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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)
sea&Sea dx1g with wideangle
Anemone shrimp taken at Wakatobi dive resort on the starship dive site
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Little red-spotted crab on anemone - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000, UCL165)
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A hermit crab Casio Exilim ZX1200
Welcome!
Hatching of European bullhead (Cottus gobio).
After laying eggs the female goes and the male looks after the eggs until they hatch.
Freshwater, Geneva's lake
Some great macro from Bali. Taken with Olympus E-330 + 50mm Macro Lens. Dive site is called Seraya
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp at Kapalai House Reef, Malaysia.
Did you know that the Mantis shrimp has the fastest kick of ANY creature on earth? Equivalent to that of a .22 caliber bullet.
D300, Nikkor 60mm AF-S Micro,
MDX-D300, 2x YS-110 strobes
Soft coral gobies, Tulamben.
Speckled Klipfish or Clinus venustris
Taken at Patridge Point, South Africa
Cleaning shrimp, (Stenopus hispidus). Canon G9 & Inon D2000 strobe.
Hawkfish at ulong Channel, Palau Nikon D80 + NIkon 60mm + single Ikelite DS51
lacy scorpion fish found in Lembeh, Indonesia. Using Olympus w8080 with fantasea light.
Do you ready for fight? Canon 40D, Sigma 50mm Macro.
The Colors! Taken in Anilao with Canon G9, Inon Z240 strobe & lenses.
Moray eel. Canon G9 & Inon D2000 strobe.
Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis) - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000, UCL165)
Cleaner shrimp ... hard things to see!
gangaa island ,nikon d2x 60mm macro
A yawning threefin or triplefin blennie
Worms - Spirobranchus giganteus
Whip coral goby. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
A symbiotique Gobie on it's coral branch.... :O) ...
Pacific Clown Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes brevicarpalis) - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
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Beatifull Redfish (Scorpena porcus) with a Mullet (Mullus surmuletus) in the mouth. Taken with Nikon Coolpix8700 in Fantasea Housing with SB-800 strobe.
Pygmy Seahorse under the Seaventures resort off Mabul Island,
Nikon D300, Nikkor 60mm F2.8 AF-S Micro, Woody's diopter,
MDX-D300, 2x YS-110 strobes
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Fishs - Scorpaena porcus
Leaf Scorpionfish. Wakatobi, SE Sulawesi. Canon 40D & Canon 100 macro
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