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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)
Stone Fish
taken @ the ammo jetty
Tiny Whip Coral Goby,
D300, 105VR

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
we get lots of whip coral gobies but often too small in the frame. here's how you do it!
Tiny bubble coral goby
this was taken in Lembeh straights Dec 30th 2008 and is prime example of the amazing fish life in this area
Seahorse, Saba Island
blenny hanging out in a pipe...
Stenopus Spinosus
Sun Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes rathbunae) from Bonaire.
moray eel & cleaning shrimp.Nikon F100,60mm,f27.1/125,YS-120,RVP100.
Leaf Scorpion, Bohol, Philippines
Moray eel, "Pico Pato" or "Bogavante" as it is called in the Canary Islands, showing its menacing teeth.
i entered this only a copple oh hours before the end of the year so have re=entered it for this year thanks
Shrimp in Bubble Coral
Xeno crab on whip coral - Lembeh.
Zanzibar Shrimp meets Xeno Crab
D300, 60mm AF-S Macro
Zanzibar shrimp on a whip coral
Close up of Crocodile Fish Eye... Olympus E-330 + 50mm Macro Lens
Barbor Pole Shrimp, taken with Canon A570is.
The Peacock Mantis Shrimp has one of the most complex eyes on the planet. Each eye is capable of trinocular vision, depth perception and color range past UV.
D300, 105VR
Brittlestars need cleaning too!
Blue Starfish entwined with soft coral
Close up of a Tiger Cowry..South side, Oahu
Tiger Shrimp from Lembeh.
Scorpion fish. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
When the sea sings with softness
Porcelain crab
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