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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)
Blackbreasted Pipefish, Abu Ramada, Hurghada. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm.
Fangblenny (I think?) hiding inside a tube sponge, Lembeh, Indonesia
Sea horse of the lodge at Nosy Sakatia Madagascar
Wire Coral Goby - Drahtkorallen-Zwerggrundel - Bryaninops youngei
Hawkfish on the lookout
The Cheerleader of BHB
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Periclemenes imperator on Linkya levigata
Under the bridge and under the seaweed a Banded Coral Shrimp. This was a difficult shot due to tight quarters under the seaweed and structure that this shrimp was using as a home. Awesome 3 hour dive at Blue Heron Bridge off W. Palm Beach, FL.
periclemenes cf tosaensis: please take a picture of me ;-)
Periclemenes imperator on pillow seastar
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Having a small rest !
Hermit Crabs
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Unusual Lionfish, El Fanadir, Hurghada. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm.
Leaf scorpion fish , taken with canon G10 and UCL165
goby on bubbles
shrimp on bubbles
Porcelain Crab
Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Yellow, red, green and black
Longnose Hawkfish, Red Sea Wall, Hurghada. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm.
Goby on honeycomb II
Ribbon Eel, Tulamben
Parablennius zvonimiri repair inside Spirastrella cunctatrix sponge.
Larva of a Dragonfly... Que du bonheur... :O)...
A Seaweed Blennie watching every move I made peers out of a hole at Blue Heron Bridge - West Palm Beach FL
Chromis Chromis
Crinoid shrimp in the feather seastar...:)
Soft coral spider crab
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