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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)
Sting Ray in cavern
Cheeky little fella.
COLOURS BY NIGHT.
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.
D200, 50 mm Sigma, Hartenberger strobe
Octopus close up
Tarpon.
Nassau Grouper
Brightly coloured Chromis Damselfish going about their business.
Crocodile fish relaxing with a pal.
Horsing Around! Taken In Tulamben With Canon S80.
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Ed does wider angle take on a macro subject!
Two juvenile Emperor Angelfish fighting/displaying
Trumperfish.
Harlequin goby. S2Pro,60mm.
Clown - Chuuk.
Common Prawn.
Trefor Pier, N. Wales.
D200, 60mm.
I don't know how well this will read at this size--Octopus portrait, Solomon Islands
does macro-free floating count?
Leaf at the surface
Maldives 2006.
Hawkfish On A Seafan. Taken In Tulamben With Canon S80.
Bigeye. Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.
Pentax LX with 50 mm macro + teleconverter, Hartenberger strobe
Octopus feeding on a take-out meal. The bulge in the arms (under the eyes) is a crab trapped in the web, being carried along the reef flat before being eaten. Rurutu, Austral Islands
The Queen is so beautiful:)
Plagiotremus townsendi (couldn't find the normal name) taken at Quays dive site with E300 & 50mm.
Coraline Sculpin, Artedius corallonus, Coast Guard Breakwater Monterey, California,
Canon20D, 60mmEF-S,(2)S&SDX90's
Blue Line Angelfish.
The most beautiful fish in the reef
Squid. Taken during a night dive in the northwest of Gran Canaria.
F100 with 90 mm Tamron and Hartenberger strobe
Semi circle Angel. Nikonos V 28mm
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