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Flabellina affinis, August 2025
(SonyA6300, 1/125, f9, iso 125)
By Raphael Steinfeld
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Man erzählte sich, dass der Leuchtturm einst von einem Fischer gebaut wurde, der seine Tochter vor einem Sturm verlor. Aus Trauer, aber auch aus Hoffnung, entzündete er jede Nacht das Licht, damit kein anderes Schiff den Weg verlieren möge. Mit der Z
By Martin Schrack
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Man erzählte sich, dass der Leuchtturm einst von einem Fischer gebaut wurde, der seine Tochter vor einem Sturm verlor. Aus Trauer, aber auch aus Hoffnung, entzündete er jede Nacht das Licht, damit kein anderes Schiff den Weg verlieren möge.
By Martin Schrack
posted (2 days ago)
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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)
Shore dive in Cozumel in March 2015, great couple of last dives after 3 1/2 months, found 4 sea horses, pipe fish and dwarf pipe horses.
Resting nurse shark, Canon 7D, Nauticam housing, Tokina 10-17MM, Sea & Sea strobes
shortlistedShortlisted!
Nikon D90 with 60mm macro
Adorable roughhead blenny!
I used f/2.8 to focus on just the blenny's eyes and cirri (horns), making them pop against the background.
The secret of eye contact
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5D mk2, Canon EF100mm macro, f11, 1/160, ISO400, Subsee +5 diopter, Inon Z240 strobe
Goby
Seaweed Blenny, Blue Heron Bridge
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 1Dx, Canon EF100mm macro, f8, 1/200, ISO100, Subsee +5, Inon Z240 strobe
Honored meet you
Nikon D800E, 105 macro.
Two strobo sea and sea 120YS
Moal Boal
~ Crown ~
Saren shrimp
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5Dmk2, Canon EF100 macro, f25, 1/125, ISO320, Subsee +5 diopter, Inon Z240 strobe
Candy cowry
Face in the sand
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5D mk2, Canon EF1005mm @ 15mm, f20, 1/125, ISO320, Inon Z240 strobe
shortlistedShortlisted!
Peek-A-Boo
A Cocos Barnacle Blenny peeking out from a hole in the coral at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
shaving lobster
Bubbles bath
Scorpaena Porcus shot in Bodrum
Common prawn.
M O T O T I
Anemone crab
Blue eyes Crab, Cozumel Mexico
Popcorn shrimps
"Reaching"
A Bearded Fireworm inching his way off a rock.
"Gobe Face"
An Orange Sided Gobe resting on a yellow sponge.
"Smile"
These guys have huge personalities. I spent a good 30 minutes with this one and it felt like we were playing a game. Really entertaining to photograph.
"Rave"
A very colorful Triple Fin Blenny portrait. These small fish have excellent color, but what I really liked about the subject was the color background of algae this guy chose to post up on.
A female glass shrimp with eggs. Mum-to-be
Skeleton Shrimp
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