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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
Riding on jelly
Leaf Fish
Stare long enough on a portion of the coral reef, and you are guaranteed to catch some movement, a tiny fish like these blennies & gobies abundant on these barriers_Havelock island_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f18,iso125)
These worms live inside corals where they hide from predators. Their bodies stay hidden except their colorful crowns which are feather-like appendages that resemble fir trees , giving Christmas tree their name.
(Canon60,1/200,f/13,iso100)
The weird face of Naso unicornis (short-nose unicornfish)... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
The weird face of Naso unicornis (short-nose unicornfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els
A squat shrimp often called sexy shrimp because of its provocative dance. Their quirky abdominal movements, often in sync with one another, are amusing to observe and can captivate divers for long underwater time!
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso125)
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Seahorse in a blaze of lights
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Donald Duck Shrimp
Blanket Octopus durning Blackwater Diving
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✨Sailing the abyss, just beneath the surface, glides nature's marvel - the Paper Nautilus🐚 Wrapped in tender shyness, it conceals its beauty, like a pearl hidden within a shell. May this mystery stir the hearts of explorers and let a dash of poetry
Big eyes close up of a little shrimp photographed at Aquarium dive site, in Havelock island, Andamans_India_2023.
(Canon60,1/200,f14,iso100)
A still goby looking at me with curiosity. The gobies usually stay within their territory in the rock but will go out and explore occasionally as in this photo taken at the Aquarium dive site _Havelock island_India_2023
(Canon 100,1/250,f14,iso125)
Big Island, Hi
Dendrodoris denisoni
Paracirrhites forsteri (black-sided hawkfish). (f/6.3, 1/... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Paracirrhites forsteri (black-sided hawkfish). (f/6.3, 1/80, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
Mouth brooding cardinal fish
Weboctopus and eggs
Big Island, Hawaii
Goby fish posing for me
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Lysiosquillina maculata (Banded mantis shrimp). Very rare... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Lysiosquillina maculata (Banded mantis shrimp). Very rare encounter in Hurghada. (f/8, 1/125, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
Sunday stroll. Antennarius maculatus (warty frogfish). (f... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Sunday stroll. Antennarius maculatus (warty frogfish). (f/6.3, 1/100, ISO-100, 50mm, only natural light). - Erik
Diving in Havelock Island, Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)
Big Island, Hawaii
Sitting on whipcoral image taken with Nikon D850, 105mm macro lens, f8, 1/250th, ISO 100, Exp -5
Coral blenny_Aquarium dive site_Havelock island_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
Lemon Goby
Pair of Chromodoris Willani, Anilao, Phillipines.
Nikon D850 in DX mode, 105mm, f36, 1/320th, ISO 100
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