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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)
gold spotted eel shot in Bonaire on the west coast, using a DX-G1 with dual sea&sea strobes, macro f6.3, 1/68th and 15.3 mm zoom.
Lone Emperator Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165 macro)
Fire on rock. Hands off. Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata)
manado,yellow pigmey sea horse,nikon d2x 60 mm macro
crown of thorns
Christmas Tree worms on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
Another blenny portrait. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
They could be candies! Beautiful coral polyps. This photo was taken in Cozumel last month.
Giant Mantis Shrimp,
D300 Tokina, 10-17 Fisheye, Optical dome port almost touching the subject. 2x YS-110 Strobes
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corocodile fish eye.taken at st john's,egypt
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Fish eating anemone that was found off of northern Monastery Beach, Ca. It amazing how big these things get!!
Rockskipper blenny. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
arrow crab in a anemone in mermaid point dive site at parguera,PUERTO RICO
Octopus Vulgaris
Colorful Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) checking me out - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
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Hairy Crab from Bali... Olympus E-330 + 50mm Macro
Anemone crab munching away, Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
Clown Frogfish.Nikon F100,f27,1/125,YS-120,RVP100.
A tiny cowry on a softcoral
manado,gobi nikon d2x 60mm macro
Blue Striped Fangblenny. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 40D & Canon 100 macro.
Teardrop blenny, Ecsenius lineatus. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
little black scorpionfish (scorpaena porcus linnaeus) / canon g9, strobe inon d2000 t.3, macro lens
Pink Rhinopia, shot at Lembeh. Canon G9 & Inon 2000
This coral is so beautiful and all over Truk Lagoon. Sony T-120 with Halcyon canister light and a Pringles lid as diffuser.
Moray eel portrait.Canon G9 & Inon D2000 strobe.
Up Close & Personal... Bali Olympus E-330 + 50mm Macro
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