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by Luis Arpa

Periclimenes imperator

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19693 Entries Found: Page 110  of  730
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)
Back lit gobi
Pederson Cleaner Shrimp
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"Spread Your Wings"
A Large Triple Fin Blenny resting on a sponge.
"Red Cling"
A Red Cling Fish doing what it does best. Latched on to a Gorgonian Branch.
Double-ended pipefish, Koh Haa
Fantastic house of Colemans couple.
M O N S T E R
Decorator crab
Anilao, Philippines. April 2015
"Glowing"
A close up of a Roughhead Blenny.
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"Colorful Moments"
A large Triple Fin Blenny. I generally see these guys on Brain Coral so it was nice to find one on a different back drop.
The funny looking Orangutan Crab!
Skate Eye....as a flat fish on the bottom they must need this specialized "eye lid" to keep sand and other debris out?!
Glowing in the dark
Cute froggy
Periclimes imperator on nudibranche
Nikon D800E , 105 macro Nikon, two strobo
BLUE UMBRELLA
Zebra Crab (Zebrida adamsii)
Padangbai, Bali
B L A C K - N I N J A
Zebra crab (Zebrida)
Anilao, Philippines. April 2015
T H E . B E E
Bumble bee shrimp (Gnathophyllum americanum)
Anilao, Philippines. August 2014
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D R E A M Y
Doto ussi nudibranch
freshwater snail
Nikon D90, 85 macro
"Ruffles"
A Lettuce Sea Slug on a Rope Sponge.
"Out in the Open"
A Gaudy Clown Crab poses out in the open on a Purple Vase Sponge. Generally I find this guys tucked away into a hole in the coral/sponge, but it is always a treat to find one out and about.
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Beautiful colors and separation.
The king of the mimetism
Scorpion fish in Bohol
Britle Stars
"Curious"
These aren't always the most cooperative subjects. After taking a couple of shots with just the 100mm, I decided to try the +10 Diopter. Luckily this guys was holding his ground and let me get extremely close.
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