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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
Hitching a ride.
small goby on the back of a sea cucumber
Flounder. Olympus pen & housing
Bobtail squid taken in lembeh straits.
Canon G12 w 1 strobe.
"The weather outside is frightful..." Santa Frogfish and Elf in the underwater snow. Lit with Snoot.
f16/200 tow ion full night dive
Nikon d90 f16 / 125 tow ion full
White eyed Moray taken in Bali on the east coast near Tulamben. Canon G9
Frogfish. Puri Jati, Bali
Arrow Crab inside a purple tube.
ALERT
Crab. Olympus pen, Olympus housing, inon strobe, light in motion focus light.
"False Nemo"
Close up of a closed anemone with a damselfish passing by.
Bobtail squid
Nikon D200, 60 micro , two strbo
Lembeh strait
INTENSITY RED
Leafy filefish - another weird and wonderful Lembeh critter.
eel in tube sponge. Olympus Pen, Olympus housing, inon strobe, light in motion focus light.
shortlistedShortlisted!
"Told you to stop hanging around @ssholes"

S95 at 22me... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
"Told you to stop hanging around @ssholes"
S95 at 22meters with No flash, no strobe, no PS, no LR editing...
Amazing encounter with a mimic octopus. Taken with Canon S95 using just the camera's underwater mode.
Hermit Crab close up.
Crocodile Snake Eel
Lettuce "slug" at Capt Don's House Reef
angry at me ?
Very large hermit crab. Nikon d7000, 60mm macro, ikelite housing, inon strobe, light in motion focus light.
Red Coral Crab, Trapezia Cymodoce, hiding in the coral playing hared to get.
Harlequin shrimp up close and personal.
Fandango
Underwater Flower
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