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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)
Landscape study of Orange Spotted Pipefish. Taken with D200 and 105mm lens.
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flamboyant 'torpedo' cuttlefish. Taken in Dauin.
Squid taken during a nightdive at Siau (Sangie Islands Northeast of Sulawesi) During my 6 shots it constantly changed coulrs and patterns. Manual Focus was needed. Used my 105mm f.36 at 1/100 and DS125 in 1/4
"X marks the spot" A pair of Ornate Ghostpipefish, although I think the one behind is a bit of a distraction :o(
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Porcupine fish en face in Curacau.
A "Barbier" - Common fish in close to the reef in the Red Sea. Que du Bonheur... :O)...
Juvenile Barramundi. D300-60mm
Radial Leatherjacket, East Timor
Filefish
Little Cuttle.
Aughrusmore Pier, Connemara.
D3 105mm.
"Comet" this rarely seen fish is unique with the white ringed black spot on dorsal fin. Solitary and cryptic, they hide in crevices on outer reefs. This one shot out of his hiding place and I only got part of him in the frame before he vanished
Landscape study of a shoal of feeding Catfish. Taken with D200 and 60mm lens.
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shoals are always tough so well done David. B&W works!
clownfish at san miguel tires in dauin, negros.
Cuttlefish. Plymouth. D3, 105mm.
Dark boxy
Pygmy cuttlefish, Ambon Bay, Indonesia. D300-60mm
Finally I got one of this specie...
Cuttle fish.Nikon F100,60mm,f27,1/125,YS-120,RVP 100.
cuttlefish in papua taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot
Jewel Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) on the USAT Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, Bali. This U.S. warship was torpedoed in WWII and is now an incredible artificial reef, housing not only coral, but hundreds of species of fish. G9/DS160s.
Squirrelfish, Tulamben
Ornate ghost pipefish. Shot in Raja Ampat
Butterflyfish on a wreck off of Miami, Florida. Taken with Olympus Evolt E-300.
Ghost Pipefish very common in the waters around Gangga Island.
D300-60mm
Portrait image of Saddled Toby. Taken with D200 and 105mm lens
taken at Mainid, Anilao, Batangas with Canon 400D/Hugyfot
"Don't you just hate it when that happens!" I was so concentrating on getting the mandarins 'rising' I didn't spot my hubby behind doing exactly the same thing DOH!
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