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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)
Young eel...
Gobie nain sur un corail fil de fer
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Porcelaine Crab in a sea anemone... :O)...
Ecsenius midas/Midas blenny
Round the Corner
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Scream
Canon EOS 40D + Canon 100mm MACRO
Cocos barnacle blenny... a Cocos Island endemic and rarely seen in pictures... they are everywhere... one of the small wonders of this island... Nikon D300 105 mm macro
caught in the lights
At first, I thought this was the red-est scorpion fish that I'd ever found, but his wing span was different. He bristled -reminding me of one of those desert lizards. Turns out, its a Barbfish- related to scorpions. So alien looking.
Portrait of a red scorpion fish
Curious Blenny
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Fireworms have always been a source of pain, diving in a muck dive world, so I got to wondering, what do they look like from the victim's perspective? They are beautiful, and if I saw this coming at me, ... I wouldn't run, ... but stare in awe.
LIZARD
Anemon Shrimp.
Sepia oficinalis. Shot taken in a night dive
Green carpet for a red fish (Helcogramma striatum)
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Scorpion Fish
tube worm extravaganza
Urchin mantis shrimp
blénie de corail
Squat Shrimp on an Anemone taken at Tori's Reef in Bonaire. Camera used was Canon G10.
Shrimp on Pink
Streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)
Symbiotic Schrimp... :O)...
Headshield slugs migrate into the Blue Heron Bridge, I think a couple of times per year. Their striking colors make them easy to see, yet their constant movement makes them a challenge. This is a close up of the face shield.
GOBY
Common sole
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