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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
Two frogfish just hanging out.
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Crocodile eyes!
Coconut Octopus,snoot lighting,Anilao,Phillippines.
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Starksia hassi Ringed Blenny
Bonaire NA "Front Porch"
D800 1/250 F25
105mmx2 Sea&Sea YS110a
Starksia hassi Ringed Blenny
Bonaire NA "Front Porch"
D800 + 10 subsee diopter 1/160 F25
105mmx2 Sea&Sea YS110a
Sand Diver
Starksia hassi Ringed Blenny Bonaire NA "Front Porch" D800 1/160 F25 105mm 2xYS110a
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Yellowhead jawfish clearing sand from its tunnel.
T U R N I N G
Male Threadfin Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi)
Anilao, Philippines. January 2015
Happy Easter
Mantis eyes
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A G G R E S S I V E
Male Threadfin Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi)
Anilao, Philippines. January 2015
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Abstract
Similan Islands
Blue spotted ray at rest
The Look
Hairy Blenny species
Spinyhead Blenny in a blanket of Sargent Major eggs.
Swirl
Mantis Shrimp
Muraena Helena with cleaning shrimps
Yellowhead Jawfish. Spent some time and a number of dives watching for the eggs to develop
Leaf Scorpion Fish sitting proud.
Look into my eye
Goby Fish
Bobtail Squid
Sometimes a algae growth means for better backgrounds as was the case with this hunting Flamboyant Cuttlefish. Taken with an 100mm macro in a Aquatica housing and Canon T2i.
Painted Frogfish
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