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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)
French Angelfish - BVI
Bluespotted Grouper , Cephalopholis argus
Olympus OMD EM 1 with 60mm f 2.8
Juvenile French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)
Disco Baby in Blue (slow shutter speed was used to capture the wiggle)
Juvenile Cowfish
Very small (less than 1 cm) juvenile wrasse hovering over sponges
Cardinalfish with eggs
~ Golden Eye ~
A very rare find and fascinating looking fish. The Oxeye dory normally lives in deep offshore waters, but this one got swept inshore by strong currents caused by up-welling.
Snoot shot Pontohi
Hovering Goby, Bryaninops natans
Marsa Nakari , Red Sea
EM 1 with 60mm f 2.8
Juvenile squid
Squirrelfish
Juvenile Angel fish, Galapagos Ecuador
"Hide & Seek" - No Photoshop, I had the strobe positioned to create shadow, thus showing only the face of the filefish. I was lucky to find this one pecking away at a purple gorgonian, providing a nice contrasting color.
Fact: Cuttlefish have three hearts and green-blue blood.
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Looking arty!
Since they can't eat while the eggs are in their mouth, male Cardinalfish have been known to consume 30% of the brood before they hatch.
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Holy Cowfish
~ Surge Master ~
The ability of this small Ghost Pipe fish to navigate the surge was nothing short of amazing!
Banggai cardinalfish.
Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Banded pipefish
Convict Goby
False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
The Disco Kid
Soo cute... it tried to kill me, but it's OK only once :D
Fairy Basslet
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