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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - not swimming

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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)
Trust
(Orangutan crab) Rise of of The Apes , by:GF1 + YS110 45MM
Bar Tailed Moray. Taken with Canon Ixus 85, Inon D2000 strobe and Inon macro lens.
Saddle Blenny (Malacoctenus triangulatus) natural lighting
Crocodile fish eye - Canon G10, stacked Inon closeup lenses; dual Sea and Sea strobes. No crop.
Shrimp in his soft coral home - Canon G10, stacked Inon lenses, Sea and Sea strobes.
Gnathophyllum elegans
Emperor Shrimp on Spanish Dancer - Canon G10
curly anemone
Moray Eel, Red Sea - South.
Blennie under a blue moon
Curious Blenny.Nikon D80,60mm,f29,1/100,YS-120.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011

Final RoundThrough to 2011 awards final round judging
Sponge Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata pederseni) shot with focus light pointed through the tube sponge, no strobes. Canon G12 F3.5 1/125 ISO 100 16mm
Blending in the environment
Having a bad day...
nikon d70s 60 mm micro
shortlistedShortlisted!
Lettuce Sea Slug, night dive, Bonaire.
i was taking some pics of these anenomefish eggs when a juvenile popped up to have a look at what was going on. S-95 + UCL 165
Fairly chilled out anenome crab
Canon S90, with inon ad close up lens and dual inon strobes
Sneak a peak! Octopus vulgaris
Whip Coral Shrimp. Canon S-95 + UCL 165 + Z240.
yawning scorpion
The queen
nudi.
Blenny
Hermit
Small but curious Hermit crab at Lady Elliot Island
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