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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
Starry Moray Close Up
Trombetta/ Pesci che prediligono le profondità , ma che a Reggio Calabria è possibile incontrare anche ad 1 metro di profondità.
Porcelain crab perched with usual clown fish. Beautiful first dive of the day..
Scorpaena
Close up of a Picasso Trigger fish; one of the most colourful and apty-named reef fish in the Red Sea.
Close up of a really small pipefish in Marsa Alam,Egypt
found in Lembeh; D200
Hanging with the divemaster doing a safety stop. He blew bubble-rings. The rings floated up and crossed the line holding a "sausage". As they rolled up, they wound up the line. Way cool.
Prawn.
Aughrusmore, Connemara.
D200 60mm
Spugna che cola...
Batfish, Roughneck...St. Croix, USVI D300-60mm
batfish with cleaner
Lizard Fish. Canon 7D, 100mm macro.
Scorpion Portrait
Very nice sponge with shiny eyes.
Anemone fish in Marsa Alam, Egypt
Lion Fly - secret Bay Bali
Wonderpus!
Hanging at a safety stop when I noticed myself in the bubbles.
Trumpet fish
Nicely cloloured feather star shrimp. Canon G10 plus Inon Macro lenses
Grat Barrier Reef
Giant Clam

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Editor's Comment
nice abstract
Squid attacking Rabbitfish taken on a night dive. An opportunity shot; first saw the action in a torch light within peripheral vision, but had only a few attempts for the image before the squid disappeared into the dark.
found in Lembeh; D200
Anglerfish
Canon 1Ds MarkII with 100mm Macro lense and twin Inon strobes
Jelly Dance
Secret Bay - Bali
shortlistedShortlisted!
Hello brother !!
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