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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)
Fire dartfish
Porcupine fish photographed at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with a Canon EOS 70-D, Canon 100 mm macro lens, and two Inon D-2000 strobes.
S I M P L I C I T Y

Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)

Lembeh strait, Indonesia.
Red Background
Murky but incredibly alive waters of UAE
WTHIN THE LIGHT
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TOBY
Grand Komodo
Speckled damselfish
BLACK INK
Underwater lantern
Big mantis shrimp swimming
spooky
Hippocampus guttulatus
Speckled seahorse
FILEFISH
Raja Ampat - GRAND KOMODO
Octopus vulgaris
FLAT WORM
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This is a first for me i dive Ducht waters a lot and at a certain time of the year this species of crab is on mass.This particular one was floating in about 1-2m of water was lucky enough to get a few shots off.
A dwarf lionfish flying over a soft coral
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On a date
Dancing Wonderpus Octopus
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
Incredible shot of a special critter, love it
Juvenile Parablennius rouxi
My sweet light pink ear house
signal goby yawn~
Thalassoma pavo
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SWIRL
When I took this shoot , I used aperture of 6.3 to blur the background to highlight the subject, but at the same time using the adjacent colors in the background, and then vivid contrast in harmony
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Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging
FLAMBOYANT
YOS Lembeh
cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) in flames
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Orange vs. green
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