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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)
look at me
White giant Frogfish (Antennarus commerson) on bleached coral waiting for it's prey.
I lose my mind, every time I see a Mimic.
C O M M O N
Commensal Whip Shrimp on Whip Coral
Tulamben, Indonesia. April 2016
Seahorse
Hairy Frogfish shot at f/2.8
Small moray
Blue-ringed octopus - Dauin, Philippines
Fireworm, raised his head in his travels across the algae field just as I took the shot.
Porcelain crab on red carpet.
1/60 F11 ISo 100
Seahorse in the Adriatic Sea
~ Royalty ~
Seahorse @ Gangaroo North
Macro shot in the med, adriatic croatia
"Expectant Parents" - A pair of two claw shrimp, including one with eggs, in the bottom of a purple vase sponge. Two claw shrimp are a rare find on Grand Cayman; these are the only ones I've seen in over 300 dives on the island!
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2016

Final RoundThrough to 2016 awards final round judging
Juvenile Clown Frogfish mimicking a poisonous flatworm
Juvenile Giant Frogfish perched in a sponge. Without the aid of the strobe, they were the exact same color.
Harlequin, snooted
We found this Mototi Octopus living inside of a discarded Grey Goose bottle and it was free to move in and out, sometimes rearranging the rocks on the outside of the bottle.
Courting couple (Sydney's pygmy pipe-horse fish)
Yellow kiwi
shortlistedShortlisted!
looklike the artwork..
Star Gazer shot in Komodo
Seaworm Sabellas Pallanzanii
gnathophyllumelegans shrimp
Planet Goby. Population: 2
Soft Coral Crab, nightdive at Shinkoku Maru, Chuuk
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