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by Luis Arpa

Periclimenes imperator

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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From The Banda Sea

1748 Entries Found: Page 50  of  65
Safety stop on one of many beautiful reefs in the Banda Sea
Lava Flow - Banda Neira
anemone shrimp in white
shortlistedShortlisted!
matador
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2010

Final RoundThrough to 2010 awards final round judging

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always room for a fun one!
D300-11mm, 1/125, F7.1
-Stairway to Heaven-
This site remind me of of LZ's song.
I took this just after dusk in Banda Harbor. There were several Mandarin females "on the prowl" for mates. I chose one female and treid to keep her in the field of view of my D300's 105mm macro lens and was able to catch the moment.
Tasseled scorpionfish
Cuttlefish
Jorunna Funebris
White Spotted Pufferfish resting
Leaf Scorpionfish
Tasseled Scorpionfish
Flathead crocodile fish
nudibranch
Cleaner fish at work on the gills of a large pufferfish
This hawk fish was swimming here and there, try to play hide and seek with me when i found it...so cute
nudibranch, taken at morela, ambon - indonesia
school of milkfish
Hukurila Cave, Ambon
shortlistedShortlisted!
Radial Leatherjacket. East of Dili, East Timor
"Hitchhiker on Fire" (Periclimenes colemani- Coleman shrimp)
"Striped Waves" (Pholidichthys leucotaenia -
Convict or engineer goby/blenny)
"Rings of Death" (Hapalochlaena maculosa- Blue-ringed octopus)
Taken in Ambon using Nikon D90 with 105mm macro & single INON D2000 strobe. No cropping.
Flabellina sp. East of Dili, East Timor.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Juvenile Emperor Angelfish. East of Dili, East Timor
Halgerda batangas. East of Dili, East Timor
1748 Entries Found: Page 50  of  65

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