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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)
flatworm's face
Cigale de mer
Spot-face moray. Lembeh strait's. D200, 60mm.
manado,nikon f9ox 60mm macro
Hydroid forest. Colony of Lytocarpus nuttingi.
Octopus.
A shrimp (Gnathophyllum elegans) typical inhabitant of underwater caves.
Scorpion fish resting on sponge
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The ubiquitous Arrow crab. Cozumel. Canon 400D 100mm.
Scorpion in the Seaventures junkyard!
Whte-Spotted Chromodoris from Perhentian Islands.
Sony T3
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60mm shot at minimum focus, need a 105 for these shots!
Just Around The Corner! Taken in Anilao with Canon G9.
Portrait
"Freckled Hawkfish" Taken on a dive at Coral Gardens in Guam on 8 December 2007. I was amazed he let me get this close. Canon A630 set on macro/Ikelite Housing/Ikelite DS125 Substrobe.
Peacock Mantis Shrimp with eggs taken at Jahir, Lembeh Straits with Olympus E-510 with Zuiko 50mm Macro lens and twin Inon Z-240 strobes
Canned octopus.
Lembeh Straits.
60mm.
Big fat pregnant man in Wakatobi. Nikon D80, 105mm macro + wet diopter.
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Bubble shrimp, Bunaken
CAVALLUCCI
Super Hi-way of Soft Coral, C7070 Olympus
A nice sized seahorse in Cozumel. Canon 400D 100mm.
Up & Under! Taken in Anilao with Canon G9.
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
We've had laods of shots like this with one fish, but never two! Well done Edvin
Taken at Weh Island, Banda Aceh...about 12 meters depth
a posing shrimp
Large green moray eel hidden behind rock formation
Gorgonian goby
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