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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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Something different from Lembeh by Stew Smith
Something different from Lembeh
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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CLOWN by Jörg Menge
CLOWN
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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crab facial by Stew Smith
crab facial
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Pretty in Pink.. by Tunc Yavuzdogan
Pretty in Pink..
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Shrimp Goby and it's Buddy. Not a very great pic, but a ... by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp Goby and it's Buddy.
Not a very great pic, but a good documentation in my eyes. It's almost impossible to shoot them both togehter. Please note, how the Goby and the shrimp are "connected" to each other.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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I find close up shots very revealing. For example -this s... by Suzan Meldonian
I find close up shots very revealing. For example -this shrimp has a forked tongue- very strange eyes.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Peppered moray on El Mina Wreck, Hurghada. Canon 350d, 18... by Tobias Reitmayr
Peppered moray on El Mina Wreck, Hurghada. Canon 350d, 18-55mm
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Spanish lobster ( Nightdive Shot ). Olympos 7070, MB-SUB ... by Rico Besserdich
Spanish lobster ( Nightdive Shot ). Olympos 7070, MB-SUB Halogen Photolight. One of my older pics ( from 2003 ), using compact digital cameras :-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Coral Whip Shrimp. Shot on an Olympus SP350 on 29th Decem... by Mark Tarsh
Coral Whip Shrimp. Shot on an Olympus SP350 on 29th December 2010.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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I just love how on a night dive you will come upon a habi... by Suzan Meldonian
I just love how on a night dive you will come upon a habitat with several of these "punk rocker" decorator crabs. Each one's apparel is fancier than the next... as if they are trying to out-do one another!
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date posted posted: Monday, January 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Blue Ring Octopus near Puerto Galera Philippines. Taken w... by Michael Johnson
Blue Ring Octopus near Puerto Galera Philippines. Taken with a Sea & Sea Housed Nikon D3 & 105mm Macro Lens from DolphinScuba.com.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Twins by Vittorio Durante
Twins
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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plie by André Bruchez
plie
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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Two wire coral gobies waiting for my next move by Andy Lerner
Two wire coral gobies waiting for my next move
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date posted posted: Friday, December 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Sea Anemone, (Urticina felina) Olympus E-420 With Ikelite... by Jorn Ari
Sea Anemone, (Urticina felina) Olympus E-420 With Ikelite Housing + 1 DS160 & 1 DS161 Strobe, and Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG with +4dioptre.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Denmark
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"Can you see my tongue ?" Hairy FragFish.. Using 2 tanks... by Kenneth Tsao
"Can you see my tongue ?" Hairy FragFish..
Using 2 tanks and waiting for open mouth . Took a shot by Kenneth in Basula, Anilao, Philippines.
Nikon D300s + 60m Macro.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Tozeuma Shrimp by Jagwang Koo
Tozeuma Shrimp
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pygmy Sea Horse in Puerto Galera by Michael Johnson
Pygmy Sea Horse in Puerto Galera
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Red hermit crab by Rickey Ferand
Red hermit crab
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Blenio Secretario by Manuel Herrera Sierra
Blenio Secretario
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominican Republic
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Close up of a Banded Coral Shrimp - It really does have a... by Suzan Meldonian
Close up of a Banded Coral Shrimp - It really does have a clownsy looking face. Murder to get a straight on shot of him, but patience is a virtue.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Red Sea, Fuji Film Compact F80 EXR normal white balance ... by Sean Rand
Red Sea, Fuji Film Compact F80 EXR normal white balance mode, single flash night dive. Nice eel shot at the end of the dive in the deep south.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Parablennius gattorugine playing hide and seek. Shot with... by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Parablennius gattorugine playing hide and seek. Shot with Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Secretary Blenny...Bonaire by Jim Garber
Secretary Blenny...Bonaire
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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One of the color variations this Blue-Ring shot me. by Bruce Shafer
One of the color variations this Blue-Ring shot me.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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who you looking at?? Canon G10. i think it is better than... by Andrew Macleod
who you looking at?? Canon G10. i think it is better than the G11
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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"ROARR" This must be an unpleasant sight for a small fish... by Roland Bach
"ROARR" This must be an unpleasant sight for a small fish. smile
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You can see this guy's lunch!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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