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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Super macro

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Shots taken (at smaller than 1:1) with multiple extension rings, diopters, or teleconverters of extremely small subjects typically less than 1 inch (2.5 cm)
Nudibranch and two emperor Shrimp
Ladybyg
Zebrida adamsii
Sexy Snooting #1 of 2 - I've been experimenting with using a snoot in ways other than a spotlight. Here a sexy shrimp dances on his coral stage.
Sexy Snooting #2 of 2 - I've been experimenting with using a snoot in ways other than a spotlight. Here, the transluscence of a spotted cleaner shrimp on coral is shown with my snoot.
Cowrie on a coral... snooted hand held torch
Sepia officinalis
Eye & Siphon
Blenny Smile, La Paz Mexico
Bubble Anemone Shrimp Found only on bubble coral.
Transparent body with purple antennae and purple line down body.
They feed on parasites, algae and plankton.
Widespread Indo-pacific
Heart of the Heat
Allied Cowrie - Diminovula punctata
Japanese Wreak, Bali, Indonesia
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Super Macro
Effervescent
Allied Cowry - Aclyvolva sp.
Padagbai, Bali, Indonesia
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"Do You Like My Headdress?" - A tiny pipehorse portrait, photographed with SMC and a shallow depth of field to soften the background.
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Blenny Face, La Paz México
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Eye of the Crab.
Spot the Crab!
Neck crab with hydroids growing on it!
children's garden under the belly of mother
Tiger shrimp: I'm watching you!!
Isopods are not insects but crustaceans. They are relatives of insects however, with their jointed legs and exoskeleton. Actually they are more closely related to shrimp, crayfish and crabs.
strike the pose
Through the mountainous surface of a sea cucumber
Betwixt
Ornate Ghost Pipefish - Solenostomus paradoxus
Bali, Indonesia
Parablenius zvonimiri.
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Fireworm side portrait.
Nikon D850 + 105 micro + SMC 2.
Hunchback Amphipod and friend
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Tiny little devil (Skeleton Shrimp)
Pipehorse Portrait - My first pipehorse! This little guy is less than an inch long, and is very hard to spot with an untrained eye. The background is white from my strobes reflecting off the sand.
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