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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)
anemone shrimp - Canon A640
Goby
Mating Blue Ring Octopus 
The Blue Ring Octopus (Hapaloc... by Paul Ng
by: Paul Ng
Mating Blue Ring Octopus
The Blue Ring Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is the most venomous octopus. Its poison, a neurotoxin, can kill a person.
Goldspotted eel.
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It's totally hard to get sea snakes and eels to sit in the frame - Juan has showed us how to do it here
Spotted Snake Eel
Imperator shrimp, Periclimenes imperator on a Discodoris boholiensis nudibranch. Picture taken on the Scuba-seraya housereef in North-east Bali.
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Bryozoans on a kelp frond - up close and personal.
Nikon D200 in Nexus housing, 2x Inon Z-240 strobes, 105mm VR w/2x teleconverter.
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Great abstract Christian - using patterns and depth of field
Two friends sharing guard duty
Seahorse in Spanish water
Anemone shot with Nikon S1
Crocodile Fish head on, taken at Tufi Dive Resort
This is an Acadian hermit crab taken in the Bay of Fundy in about 30 feet.
squat shrimp - lembeh
flamingo tongue at super bowl dive site in parguera area
This photo was taken in Roatan. This Banded Coral Shrimp found refuge in a Big Barrel Sponge.Almost looks like it is free floating but it was clinging to the sponges side.
Baby Lionfish just a few centimeter big. Never saw this small before!!!
Bearded Fireworm
Eastern Dry Rocks, Key West, FL
Tunicates, Bunaken
Pulce
Commensal Squat Lobster on a feather star , canon S70 with macro lens
Squat Anemone Shrimp, taken at Manado, Indonesia
Bumblebee shrimp, Phyllognathia ceratophthalmus. Picture taken on the Scuba-seraya housereef in North-east Bali.
2008/05/03 CASIO EX-Z1000 8mm F/5.6 1/60sec.
Kenting, TAIWAN.
Crocodile Fish Eye, taken at Tufi Dive Resort PNG
Sitting on a star
Sand Diver / Lizardfish
Bonaire April 2008
Canon Digital Rebel Xti 400D
Canon 60mm lens
Ikelite DS 125 strobe
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