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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)
slender spongegoby (Phyllogobius platycephalops)
on a colorful hard coral
shortlistedShortlisted!
goby on seapen
Featherworm Abstract
N E O N
Thorny Seahorse
(Hippocampus histrix)
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2017
2nd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging

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The disco seahorse - great technique and lighting.
flower on the back
Amphioctopus marginatus
Eyes on me
Boxer.
tigershrimp
Hypselodoris maculosa
Thorny.
Blue Ring Octopus playin' ball. Blue Ball.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Juvenile Hairy Frogfish
On the hunt
Abstract art
Squat Shrimp
Peering over my shoulder
Bloody Bay, Canon G16
The King of camouflage.
Killer
...proudly presenting...
shortlistedShortlisted!
supersonic eyes
Cheeky Triplefin
The best shot from following a triple of harlequine shrimps taking a ride on seastar while started to eat it :-)
Harlequine swimming crab in his house
King on his throne
"Framed"
A flamingo tongue cowrie framed by the branches of a gorgonian. I pushed myself to create a unique photograph: lined up the cowrie thru the branches, positioned my strobes for backlight & used high shutter speed to black the background.
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