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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
Trumpet fish
Nicely cloloured feather star shrimp. Canon G10 plus Inon Macro lenses
Grat Barrier Reef
Giant Clam

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nice abstract
Squid attacking Rabbitfish taken on a night dive. An opportunity shot; first saw the action in a torch light within peripheral vision, but had only a few attempts for the image before the squid disappeared into the dark.
found in Lembeh; D200
Anglerfish
Canon 1Ds MarkII with 100mm Macro lense and twin Inon strobes
Jelly Dance
Secret Bay - Bali
shortlistedShortlisted!
Hello brother !!
Sneaking, sneaking... Always fun to get close to these guys!
tethys fimbria
Pterois taken in Sharm El Sheick with a Canon G9 and a single DS125 Ikelite strobe.
Looking at me?
"Shy Guy"
tiny hermit by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
tiny hermit
cheeky by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
cheeky
giant moray eel maintenance, koh Bon - Thailand

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clownfish closeup - 100mm macro lens + 2x tc by Enje Im
by: Enje Im
clownfish closeup - 100mm macro lens + 2x tc
Cuttlefish in Marsa Alam, Egypt
Anemonefish in a fast closing anemone, Maldives
shortlistedShortlisted!
Together under its shadow
El tubo, Vieques, P.R.
Parrotfish just before bed. Night dive in the coral sea, shot on Kodachrome 64 film with a Nikonos V, 28 mm and close up attachment, and one Nikon SB 105's
HermitCrab with sea anemones, taken with Canon S70 and UCL165
"Faces of Death"
Common bigeye fish
Cannon 1Ds MarkII with 100mm Macro lense
shortlistedShortlisted!
giant frogfish in "west of eden" island 7 similan national park - thailand
life on the featherstar
shortlistedShortlisted!
Frog Fish Close Up
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