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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
POISSON CLOWN DE MAURICE - Amphiprion chrysogaster
REUNION 2023
Phycodurus eques
Transparent glass shrimp close up_Jan 2024
(Canon100,1/200,f13,iso100)
Reticulated Filefish - Stephanolepis diaspros
The tiny crabs are colorful, with many details and two beautiful curious eyes that emerge from the shell to scrutinize the external environment like this one photographed in Goa_India_December_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
ended up with one not two the other was too shy to come out!!
ended up with one not two the other was too shy to come out!!
MURENE PONCTUEE - GYMNOTHORAX MELEAGRIS
RODRIGUES 2023
Goby with eggs
Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus
Like the similar Vir colemani, this small shrimp live among the bulbous tentacles of the coral Pleurogyra sinuosa. V. philippinensis has purple lines on its appendages while V. colemani has purple circles.Nha Trang _Jan2024
(Canon100,1/200,f9,i.100)
Leafy seadragon
Detail of a green coral at shallow depth. I was intrigued by the small octopuses that cover it. Done scuba diving in India_Goa, Dec_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
Reticulated Filefish - Stephanolepis diaspros
Rinding
Brittle Star - Ophioderma longicauda
Southern Blue Devil Fish in its den
Phyllodesmium serratum Located under Port Victoria Jetty.
Grumpy Cardinal
Froggy
One of the favorite subjects of a lot of photographers. Always nice to encounter. This nice murene.
Small colorful creatures of the Indian Ocean_Dec-2023
(Canon100,1/200,f10,iso100)
Robust ghost pipefish
Lizardfish like to be a shark
Ancylomenes kobayashii
NOSY BE 2022
Olympus
"Clowning Around"
Fiji Anemonefish (aka Clownfish)
Beqa Lagoon, Fiji
Panasonic LX100
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