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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)
shy one, Lembeh,Manado with Canon G10
Clavelina lepadiformis on Paramuricea clavata. Taken with Nikon D60 and Nikkor 18-55VR. Nikon SB105 and Sea&Sea YS300 strobes. No macro lenses.
Seahorse-Bonaire-Canon 5D 100 mm macro
Niht
Sea urchin going off
Caught this Blacksided Hawkfish resting on a coral head. Taken with Canon 20D W/60mm macro F 5.6, 1/125 ISO 100.
After about 20 tries I finally got the exposure right, but from such a distance that I had to crop significantly and lost sharpness. I'll try again next trip. Canon SD550.
"Whip Goby" on his favourite coral. Taken at the Dhuni Kolhu, Maldives. (macro 50mm with a 1,4x TC; 1/250; ISO 100; f/16)
Thorny Seahorse portret
Probably Dikerogammarus villosus, a Ponto-Caspian amphipod species, who invaded Swiss lakes
Painted goby. D200, 60mm.
Seahorse at Gangaro island/croatia
SPOTFIN FROGFISH (to 3cm)
Olympus C-7070
Sand diver
Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes holthuisi) from Anilao.
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Extreme pink cut
Crocodile eye, taken at Wakatobi with Canon S70 and double CloseUp Lens
I love the little guy tucked under the tail of the big one. Canon SD550 w/ Fantasea Nano strobe
Shrimp. Taken in Marsa Bareika
Criniod squat lobster. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
Leaf scorpionfish , taken with canon S70 at Wakatobi
Anal cone of a long-spined sea urchin
i could hardly see this guy with my eyes.. thankfully we have macro! Casio exilim point and shoot!
A Red Hippocampus Denise ?
Actinothoe sphyrodeta. Menai straits. D200, 60mm.
Lettuce slug - Bonaire - Canon EOS350D; EF-S 60mm; single DS-125
Worms - Sabella spallanzanii (detail)
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