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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - not swimming

19694 Entries Found: Page 107  of  730
Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are NOT MOVING usually on the bottom (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Goby
Seaweed Blenny, Blue Heron Bridge
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 1Dx, Canon EF100mm macro, f8, 1/200, ISO100, Subsee +5, Inon Z240 strobe
Honored meet you
Nikon D800E, 105 macro.
Two strobo sea and sea 120YS
Moal Boal
~ Crown ~
Saren shrimp
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5Dmk2, Canon EF100 macro, f25, 1/125, ISO320, Subsee +5 diopter, Inon Z240 strobe
Candy cowry
Face in the sand
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5D mk2, Canon EF1005mm @ 15mm, f20, 1/125, ISO320, Inon Z240 strobe
shortlistedShortlisted!
Peek-A-Boo
A Cocos Barnacle Blenny peeking out from a hole in the coral at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
shaving lobster
Bubbles bath
Scorpaena Porcus shot in Bodrum
Common prawn.
M O T O T I
Anemone crab
Blue eyes Crab, Cozumel Mexico
Popcorn shrimps
"Reaching"
A Bearded Fireworm inching his way off a rock.
"Gobe Face"
An Orange Sided Gobe resting on a yellow sponge.
"Smile"
These guys have huge personalities. I spent a good 30 minutes with this one and it felt like we were playing a game. Really entertaining to photograph.
"Rave"
A very colorful Triple Fin Blenny portrait. These small fish have excellent color, but what I really liked about the subject was the color background of algae this guy chose to post up on.
A female glass shrimp with eggs. Mum-to-be
Skeleton Shrimp
"Fingerprints"
Fingerprint Cyphoma are generally a rare find. I was very excited to find two together.
"Open Wide"
A Red Lip Blenny standing his ground on the South Side of Grand Cayman.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Tiny curious
" GAMBEROZZO MALEFICO "
Armoured
19694 Entries Found: Page 107  of  730