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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - not swimming

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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)
The psychedelic frogfish - size about 5 - 6 cm
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hairy squat lobster
two critters, one pic @Mergui Archipelago
Flat worm on ascidia
Two pregnant Saw Blade Shrimp on Whip Coral
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Stepping into the spotlight, a tiny flathead
Porcelain crab on its anemone
A pygmy seahorse at Lembeh Strait in Indonesia
Crinoid shrimp, Sabang Wrecks, Puerto Galera
Tubeworm enjoying the sun
Bug-eyed squat lobster No.2, Montani, Puerto Galera
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Whip coral shrimp, Boulders, Puerto Galera
"Sly, but Shy"
Juvenile Sailfin Blenny (Emblemaria pandionis)
Top shells - Aughrus, Connemara
Red Banner Blenny at Home
feeding at night.
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Blenny Portrait
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can you look me in the eye and tell me
D7100 60mm +15 saga f11 1/200
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Do you think gobbies have souls? D7100 105 mm f16 1/250
porcelain crab on fluorescent anemone
Tomato Anemonefish, Fantasea Reef, Puerto Galera
Night dive urchin closed up for the evening , looks amazing
Colonoscopy.
Hairy Squat Lobster, Coral Garden, Puerto Galera
crabs
sawblade shrimp
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2016
2nd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2016 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Excellent composition of this little creature, with a very strong diagonal emphasis and excellent colours.
Xeno Crab, Boulders, Puerto Galera
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