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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)
Owl's Eye - not really, but these social feather dusters look like it. The center of the worm tree looks exactly like an eye.
Clam mouth close up
Christmass Tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) captured Freediving in Rota's Sashanaya bay marine protected area with a NIKON P5000 in Fantasea FP-5000 housing, no strobe no lens using onboard flash.
red eye of a scorpion fish at crash boat dive site in aguadilla,P.R.
Christmas Tree Worm
Arrow Crab w/ Nikon D70 60mm
Macro 60mm, Nikon D80, Subal Housing, Subtronic Flash.
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Commensal shrimp, Periclimenes kororensis. Picture taken in Moalboal, Cebu.
Clam coral sponge invertebrate
baby spotted eel at breakdown reef in parguera area!!!!!
Dragonet, Lembeh
Eys in the shell.
Nikon D 80, 60mm, Subal Housing , Subtronic Flash.
Flatworm, "flying" up a wall in Thailand
green, eel, moray, scary, mouth. Most best shots are whimsical and this is no exception - I was just looking around and here he popped out just to pose for my camera.
Hawksbill Turtle, St. Thomas
My tiny friend
Chromodoris Kunei
Blue Ringed Occy and i think he's trying to say "that's quite close enough" Sony T3
Imperator shrimp on seacucumber.
Sea horse
RED COLONY/Kaputian,Samal Island,Davao City
Popcorn shrimp, captured at Bunaken, Indonesia
Frederikstad Pier, sand crab, crab, little crab, This was off the pier which is fished regularly. This pier was full of fabulous critters and fish and this little guy (about ½" in diameter) was trying to bury himself in the sand to hide!
Unknown blue orb thing resting on coral
Sea Horse Dream
I was shooting another creature when I found this seahorse peeking out at me...a nice surprise. Cozumel. Canon 400D 100mm.
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