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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
goby fish
Hermit Crab up close and personal...
Diadema Sea Urchin D700 105mm+ 2XTC
Basket star beauty at night.
canon 350D 60mm lens
Giant moray eel
Tiny Neopetrolisthes Oshimai on anemone
boxfish
If Picasso shot a topknot (Zeugopterus punctatus) it would look something like this. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.
a Pair of Coleman Shrimp - Under Laha Jetty - Ambon
Who's a pretty boy then.....well certainly not this stargazer smile Stargazers really look like they belong on the set of a horror movie. Shutter lag on the compact meant that I missed the wide open mouth but got the tongue still extended.
Periclemenes sp. on anemone
Climb!!!
Flower in the Muck
Neon Goby Utila Honduras C.A.
Flowers
Ascidian - Pycnoclavella detorta - Seescheide
Prostaeceraeus giesbrechtii (underwater worm)
octopus' eye
Octopus eye @ crash Boat beach Puerto Rico; Sealife DC1200 16x macro manual set
SCORPION FIRE WORM FACE, @ CRASH BOAT BEACH AGUADILLA PUERTO RICO. SEALIFE DC1200 MACRO 16X MANUAL SET
giant basket star close-up... one of my favorite night time creatures... Nikon d300 105 mm 2 DS160 strobes manual set
A close up of a tunicate or sea squirt.
Squat lobster.
Loch Hourn, Scotland.
Mimic Octopus Dancing
shortlistedShortlisted!
Goby on whip coral
Sertella septentrionalis
The most beautiful anemone that I have ever seen. It's almost as though there is an internal light source!
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