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

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an unusual angle for a seahorse
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Taken in a nice little rock hole, With Sony P10 by Annette Thomasz
Taken in a nice little rock hole, With Sony P10
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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A stop at the cleanng station. Bonaire by Jim Garber
A stop at the cleanng station. Bonaire
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Long-nose Hawkfish taken in Mabul by Debi Henshaw
Long-nose Hawkfish taken in Mabul
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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"Oh No" dinner time... D300-60mm by Larry Polster
"Oh No" dinner time... D300-60mm
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you can't beat a bit of drama, as this lunchtime shot shows
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Scorpionfish in Roses, Cap Falconero by Daniel Strub
Scorpionfish in Roses, Cap Falconero
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Sergeant Major guarding its eggs - I know they are not ve... by Debi Henshaw
Sergeant Major guarding its eggs - I know they are not very photogenic but wanted to catch the behaviour!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Talikud Island.Davao by Bernard Maglana
Talikud Island.Davao
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Red eyed gobie by Sven Tramaux
Red eyed gobie
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Mello Yello" found attached to DuCoMil Pier - which sadl... by Debi Henshaw
"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?
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Lizardfish? Next project Macro Lens. by Donny Zarsadias
Lizardfish? Next project Macro Lens.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Golden Shrimp. D300-60mm by Larry Polster
Golden Shrimp. D300-60mm
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Peek-a-Boo! Some kind of Blenny but I can't ID him! by Debi Henshaw
Peek-a-Boo! Some kind of Blenny but I can't ID him!
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Portrait of a white Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triaca... by Alberto Romeo
Portrait of a white Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus).
Nikon 801s+60 macro- Ikelite Housing&Strobe.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Spotted Porcelain Crab. D300-60mm by Larry Polster
Spotted Porcelain Crab. D300-60mm
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Pederson's cleaner shrimp - no cropping by Alan Lyall
Pederson's cleaner shrimp - no cropping
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A pair or...?? Taken with camera Canon G9 by Annette Thomasz
A pair or...?? Taken with camera Canon G9
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Malaysia
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Cowrie in Cavern by Martin Dalsaso
Cowrie in Cavern
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Northern Mariana Islands
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Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani) / no crop by Enje Im
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Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani) / no crop
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"Butterfly" Indian tubeworm by Aleksandr Marinicev
"Butterfly"
Indian tubeworm
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Blotched Hawkfish ready to make its escape. Mabul Borneo by Debi Henshaw
Blotched Hawkfish ready to make its escape. Mabul Borneo
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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We explored a new site and not much to see or at least ha... by Bernard Maglana
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!
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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A saddleback blenny poses with a "Mona Lisa" smile and bi... by Patrick Reardon
A saddleback blenny poses with a "Mona Lisa" smile and big ol' eyelashes.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Golden goby (Gobius xanthocephalus) by Sven Tramaux
Golden goby (Gobius xanthocephalus)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Black goby. Menai straits. D3, 105mm, Woody's. by Derek Haslam
Black goby. Menai straits. D3, 105mm, Woody's.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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Rough patch shrimp (Pandalus stenolepis). Quadra Island, ... by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Rough patch shrimp (Pandalus stenolepis). Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Lizardfish, Tulamben by Doug Anderson
Lizardfish, Tulamben
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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