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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
Taken with Olympus C8080
A shot of a male Anthias taken at night on the wreck of the Thistlegorm. 60mm AF lens with twin strobes.
A Picasso Triggerfish blowing sand from his gills. 60mm macro lens with twin strobes.
nice scorpionfish
Green Moray Eel just chillin'
Undulated Moray. Gymnothonax undulatus
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Puffer portrait.
Night dive in the Maldives. Canon G9 and internal flash only.
A Southern Stingray seen on a night dive off Grand Cayman
Shy Surprise ...
Emperor Shrimp - Periclimenes imperator
My friend Frogy
A couple of frogfish, note the female in front to give birth, the male is back (right).
sunset dive, saw this cute blue ring~
My first hairy blenny lol
I love to get in close and explore the abstract patterns and symmetry in nature.Underwater there is always something pretty to shoot.
Frogfish-2010
Baby seahorse
Eagle ray portrait - Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia
Thankyou little blennie for finally popping up (and smiling). G10
+ UCL 165 + a little patience...
squid
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Gnathophyllum elegans
Picture of a male hornkvabbe, living on the mast of a shipwreck, canon 50d, sigma 17-70
underwater composition
My third Triated Frogfish, 2010
Pearch :-)
Spirographis
Mimic
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