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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
Two Coleman’s Shrimps with double dotted snoot
Up close to a spotty dotty Seastar
Octopus With Marelux soft
blanket octopus
Seahorse and shrimp
Galaxy Eye "Sepia latimanus"
Persian rug ( Bedford's flatworm) . Elegant , beautiful, .. a masterpiece of ocean_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f13,iso100)
Nudi
Playful Bird Squid on a Blackwater Dive
This is a macro detail of an hard coral, taken a few meters deep around Havelock Island, in India. As you can see nature creates real works of art, don't you think? Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)
Macro shot of banded coral shrimp taken in Bonaire. You can see the blue ovaries.
Small fish have bright colors and flamboyant shape that attract experienced & novice divers alike. Unless it moves.. it can be difficult to distinguish them from the context around, as seen in this photo! Goa_India_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso100)
Juvenile Sorsogona prionota (halfspined flathead). (f/8, ... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Juvenile Sorsogona prionota (halfspined flathead). (f/8, 1/125, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
Rocky-shore Hermit Crab - Pagurus anachoretus
stone
Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena
Coral blenny-Havelock Is. -Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
Diploastrea heliopora macro: very common here in the Indian Ocean but always fascinating to see especially if you get close and notice its shapes like colored vanilla puddings_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso125)
Golden Leaf Scorpionfish "Taenianotus triacanthus"
Hide and seek with a common reef octopus.
Top view of a coral fish_2023
(Canon 100,1/250,f13,iso125)
Seahorse
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
A pact with the moray
Bedford's flatworm ,named "Persian carpet"..and you can understand why! Photo taken at Aquarium dive site_Thanks to great support of Barefoot diving staff in Havelock Island-Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f13,iso100)
Big Island, HI
Anemone fishes are immune to anemone's tentacles from day 1. It is a mutually beneficial relationship in which the anemone feeds from the fish dejection while the fish gets shelter from predators_Havelock Is._2023
(Canon100,1/200,f13,iso100)
Mexican barnacle blenny photographed at "El Morro" dive site_ P. Vallarta-Mexico_2021
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)
shortlistedShortlisted!
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