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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)
Frogfish taken in Bonaire in 2000, using Nikon F90x, in Aquatica housing with 60mm lens and twin flash
Clam mantle, shot in Southern Red Sea in 2000. Nikon F90x, in Aquatica housing, twin flash.
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2002

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A nice detail shot with abstract patterns. Always get in close, it might not be the obvious shot but can pay off.
Image taken in Sipadan in 1998. Nikon F90x in Aquatica Housing, 60mm lens.
crab,Peloponnese,Greece,Nikonos V macro1:3
flying fish (detail), Peloponnese-Greece,Nikonos V macro 1:1
Sea Anemone, Greece,night dive,Nikonos V,macro 1:3
Sea Anemone,Peloponnese,Nikonos V macro 1:3
Sea Anemone, night dive,Peloponnese, Nikonos V, macro 1:3
Strange bedfellows. Sandy beach U.A.E. night dive15ftNikon 8008s 60mm macro Ilelite housing and 150 strobe
Let sleeping horse lie Dibba rock U.A.E. 55ft Nikon 8008s 60mm macro Ilelite housing and 150 strobe
Small life Dibba rock U.A.E. 50ft Nikon 8008s 60mm macro Ilelite housing and 150 strobe
Spotted Moray Eel, Los Roques, N90s 60mm
Hermit Crab, Grand Cayman, N90s 60mm
Crab and Pederson Shrimp, Grand Cayman, N90s 60mm
This anemone left a Squat Shrimp out on its own, Los Roques, N90s 60mm
Lobster, Los Roques, N90s 60mm
Who is that bloddy diver like animal? Will it harm me? I am just a little shark...
Deco stop has always good subjects, especially when difficult to focus
subject: Stenopus Hispidus, place taken: Cayo Norte, Venezuela, Camera: Sea Master Pro Strobe: YS-60 TTL and Macro 1:2
Sea Urchin taken in 15 feet free dive on Tinian reef w/ digital still
Crown of Thorns in Marianas
Cypraea Eglantina off Saipan in cave
Frogfish taken in Hawaii with Nikonos V, a Nikonos close-up lens and an Ikelite MV strobe. Found this little guy sitting comfortably under a coral head.
Yellow Hairy Hermit Crab taken in Hawaii with a Nikonos V, 35mm lens, a Micro Lens III and an Ikelite Substrobe MV
Giant Clam, photo taken with MX 10 near Phuket,Thailand
Looking for Lunch - Star & soft coral - Palau - MX10 and Macro lens
Juvenille brittle star on Soft Coral on the Iro Maru {Palau} taken with MX10 and Macro lens
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