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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)
Jawfish
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An opportune moment of a red reef octopus with a successful catch of a wrasse larger than itself. Photographed at 2043hr on 4 March 2010, at Hairball dive site at Lembeh Straits. taken with D300 and 60mm macro lens in a subal housing with inon strobe
Within a branching vase sponge, lit from outside with a UK Light Cannon, a peppermint shrimp comes forward... Have to get very close with the camera and the torch, but the slightest touch sends the shrimp running.
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Bluestriped Goatfish
Casio EX-Z1000 2010/ 3/06
Flamingo Tongue. Taken in December in Roatan.
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Taken by canon G9.
Decorator Crab with extreme headgear / or "Nice Hat!"
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Harlequin shrimp atop captured seastar
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Red spotted Crab @ Gubal strait
Wonderpus with eggs
Cleaning shrimp in front of her home, a clup tip anemone
Tiger Shrimp
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Tigershrimp
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a craker Reidar
Special to Maldives. Also known as Maldives Triplefin.
Coral climber
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"Face to face"-Crocodile Fish-Lembeh
Ambon
3/6 Casio EX-Z1000.... Taiwan
Side shot of another Yellow-headed Jawfish
Lezard Fish waiting... Que du bonheur... :O)...
Feather Star and coral
California Halibut (Paralichthys californicus) at La Jolla Shores
This fairly large hermit crab seemed to know he looked good, he was very patient while I got the right angle!
Time for a chat... Que du bonheur... :O)...
Shrimp (with eggs) on whipcoral.
Emperor shrimp
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