porcelain crab taken in phillipines just of verde island with a with Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL Ikelite housing. ikalite strobe 120

Lizardfish I was taking a photo class when I saw this little guy just sitting there.

pygmy seahorse - divesite: koala; location: mabini, anilao, batangas, philippines; taken with Canon G9, WP-DC21 w/ Inon D2000s Strobe and 2 stacked up lenses (Inon UCL-165 macro lenses)

King Mantis Shrimp, shot at masaplod sunctuary, dumaguete, Philippines. Used CANON IXUS 85IS and Ikelite housing. On macro setting, & manual whitebalance. No strobe,

"Reflection" Sargassum Frogfish at a very swelly surface which is why I have some motion blur around his fins!

"Back against the Wall" Boxer Crab, D90 with 105mm +2 diopter in the New Nauticam Housing - No Cropping :o)
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Nudibranch hanging out on a coral outcropping playing it up for the camera. Puerto Galera, Philippines. Canon Powershot with canon housing.

Through to 2009 awards final round judging

Juvenile Cuttle Fish. A lucky find on a night dive in Puerto Galera, Philippines. Using a Canon Powershot with canon housing.

Nicely open soft coral feeding in the current - lit from back.

Tubbataha Reef Ranger Station

I just love the isolation of this one...
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Flabellina exoptata

Just off the wall.....

Coleman Shrimp resting on fire urchin. Photo taken from Anilao, Philippines by Canon G9, INON strobe & double macro lens. No cropping.
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The contrast of the background was just too cool. The Philippines is home to some really different looking nudibranchs.

A rainbow of color on this Parrotfish. It was just hanging there drifting back and forth on a little coral head. It did not seem to mind that I was there or that I was taking pictures.

5d

porceleine crab

Through to 2009 awards final round judging

Alien?????????
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Porcelain crabs are not that big. This little guy was sitting in his anemone having a great time...just fishin'. I love the look on his face. It looks like he is slurping up the plankton he is fishing for.

Zebra Crab, photo taken @ Anilao, Philippines by Canon G9 & double macro lens.

host goby
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commensal shrimp ;-D
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Ahhh...
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Up close and personal
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Hermit crab...this little guy was scooting across the bottom. When he saw me and my camera, he stopped so I could get a couple of shots off. He then took off and was headed as fast as he could to somewhere.

A garden eel that caught my fancy. Took a lot of patience before I can come close enough to shoot it without spooking it out.
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