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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)

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Lovely couple. Similan islands. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Lovely couple. Similan islands.
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 27, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Whaat? they said that ghosts cannot reflect in mirrors...... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Whaat? they said that ghosts cannot reflect in mirrors... (in reality what looks alike water surface is the high reflecting sand in Chowder bay and they are a pair...)
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Equetus punctatus by Danny Van Belle
Equetus punctatus
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Hello Turtle by Jill Bruno
Hello Turtle
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Despite the appearance, the white background is not artif... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Despite the appearance, the white background is not artificial. The water is so full of small algae that the strobe reflects almost entirely when angled. This shot is with 3 strobes to illuminate the subject too
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Very impressive technique! White background with minimum post processing is very hard to achieve, especially while lighting up the subject so well.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Clownnfish shot near the Wakataboi islands in Indonesia. ... by Martin Linder
Clownnfish shot near the Wakataboi islands in Indonesia. Shot with a Olympus E-M5, 60mm f/2.8 in a Natuicam housing with Inon Z-240 strobes. Thanks for watching!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Pikeblennie fight by Danny Van Belle
Pikeblennie fight
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Awesome behaviour shot! Very dramatic angle and great capture of the action!
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date posted posted: Monday, March 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Dental service by Uwe Schmolke
Dental service
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date posted posted: Monday, March 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A banded sea snake in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia by Brent Barnes
A banded sea snake in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 20, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Pelagia noctiluca by Alberto Gallucci
Pelagia noctiluca
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 19, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Swimming ghost. The female of the pair by Gaetano Gargiulo
Swimming ghost. The female of the pair
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 19, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Juvenile Jack knife (about 1cm) swimming between a sea ur... by Pepe Suarez
Juvenile Jack knife (about 1cm) swimming between a sea urchin.One of the most difficult shots I have ever taken!
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 19, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) by Thomas Bannenberg
ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)
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date posted posted: Friday, March 18, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Nemo Clownfish by Rudy Janssen
Nemo Clownfish
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date posted posted: Friday, March 18, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indonesia
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Couple of gobies inside a bottle. by Miguel Pereira
Couple of gobies inside a bottle.
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Philippines
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"the dark knight" no PS to achieve the background I used ... by Gaetano Gargiulo
"the dark knight" no PS to achieve the background I used a 3rd strobe to blow the water. shot in Clifton too much south for them how long they will stay around is not known...
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Mandarin mating with eggs. Lembeh. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Mandarin mating with eggs. Lembeh.
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Smile Parrot Fish, Galápagos Ecuador by Alejandro Topete
Smile Parrot Fish, Galápagos Ecuador
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Ghostpipefish in micro wide angle by Danny Van Belle
Ghostpipefish in micro wide angle
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indonesia
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tiny duo by Jonathan Sala
tiny duo
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I belive i can fly by Jonathan Sala
I belive i can fly
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Jelly fish body guard for this tiny fish :) by Pepe Suarez
Jelly fish body guard for this tiny fish smile
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Myanmar (Burma)
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Canon Powershot D30 by Tess Macdonald
Canon Powershot D30
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Mototi Octopus-Lembeh by Richard Goluch
Mototi Octopus-Lembeh
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Solenostomus cyanopterus by Sergey Verderevskiy
Solenostomus cyanopterus
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indonesia
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The lure by Leena Roy
The lure
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Triggerfish by Marcel Waldis
Triggerfish
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date posted posted: Friday, March 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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