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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)
West Coast Lobster on the cold Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula
Pleurosicya mossambica
Peacock mantis shrimp in the Philippines. These are probably my favorite creature to see underwater. I absolutely love their colors and how they can use each eye independently. Sony a7R iii, 90mm macro, ISO 100, f9, 1/200.
Pregnant pygmy seahorse
cryptic sponge shrimp
False Plum sea-anemone
This is a photo of a juvenile mimic octopus resting on the sand. Taken in Dauin, Negros Island.
Cinetorhynchus reticulatus (green-eyed dancing shrimp). I... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Cinetorhynchus reticulatus (green-eyed dancing shrimp). Inon UCL-165 wet lens, one strobe. - Els
This is a pygmy seahorse taken in Selakan Island, Semporna, Malaysia. Shot at around 15 meters depth. The pygymy seahorse is a difficult subject to shoot due to its size and entanglement with its host. Shot with Sony A7Riii with Marelux housing
Pontonides ankeri on screwed whip coral. Dive light SeaLi... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Pontonides ankeri on screwed whip coral. Dive light SeaLife Sea Dragon 2000, no strobe. Inon UCL-165 wet lens. - Erik
Red Fan worm
Trapezia tigrina (red-spotted guard crab). Shot with Inon... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Trapezia tigrina (red-spotted guard crab). Shot with Inon UCL-165 wet lens. - Els
Red carpet
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Recycled Home
Shot in Anilao. Main lighting comes from my buddy's torch... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Shot in Anilao. Main lighting comes from my buddy's torch. Shot with Inon UCL-165 wet lens - Els
whip coral goby
Tun-shell
One happy family smiling at the camera. Clownfish eggs. S... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
One happy family smiling at the camera. Clownfish eggs. Shot with UCL-165 wet lens at Anilao, Philippines. - Els
Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp
Close up of Achaeus spinosus or "spiny spider crab" on so... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Close up of Achaeus spinosus or "spiny spider crab" on soft coral. Inon UCL165 and UCL67 wet lenses stacked. - Els
Strawberries 🍓
Blowing wall on pescador nightdive
Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus), Gamul Kebir, Safaga, Red Sea (Egypt)
clown frogfish
Shrimp on whip coral
Ghost moray eel
Hamopontonia fungicola
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