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Flabellina affinis_August 2026
(CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
hippocampus
Baby Moray hiding in the coral
Taken at Phil Foster Park under the Blue Heron Bridge in West Palm Beach, Florida
Seahorse
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trying to square the circle with this ascidians choir
3rd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
One of the very few cases where a square crop works. The fisheye-lens effect boosts the composition as well. Sometimes, the simpliest things can become the greatest models :-)
Snapping shrimp - true it snapped me! Alpheus sp.
Arrow crab shot in Cozamel on Palancar Bricks. Shot using a Fujifilm EXR 16 Mega CMOS and an Intova 4000 flash.
Ctenophora.
Hermite crab Dardanus calidus, night dive, 50 mm macro lens, 20 cm from the subject-Canon eos 350d-two strobes ikelite DS125-Focusing light 25 leds from illunaluce.
Looking closely at trumpetfish
immobile
Spiny Flounder on the sandy bottom at 25ft deep in Crash Boat, Aguadilla, P.R.
Hawkfish
lighting eyes
This has already been entered...but I was wondering if anyone can ID the type of crab please.
Taken on Vetchies Pier - Durban's "Muck Diving" mecca....
It must be dived on high tide and at mid day to take advantage of ambient light.
Lots of sediment in the water so very light use of the strobe is recomended ! more to come from this place!
The sun reveals the trumpet fish eating a small fish.
Phantom
Weedy ScorpionFish
Portrait Shot - Rhinopias frondosa
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Marsa Shagra December 2011
Maldives Anemonefish
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Characteristic pattern
Horned Cow Fish
Taken off the shores of Catalina Island, CA in the Pacific Ocean.
Social Feather Duster @ Crash Boat Beach, Aguadilla, P.R.
Using Intova IC14, Wide Angke Lens and IFRed Filter. Depth 25 feet, vis <20 feet, sunny skies, but the water was full of particles and a strong current South to North
Fire Worm 2 @ Crash Boat Beach, Aguadilla, P.R.
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