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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)
Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesi)
Anilao, Philippines
Alien - with a flea on its shoulder
Periclimenes imperator
Rhinopias – size ca. 3 cm
Funambulist
Anemone Shrimp
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Something for the Weekend. Peacock Mantis Shrimp - Odontodactylus scyllarusi. Bali, Indonisia - EM5-Oly 60mm-1250-f2.8-iso200-Inon D2000x2
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Frogfish sitting on a barricade net at 3m. Taken at ND Divers, Bum Bum Island, Semporna,Sabah, Malaysia.
White christmas Tree worm from Bonaire taken in October. No diopter was used - this is with the Olympus m.zuiko 60mm macro lens only.
All dressed up and nowhere to go. Flamboyant cuttlefish
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5D mk2, Canon EF 100mm macro, f14, 1/125, ISO320, Inon Z240 strobe
YELLOW GOBY~
Golden Brown. Thorny Seahorse - Hippocampus histrix. Bali, Indonisia - EM5-Oly 60mm-1250-f11-iso200-Inon D2000x2
Goby on seasquirt
Bubble Coral w/ tiny shrimp....
This very young (and small) goldentail eel was kind enough to pose for me in Bonaire on my last trip
Ecuador encounter
I spent a lot of time the water this last trip, and this is a shot that I have had on my mind for about 2 years. I am proud to say I got it.No diopter, this is with the 60mm macro lens that Olympus makes.
Blue-ringed Octopus. They are recognized as one of the world's most venomous marine animals. Despite their small size, 12 to 20 cm (5 to 8 in) they are dangerous to humans if provoked and handled, because their venom
Corkscrew anemone providing home and shelter to different species, and many times they co-exsist in harmony.
A discarded pipe can make a fitting home
Blue Christmas tree worm ..... up close
whitelob
Yellowlob
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Shore dive in Cozumel in March 2015, great couple of last dives after 3 1/2 months, found 4 sea horses, pipe fish and dwarf pipe horses.
Resting nurse shark, Canon 7D, Nauticam housing, Tokina 10-17MM, Sea & Sea strobes
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Nikon D90 with 60mm macro
Adorable roughhead blenny!
I used f/2.8 to focus on just the blenny's eyes and cirri (horns), making them pop against the background.
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