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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)
'Small is beautiful'. I'm a huge fan of the small things in our ocean. We observe and earn trust and in time they allow us to capture their character.
Un Blenio en Guanica.
Harlequin crab.
Stepping out from the darkness, into the spotlight. Juvenile Warty Frogfish (Antennarius maculatus)
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Painted Predator
"Blue Eyes"
A Sand Gobe showing off his color eyes.
Rock Crab eyes of the coast of Massachusetts
Seamoth
White Crystal
Yellow Shortfin Lionfish Lembeh Strait
Whip Coral Goby - Watch me whip...
A tiny cryptic teardrop crab inside its cotton candy house! That's actually a purple vase sponge that I lit from the side, to create glow and show off the remarkable color of the sponge.
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Soft coral crab
"Arrow Face"
A Close-up of a Yellow Lined Arrow Crab.
"Goddess Train"
Two Purple Crowned Sea Goddess following each other across a rocky bottom.
Clownfish in Bubble Anemone - Giannis D Wreck, Sha'Abu Nuhas reef.
From Bodrum/Turkey
Canon 650D-100 mm makro lens
Alicia mirabilis
Ribbon Moray Eel
I love social feather dusters and in Roatan,they are brown to yellow. These were the yellow ones. Shooting then in surge is a challenge, but one I love trying to do it.
"Triple Fin Pose"
The Triple Fin Blenny has become one of my favorite macro subjects. Very colorful and cooperative making it a good subject to work on different compositions with.
"Lunch Time"
A Yellow-lined Arrow Crab on a dark background.
Orange Eye
Havana Mantis Shrimp, OMD EM5, 60mm Macro lens
Red Bearded Goby
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white stripes
Baby Ghost Pipefish
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