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Frogfish.  Anilao, Philippines.  G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
By Richard Witmer
posted Thursday, March 26, 2009
55 votes

SMILE!  Armina Sp. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
By Richard Witmer
posted Monday, March 30, 2009
54 votes


By Richard Witmer
posted Thursday, June 17, 2010
44 votes

Wonderpuss (Wunderpus photogenicus).
By Richard Witmer
posted Thursday, November 24, 2011
43 votes

Glossodoris cincta.  Anilao, Philippines.  Canon G9/Ikelite DS160.
By Richard Witmer
posted Tuesday, February 17, 2009
39 votes

Glossodoris rufomarginata, at Anilao.  G9/Ikelite DS160.
By Richard Witmer
posted Tuesday, February 24, 2009
39 votes

Kiss My Glass Shrimp! Shrimp on an anemone. No Crop.  G9/Ikelite DS160s/Stacked Inon UCL165 lenses.
By Richard Witmer
posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
39 votes

Mimic Cowries on soft coral.  These guys are TINY.  D300, 105MM, Macro Mate.  Cropped approximately 5% for composition.
By Richard Witmer
posted Monday, April 26, 2010
39 votes

Hypselodoris infucata.  Canon G9/Ikelite DS160 Strobe/UCL 165.
By Richard Witmer
posted Friday, March 20, 2009
38 votes

Thecacera Pacifica.  D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + Diopter
By Richard Witmer
posted Sunday, November 21, 2010
37 votes
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171 Entries Found: Page 5  of  6
Shrimps on a fire urchin. G9/DS160s/stacked UCL165s
Candy Crab on the USAT Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, Bali. G9/DS160s/2 INON UCL165s.
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Shrimp on a sea star (Periclimenes soror). He has a little friend behind him smile G9/Ikelite DS 160s/stacked Inon UCL 165s. Cropped.
Hairy Squat Lobster. Taken next to the USAT Liberty wreck in Tulamben, Indonesia. Lighting was done by angling strobes down the channel of the barrel sponge from each direction. G9/Ikelite DS160s/stacked Inon UCL165s.
Reach for the Sky! Reef Crab with eggs. He thought this was a stick up because I had a "canon" in his face smile ... hahahaha. Canon G9/Ikelite DS 160s/ Stacked Inon UCL165s.
Fancy Eyebrow smile Large moray being attended by a cleaner. G9/DS160s.
Candy. smile Mexichromis multituberculata. G9/DS160s/Stacked INON UCL 165s.
Trichesia yamasui in Bali. Notice the "eye spot" in the shadow of the rhinophore. Also you can see the transparent portion of the cerata. G9/DS160s/2 UCL 165s.
Crinoid Shrimp. G9/DS160s/2 UCL165s.
Jorunna funebris. G9/Ikelite DS160s/2 UCL165s.
Riding the Nudi Train! smile G9/DS160s/2 UCL165s.
Porcelain Crab with its legs wrapped around the side of the anemone. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160s/2 Inon UCL165s.
Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera elegans). G9/DS160s/UCL165.
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
a nice sharp study
Reef Crab with Eggs. This crab is about 2.5cm from claw to claw. Notice that the eyes are visible within the eggs. G9/DS160s/2- UCL165s.
Flames smile - Phidiana indica. G9/DS160s/2-UCL165s.
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
it's red alright!
Cool Character! I found this guy hanging out in Lembeh. G9/ Ikelite DS 160/ UCL 165.
Trinchesia yamasui in Anilao. G9/DS160/UCL165.
Seahorse. Anilao. G9/Ikelite DS160.
Pink anemonefish (amphiprion perideraion). G9/DS160.
Zebra Crab on a Fire Urchin. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165. No Crop.
Chromodoris kuniei. This nudibranch was raising and lowering its mantle in the current. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.
Flamboyant Cuttlefish Strike. This cuttlefish was hunting under the ledge. Right before he would strike, his colors would get really bright and then he would attack. G9/Ikelite DS160.
Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti). G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.
An amazing nudibranch - Phyllodesmium koehleri. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.
Big Frogfish portrait. Notice the lure in the top right. Anilao. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.
Hairy Squat Lobster. Photo taken between the ribs of a barrel sponge. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.
SMILE! Armina Sp. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
Frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
Red frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS 160/ UCL 165.
Stacked. Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti). Canon G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
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