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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Brian Mayes

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A marine Lipizzaner. Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix)... <0/// < <... <0/// < <....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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Devil Scorpionfish (Scopaenopsis diabolus) doing press ups.. <0/// < <... <0/// < <...Canon G9
School of Bigeye Snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) at Tokong Laut. Have you noticed that there is always one fish that wont line up for the shot and stops to stare at the camera. See if you can spot him. <0/// < <.. Canon G9
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False Cowrie ((Phenacovolva sp.) <0/// < <.. <0/// < <.. <0/// < <..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) from the Perhentians. <0//// < <.. <0//// < <.. <0//// < <..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) inside a giant clam. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
Nudibranch (Armina Sp. 7) feeding on soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.). <> <> <> <> Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
Full frame close up of baby Sea Moth (Pegasidae) with grains of sand on it's head. <> <> <> <> Canon G9 and stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
I noticed this Spotted Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) crawling over the coral and waited until it came over the rise, so as not to spook it back into the shell, like I normally do. <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens.
Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a large sea cucumber. <> <> <> <> Canon G9, full frame shot with stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
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Nudi on it's way to market to deliver another load of marshmallows. ;-) <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
This tiny (15mm) Porcelain Crab (Porcellanella sp.) is commensal with soft corals. Usually they hide inside the soft coral so you normally only get to see a part of it. Luckily, I found this one on the outside trying to catch some passing food.
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A couple of Thorny Seahorses sheltering by a soft coral. Can you spot the little fish watching it all? <> <> <> Canon G9
Head shot of a baby Orange & Black Dragonet (Dactylopus kuiteri) about 2cm long. <> <> <> <> Canon G9 with stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
Nudibranch (Bornella stellifer) getting ready for take off. <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
A mean looking Speckled Moray (Gymnothorax obesus) with wide mouth threat posture. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
A smiling (well sort of ) Scaly-headed Triplefin (Karalepis stewarti). <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
A huge Northern Scorpionfish (Scorpaena cardinalis) filling my frame, maybe it's time to get a wide angle lens. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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Editor's Comment
Yes, let's make wide angle the next big thing!
Pucker up for this Solitary Hard Coral (Monomyces rubrum). <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
Portrait of a goofy Grey Moray (Gymnothorax nubilus). <> <> <> <> Canon G9
Blue green monster from the deep, aka. Verco's Tambja (Tambja verconis). <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
Portrait of a Spectacled Triplefin (Ruanoho whero) perched on his fins. <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
"Patterns" of a Starfish (Ophidiaster sp.) close up. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
A Variable Triplefin (Forsterygion varium) resting on a bed of orange sponge. <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
Variable Nudibranch (Apheldoris luctuosa) or is it a vampire nudi with fangs? <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
Pure gold, a Yaldwyn's Triplefin (Notoclinops yaldwyni). <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
Verco's Tambja (Tambja verconis) with it's electric blue colouring. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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