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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - 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 in MID WATER not touching anything (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Patience pays in the end, but this little guy used up a lot of mine as he was going in and out of his hiding place non-stop until clack I got it.
Pink Anemonefish in Fiji.
Feeding Catfish, Bunaken National Park.
105mm Macro Lens.
Arrow shrimp on a wire coral, 90ft. down the wall in Turks and Caicos. D100 with 105mm macro.
Hey, budy!
I was trying to get the picture of juvenile Spotted Drum, when it made a swing and came to the Goby (probably Pallid Goby).
"What a little Diamond!" from Grand Cayman with Canon A70.
The Pyjama Cardinalfish must have one of the craziest patterns in the animal kingdom - and so aptly named!
It took me a few shots too get the face of that flute mouth, as it would not stop moving away from me.
On the Move. This Snowflake Moray was kind enough to pose for a moment or so in the waters off Waialua, HI. Natural light, 80mm macro lense.
Peacock flounder eye, macro. These guys were abundant and cooperative. They have a very interesting pupil. D100 and 105mm lens. Turks and Caicos.
Tiny clown fish in a big anemone.
60mm.
Snowflake Moray at Shark's Cove, Haliewa, HI.
Bridled Burrfish from Grand Cayman. With Burrfish the spines are always erect, unlike some pufferfish. Canon A70 using internal flash
Lion fish Sulawesi
Free Swimming Jellyfish
Up close, these guys look just like Caribbean reef sharks. Now if it weren't for those pilot fish...
Northern prawn. Farne Isle's. 60mm.
Green Razorfish from Little Cayman. Nikon D100 with 60mm lens.
Another Golden Coney, but with a few more light blue spots. I don't think it will knock the spots off your's Jim!
Grand Cayman, Canon A70 using internal flash
Close-up cheek and eye of everyone's favourite... the Napolean Wrasse. Palau.
Tiger blenny taken at Ras Umm Sid with E300.
These Bridled clown fish can bite, just look at those teeth.
Red Night Shrimp. Full frame. D100 and 105 lens. Night dive, Turks and Caicos
This fish is aptly named "Painted Comber" it looks like some kid's painted fish drawing. This one is about 2ft in length and was taken on La Gomera in the Canaries, with Canon A70 using the internal flash
Coneys are common in the Cayman Islands, but the Golden variation Coney is rare. One of the prettiest fish I've seen. Nikon D100 with 60mm lens.
It takes some time and some patience to get these mantis shrimps to stay still
Blackline fangblenny.60mm.
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