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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)
local seahorse saying "ahhhhhh"
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009

Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

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an unusual angle for a seahorse
Taken in a nice little rock hole, With Sony P10
A stop at the cleanng station. Bonaire
Long-nose Hawkfish taken in Mabul
"Oh No" dinner time... D300-60mm
shortlistedShortlisted!

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you can't beat a bit of drama, as this lunchtime shot shows
Scorpionfish in Roses, Cap Falconero
Sergeant Major guarding its eggs - I know they are not very photogenic but wanted to catch the behaviour!
Talikud Island.Davao
Red eyed gobie
"Mello Yello" found attached to DuCoMil Pier - which sadly is no more as the stanchions have all been cleared for repair work - I wonder will it ever be the same again?
Lizardfish? Next project Macro Lens.
Golden Shrimp. D300-60mm
Peek-a-Boo! Some kind of Blenny but I can't ID him!
Portrait of a white Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus).
Nikon 801s+60 macro- Ikelite Housing&Strobe.
Spotted Porcelain Crab. D300-60mm
Pederson's cleaner shrimp - no cropping
A pair or...?? Taken with camera Canon G9
Cowrie in Cavern

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Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani) / no crop by Enje Im
by: Enje Im
Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani) / no crop
"Butterfly"
Indian tubeworm
Blotched Hawkfish ready to make its escape. Mabul Borneo
We explored a new site and not much to see or at least had not seen something new just yet - but this one deserved a try!
A saddleback blenny poses with a "Mona Lisa" smile and big ol' eyelashes.
Golden goby (Gobius xanthocephalus)
Black goby. Menai straits. D3, 105mm, Woody's.
Rough patch shrimp (Pandalus stenolepis). Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.
Lizardfish, Tulamben
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