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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)
I have met this beauty on a sunset dive off the jetty of the dive resort in Kapalai. Ideally, I was looking for a pair of them, but he was hard to resist . I was very happy with the result smile
"Anemonafish"
Clown Fish - Chuuk
Pennant Bannerfish
butterflyfish
..under my soft umbrella!!
glass fish
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009

Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging
Domino Damselfish and anemone.
Ap. set to make the fish "jump" from the background. Macro 50mm. D80.
Tell me when to say "cheese".
A very curious giant moray eel, getting tête à tête with my lens port. Canon Rebel XSi / Ikelite housing and strobes
Goby on soft coral
Juvenile Boxfish, Bare Island
A funny and very curious pearch who came and went during several minutes. great dive at "Le Duzillet", great fun :-))
...U-UFO!!.....(Underwater Unidentified Flying Organism)
This species of very large, strong-swimming sea slug (spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus) is one of the largest of all nudibranchs: in this case more than 60 cm in length.
Too Blue!
Coral Cod. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D & Canon 100 macro.
weedy sea dragon flying through the temperate water of Perth Western Australia -shot with D50 -50mm with +4 diopter natural light
shortlistedShortlisted!

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another subject usually shot from the side so extra points for making it work Dave!
A pair of two spot goby
(Signigobius biocellatus)
Bannerfish portrait. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D, Canon 100 macro & Kenko 1.4X teleconverter
1/250 at f29 105mm on 400ISO. I am now using a D3 and the quality at high ISO is astounding. Also means I use much less strobe and can shoot 1/250 on f29 in the evening with 3m viz....Fantastic!
Butterflyfish seemed to be more abundant than usual on this dive trip. I caught this one with an Olympus Evolt E-300 with and Inon Z240 strobe.
Macroramphosus Scolopax - Night dive
Goldies...they are lovely, aren´t they?
Anemonefish family-Chuuk Lagoon -Canon 5D 50 mm macro
found in Lembeh; D200
Clown fish
Nikon D200, 60 micro , twin strobo
Manado
"What you lookin' at?" A nice encounter with a Toby
shortlistedShortlisted!
Sattleback Clown fish in Dauin, car wreck - great dive, great fun :-)
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