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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)
Fireworm. I think this format kind of fitted the subject. Olympus E330, 35mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
Mantis shrimp, taken with Canon G10 and UCL165
A sea pearl, the largest single-celled organism, does its best "Tiger Eye" impression. A simple subject that came out ok under the strobes.
Mr. Hungry
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Shrimp
White Mouth Moray, Maui, Hawaii.
Golden Coral Shrimp with Green Eggs (& ham smile
Longnose Hawkfish, Maui Hawaii.
White banded cleaner shrimp
Coleman Shrimp
Anemone Hermit Crab on a nightdive at Alam Batu Housereef
taken with Canon G10 and UCL165
Polka Dot Batfish displaying it's lure completely
Ba ba ba Blenny and da Hook! (sing it to Benny and the Jets)
two bobtail squids having fun on a night dive in Malapascua
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Juvenile froggie
Moray eel near the Wolf isl. Galapagos
Rhinomuraena quaesita in Tulamben (Bali)
Threadfin Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys aprinus
Fadenflossen-Korallenwächter
Gamebro corallo frusta
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Boxer-Shrimp is ready to rumble ;-)
Spiral Tube Worm , taken with Canon G10 and UCL165
Sailfin Blenny Showing off for a mate
Common Octopus ( octopus vulgaris ) closeup. F 2.8, 1/250 sc., ISO 200
Hairy Blenny
CRAB
Tessellated Blenny
coleman shrimp , taken at Seraya in Bali with Canon G10 and UCL165
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