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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
Tube worm
This spiny devilfish was well camouflaged until it moved. Upon closer inspection there were two of them, the other one was smaller and it had a different color. The smaller one was following the bigger one every time it moved.
"Snake Eel & companion" from a different perspective :o)
Mimic Octopus portrait. Canon G10, 2xInon closeup lenses, Sea and Sea Strobes. Taken in Anilao
Green Moray (Gymnothorax funebris)
Roatan, Honduras 09
Sea & Sea DX 1G
Skittles. A tiny blue-banded goby takes refuge under an urchin. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with dual Ikelite DS51 strobes.
He doesn't look very happy.... I really like his expression.... Que du Bonheur... :O)...
There were many starfish to photograph but i think this one worked...
picasso trigerfish ( rhinecanthus assasi) shot in khor fakkan UAE nikon D70s with a 70mm macro lense
Clown Anemonefishes (Amphiprion ocellaris) - Moyo island, Indonesia (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Blak&Yellow Feather Star (Comanthina schlegeli) on orange sponge.
Nikon 801s+60 macro- Ikelite Housing&strobe
Cockatoo Waspfish. Secret Bay, Bali.
No strobe, No filters or lenses. Just the camera and housing with natural light. This was taken near Stavern in Norway
2009 Kenting,TAIWAN...Casio EX-Z1000
Colpophyllia natans in Utila, Honduras. My favourite coral to photograph. with beautiful color contrasts / Canon G9 with Ikelite housing & DS160 strobe
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surface of a green moon?
This big red scorpion fish was taken in a vertical swim through at Cirkewwa, Malta
Portrait study of Flambouyant Cuttlefish. Taken with D200 and 105mm lens.
Spotted Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena plumieri)
Roatan, Honduras 2009
Sea & Sea DX1G
Banded jawfish with eggs; spent a long time just watching how careful the jawfish was.
2009 in Kenting ,TAIWAN...Casio EX-Z1000
Hermit Crab with Conch shell in Grand Bahamas. Photo taken with a Canon SD 550 May 2009.
Arothron diatematosus
Apnea skin diving in Sharm el Sheickh Sheraton Hotel reef. Sealife DC-800- internal strobe.
Flagfin Wrasse - according to Neville Coleman "a rarely seen or photographed species" our dive guide Ben had never seen it before in the Strait.
i have no idear what is that algaes is but i like the way it looks.
Olympus C 8080
Surprising colors... Que du Bonheur... :O)...
Octopus Eye
Grand Rotana house reef
Sharm el sheikh
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