face to face
Sharks Eye shot with an Ixus980 and Inon Close Up lens and Inon Strobe.
closeup
Pufferfish so close ... , taken with Canon G10 at El Quadim
Blue eyes
Rock'n roll fish...
Fangtooth moray eel with a cleaning shrimp working hard.
Octopus' Eye
Wartya looking at
Long Lure Frogfish angling for a snack.
Fisheye view of...a fish eye.
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