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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)
Pygmy seahorse taken in Wakatobi. I used a Nikon D100 with a 105mm lens a T4 diopter and a wet diopter!!
Mignons petits spirographes / Maldives
Eye to the Sky, Paradise Reef Cozumel MX. Captured with a Reefmaster Digital
Taking a nap, Reefmaster digital, strobe, 18X. Shot at Bonaire
Flamingo Tongue Snail - West End Bahamas: 60mm macro lens on a Sea&Sea housed Nikon F80. Program mode w/ -0.5 EV compensation kept the background reasonably bright.
The Capt. Tony wreck in the Boynton Beach, FL area is covered with these beautiful tunicates. It's one of my favorite wreck dives!
Wacthing the "Buds " under Coco View Wall with my MX10
HypselodorisValenciennesi - Mar mediterraneo - Nikonos III 35 mm macro 1:1
Macro on Xmas tree worm using Nikon CP5000 and DX90 single strobe. 3:2 Sea & Sea macro lens.
Cuttlefish eggs or what you want to imagine. Olympus C5050. A Moreira. A Coruña. Spain.
This Shot was taken off Santa Cruz Island, Ca with my new Ikelite housed Canon G5 and DS-50 Stobe..I spent obout 5 minutes with this little guy and he gave me a few good shots. enjoy
Christmas Tree Worms. Cliff Reef, Bonaire. Olympus C-4000 with Ikelite housing and DS50 substrobe. Camera set to Super Macro mode.
Coming & Going. 2 chromodoris nudis taken in Fiji with housed N90s, 105mm lens & Substrobe 200.
Christmas Feathers in Roatan
Labrus bimaculatus or Cuckoo wrasse.These fishes defend strongly the place where their eggs are. This is a male one. Olympus C5050. A Moreira A Coruña Spain.
robust sea cocumber: Puerto Galera, the Philippines
"Flamingo" in Roatan
Chiton (Lepidochitona cinerea), shot in Baleal, Portugal, using Nikonos V, 1:1 extension tube, Nikor 35mm lens, Ikelite 100a (TTL) and Ikelite Ai (slave "TTL") strobes, Fuji Velvia
Tube worms taken in Bonaire w/NikV, 35mm lens, 1:3 extension tube & Nikonos 105 strobe.
Lionfish - was taken in Exmouth, Western Australia, it was laying up against the reef which allowed for the perfect macro framing. Taken with a Sea & Sea MX10 & Strobe
Flossing on CoCo View Wall
Chiton (Lepidochitona cinerea), shot in Baleal, Portugal, using Nikonos V, 1:1 extension tube, Ikelite 100a (TTL) and Ikelite Ai (slave "TTL") strobes, Fuji Velvia.
Macro sur un corail brun en floraison / Maldives
Calvin's Nudibranch Roatan,Honduras MX10 Macro
Hawksbill close-up taken in Grand Cayman with N90s, 105mm, & Substrobe 200.

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Nice portrait Beverly
Anemones (Actinothoe sphyrodeta), taken in Baleal, Portugal, using Nikonos V, 1:1 extension tube, single Ikelite 100a strobe placed underneath (and close to) the scene, Fuji Velvia film.
Sardinia (Italy) Tavolara Island; Coolpix 5000 in Sea&Sea housing
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