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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)
Ornate ghost pipefish with soft coral, quite a good disguise really...
Blue Masked Butterfly. One in my series of 'Fish Portraits Around the World'. Nikon F housed in Nikomar III; 55mm auto-nikkor lens.
Hawkfish. D70,105mm. Kapalai,Sabah
Two Blennies checking me out.
It took me a while to take this one.
There was too much current and surge.
I was very happy with the result.
My first real clear Blenny photo in focus.
Sepia in it's ink.
Nightdive at Arinaga, Gran Canaria.
This Ornate Ghost Pipefish was literally at the base of one of the mooring points under the Seaventure platform at Mabul Island. For those you who haven't been to Mabul, it is incredible!!!
The Hauk.NikonD100, Lens:105 macro , Two strobo no TTL. Philippine 2005
Snake Eel...Watcha lookin at?
Best looking fish in the sea, Wolf fish. St Abbs, Scotland.
Puffer fish taken at 15m at KBR Lembeh Strait using D70 single YS90 strobe
The Eye. NikonF90x, velvia 50, !05 macro , two strobo ttl. Lembhe
This lionfish was having an afternoon yawn !
Ghost pipe fish at Sipadan.
The Loner. Among the tens of thousands of orange jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, I was surprised to see this Moon Jelly. Palau. 2006. Snorkeling. Canon A-95 w/ built-in strobe.
An aggressive clown staring at it's reflection off my buddy's camera.

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A cutesy nemo setup Larissa
Yellow boxfish in 1m of water, just of the beach. 60mm.
Pelagia noctiluca jellyfish, shot in Baleal using a Canon EOS 20D in Ikelite housing, Sigma 50mm macro and Ikelite 50 strobe on manual.
Fun Fun Fun...to photograph.
A Pelagia noctiluca jellyfish shot in Baleal, Portugal, using Canon EOS 20D in Ikelite housing and Ikelite 50 strobe on manual.
Comman cuttlefish,Plymouth. 60mm.
Masked puffer endemic to the Red sea. Photo was taken with a Sony Dsc - P10.
Stripes.
Taken at "Moses Rock" in the "Nature Reserve" in Eilat.
Canon 10D with Macro 100mm lens(Canon). Ikelite housing with a single D125 strobe.
Spotted this anemone hermit crab on a night dive
Taken with an old 3Mp camera and one YS-25A strobe at 60 feet. These guys were very difficult to shoot. They are quite shy.
Plaice.
Lochaline beach,Sound of Mull.
60mm.
Clownfish (Dameselfish). Photo was taken at Ras Mohamed with a Sony DSC-P10.
Scorpionfish taken with Nikon Coolpix 4300 in Nabq Park, Sinai.
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