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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)
Crab with beautiful blue eyes!(Using my new (Canon 20d) 60mm macro lens)
Hairy Ghost Pipefish, Tawali Resort, Milne Bay, Nikon F90, 60 mm, 5 mtrs depth,
Sponge Crab at Mabul
Puffer in grouper part 2. They both look a bit more stressed in this one.
Came across them on a night dive off Palm Beach. Nikon D50 with Subtronic, only had camera a week!
2 Leafy Sea Dragon (Fetzendrachenfische), Kangaroo Island / South Australia.
During our 2 Week Diving Trip, we got many Chances to find him - Thanks to Jim.
Lionfish in Taiwan ... Still amazed how much more detail the E900 picks up..
Fangtooth Moray (Enchelycore anatina) from La Gomera in the Canary Isles
Royal angelfish - photo was taken at Sharks bay with an olympus C60
Just started taking macro shots this trip (60mm Canon 20d) ....this is some kind of shrimpy thing in between sea grapes!
Weedy Scorpion Fish at Lembeh, one of many strange animal.
Yesterdays dive at Haleiwa the Trench on the North Shore of Oahu. Shot at ~70’.
MMmmmm, Maldives, Mantas, Many!!
I saw several Cowfish on my last trip to Isla Musjeres. His picture was taken with a Canon PowerShot SD 550.
Crocodile Portrait in the Red Sea...
Coral Trout Exmouth Navy Pier Olympus 7070
Zebrasoma Surgeonfish - Photo was taken at sharks bay with an olympus C60
Ningaloo Reef, Australia. Olympus 8080 in PT 023-housing.
The photographer's favourite - tompot blenny.
James Eagan Layne, Plymouth.
F90X, 60mm.

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
We've all shot a roll (or card) or two on this subject but we never tire of it - and Mark has a good one here
Baby purple stonefish in Taiwan.. first day with FUJI E900... love it... twin INON macro lenses... 1x D2000 strobe
Yellow Frog: Nikon F90x, 105macro, Two strobo TTL Indonesia
Common Sea Dragon - Weedy , Kangaroo Island / South Australia.
Very activ - very difficult to make good shots of him.
Pink Anemonefish; Nikon D70s/60mm lens
a couple of anemone fishes in their home anemone, off Sipadan
Taken with Sony DSC F828, in Ikelite housing
This curious squid was seen at Roatan. His picture was taken with a Caplio RR 30.
Puffer fish in mouth of a grouper taken off Palm Beach on a night dive off MV Shearwater. Nikon D50 with 18-55 in Sea & Sea housing with Subtronic strobe.
Check out the look in this unicorn's eye. Taken in Ras Mohammed, Egypt.
Taken at Sipadan Island, East Malaysia
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