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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)
At last I have my own version of this shot!!!
Painted Frogfish, Ambon, Indonesia
De Man's Snapping shrimps
bokeh
Dinner time...what an unlucky starfish!!!
Jumping Shrimp
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011
3rd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2011 awards final round judging

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a nice diagonal intersecting an ellipse - you can't knock this for composition!
Mandarin Fish
Say ahhhhhh!!!!!
Sepia officinalis
Eye of the tiger...
shortlistedShortlisted!
Ghost crab carrying eggs
Zebra Crab
Ambon, Indonesia
A Tripterygion delaisi territorial male. This shot was taken in the Total Protection Area of the Arrabida Natural Park during the commemoration of the Intl. Biodiversity Day (May 22nd). EOS 350D, Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, 2 SB-105 strobes
Eyed Flounder close up 10x diopter
Frogfish - G12 + UCL165
Sepia officinalis
PIGMY SEA
gobytopdown
350D sea&sea strobe x 2
Longsnout Seahorse
hide & seek.. find another lion fish.. using G11 with strobe DS51
Hingeback Shrimp, Tulamben
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
red! red! red!
I using Canon G11 + DS 51 Ikelite substrobe in tulamben, the fish was tried to camouflage with the rock
worm in strong current, using g12 + 165ucl
allied cowrie
the eye of a grouper big grin
Hawkfish on his "mirador" big grin
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