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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - not swimming

19938 Entries Found: Page 114  of  739
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)
"Texture Blenny"
A Secretary Blenny with a texture filled home.
"Sandy Details"
A close-up of a Sand Gobe.
'Your eyes dazzle me'
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5D mk2, Canon EF100 macro, f14, 1/125s, ISO200, 1x Inon Z240 strobes
Feels like Christmas time!
"Nom Nom"
A Yellow-lined Arrow Crab feeding.
"Nudi Train"
Two Purple Crown Sea Goddess' following each other over a sandy bottom.
Lacy Scorpion Fish
Yellow Mo-vember / Bearded Goby
shortlistedShortlisted!
'Moving home.'
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5D mk2, Canon EF100mm macro, f13, 1/100s, ISO400, 1x Inon Z240 strobes, +5 subsee diopter
"Field of Flowers"
A Triple Fin Blenny resting on a Pink Vase Sponge
Shine On. Giant Frogfish - Antennarius Commerson. Bali, Indonisia - EM5-Oly 60mm-1160-f2.8-iso200-Inon D2000x2
white on white... playing with a very patient shrimp. the fused background is achieved pointing the main strobes to the sand
It's a rock with an eye!!! and a mouth...
'Pay attention!' Triple fin blenny
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5Dmk2, Canon EF100mm macro, f11, 1/160, ISO200, Inon Z240 strobe, Subsee +5 diopter
shortlistedShortlisted!
Bling Bling. Slender Pipefish - Trachyrhamphus longirostris. Bali, Indonisia - EM5-Oly 60mm-1250-f2.8-iso200-Inon D2000x2
Eye contact
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata pederseni), Roatan, Honduras
Olympus OMD EM5 MkII, 60mm Macro Lens, Nauticam Housing, Dual Inon Z-240 Strobes, 1/80, f/6.3, ISO320
Using a home-made snoot to highlight the eyes of the arrowhead crab.
Simply Yellow, a Dwarf Golden Moray
Warty Frogfish, Nikon D7000
This banded coral shrimp was buried in the lilac vase sponge and I had to contort myself to capture the image. I love the way the sponge looks like soft fabric.
Blenny Obsession
The Gatekeeper. Mantis Shrimp - Lysiosquilla sp. Bali, Indonisia - EM5-Oly 60mm-1/125-f6.3-iso200-Inon D2000x2
Harlequin shrimp~
red on blue
Weedy scorpionfish aka Rhinopias at Badang Bai, Bali.
Tiny shrimp in soft coral
Hermitcrab & Scorpionfish
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