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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - not 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 NOT MOVING usually on the bottom (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)

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Goby on tunicate. Seraya, Bali by Doug Anderson
Goby on tunicate. Seraya, Bali
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this shot breaks all the rules (small central subject) but does it with so much style it's brilliant!
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date posted posted: Friday, September 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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On the porch by Stephen Bardes
On the porch
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date posted posted: Friday, September 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Puffer playing hide and seek by Stephen Bardes
Puffer playing hide and seek
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date posted posted: Friday, September 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Dumaguete,nikon d 70 60 mm macro by Puddu Massimo
Dumaguete,nikon d 70 60 mm macro
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bothus podas. by Ferdinando Meli
Bothus podas.
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date posted posted: Friday, September 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Best pillows in the world by Ricardo Gonzalez
Best pillows in the world
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Bothus podas. by Ferdinando Meli
Bothus podas.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Octopus macropus. by Ferdinando Meli
Octopus macropus.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Don't do it!! by Kevin Bryant
Don't do it!!
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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This Bubble Shell stood out very well on the black volcan... by Ben Joubert
This Bubble Shell stood out very well on the black volcanic sand
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Arrow Crab by Ben Joubert
Arrow Crab
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Turks and Caicos islands
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Mimic octopus,nikon d 200,Dumaguete by Puddu Massimo
Mimic octopus,nikon d 200,Dumaguete
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pipefish by Ben Joubert
Pipefish
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53 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Pink Frog Fish in the water's of Lembeh Strait... :O).. by Michel Lonfat
Pink Frog Fish in the water's of Lembeh Strait... :O)..
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Tunacates by Marylin Batt
Tunacates
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Crinoid Squat Lobster. Seraya, Bali by Doug Anderson
Crinoid Squat Lobster. Seraya, Bali
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Anemone Crab by Ben Joubert
Anemone Crab
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Shrimp on a whip/rope coral by Ben Joubert
Shrimp on a whip/rope coral
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date posted posted: Monday, September 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Blenny by Ben Joubert
Blenny
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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Little Blenny... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
Little Blenny... :O)...
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date posted posted: Monday, September 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Found this critter during a drift dive, imagine trying to... by Benjamin Choong
Found this critter during a drift dive, imagine trying to snap a pic of the fella while maintaining body position and not getting bubbles in the picture. Oh yeah, this fella was moving around a lot. Shot with Canon S90 with no strobe smile
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date posted posted: Monday, September 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Diagonal. by Patrick Reardon
Diagonal.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Hermit Crab in sponge by Kent Keller
Hermit Crab in sponge
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Trinidad and Tobago
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Who knew a Fire Worm could be so pretty?! by Cari Duffin
Who knew a Fire Worm could be so pretty?!
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Cuttlefish. by Ferdinando Meli
Cuttlefish.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Drdanus arrosor. by Ferdinando Meli
Drdanus arrosor.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Mimetism of a cuttlefish. by Ferdinando Meli
Mimetism of a cuttlefish.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 17, 2011
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