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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - 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 in MID WATER not touching anything (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Anemonefish & Cmmensal shrimp-Lembeh
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2009

Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

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We've not seen cleaners on clowns before...
Family affair
Lion fish. Lembeh straits. D200, 105mm.
A rainbow of color on this Parrotfish. It was just hanging there drifting back and forth on a little coral head. It did not seem to mind that I was there or that I was taking pictures.
I've only found red sea anemone in the Solomon Islands, it made a great background for the fish. D300 - 60mm
Colorful damsel fish plays amidst hard coral; shot with Nikon D2X, micro-Nikkor 105mm, two Inon Z-240 strobes and Aquatica housing
Little Damsel Fish Swimming... Que du bonheur... :O)...
I few years ago I missed a shot because I used a cheap camera, well determined to never miss a shot again I took the plunge and invested in some real equipment this last year. The result; Cozumel Rainbow Squid...
Raja Ampat....
Unusual freckle face blenny. D300-60mm
shortlistedShortlisted!
Grouper with cleaner shrimp
"Citron Gobi"
shortlistedShortlisted!
angler fish
Surgeon fish with sergeant fish in hot pursuit. Shot with Nikon D2X, 105mm micro-Nikkor, one Inon Z-240 strobe and Aquatica housing.
Merry Christmas to all....
Eight Banded Butterflyfish D300-60mm
Pajama Cardinalfish D300-60mm
Close up of turtle taken in Grand Cayman with 105 macro.
Squid on night dive,close up-Raja Ampat,no cropping.
Portrait of Lionfish-Raja Ampat,no cropping
stripes
Portrait of a little groper Serranus scriba.
It's a Ghost ,I 've seen a Ghost...
Great moment - Face to face with this beautiful Blue TriggerFish in the Maldives... Que du bonheur.... :O)...
swimming squid
Lion Fish Up Close & Personal. Taken at Komodo Island Indonesia with Olympus E-330.
big eye,nikon d2x 60mm micro
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