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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 at Lumbalumba house reef, Manado. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160. Cropped.
Snowflake morey,Maliko gulch,Maui
Turtle Eye
Portrait of a Scalefin Anthia (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) from Anilao.
A juvenile moray eel, taken last Jan.6 at Samal Island, Dava city. Used a Canon 450D with 100mm macro lens on a Hugyfot housing. I used 2 inon stobes on this, f16 , 1/80sec

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if you have a central subject, tilt it to make it more interesting
Lacy Rhinophias, Lembeh, N Sulawesi
Anemone fish at Tulamben, Bali. This was my first dive trip with my new Canon G9/Ikelite housing/Ikelite DS160 Strobe.
Yawning Hawksbill Turtle in North Point (island 9, Similan National Park - Thailand)
Clown fish surrounded by anemone. Taken in Micronesia.
1/200 @ f6.3
I really used a shallow depth of field here to accentuate the teeth. It's amazing how they have a row of teeth in the roof of the mouth. Wouldn't want to be a fish stuck in there!
Found this cute wee fella in about 3 metres of water
This is a Kelp crab on a small sunken wreck in Hoodsport Wa.
Found the angler on a pylon only noticed him cause of his eye moving
The crab with its eggs
"Camoflauged anemone fish,"Amphiprion perideraion." I spent at least 5 minutes maintaining neutral buoyancy waiting for this fish to appear for a picture. The Heteractis magnifica anemone was a great safe camoflauge. Used Canon A650IS & no flash.
Portrait of a White Grunt (Haemulon plumierii) on Little Cayman. I was fortunate to see this one, since the French Grunt and Bluestriped Grunt are much more commonly seen.
Stonefish at Tulamben, Bali. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160 Strobe.
Smile for the camera - a face only a mother could love.
Sepia Officinalis detail.
Kelp Crab
About 10 minutes from our base there is a patch reef with a lot of these orange/pink anemones.I used my D70s,60mm micro lense with 2x nikonos 105 strobes.One strobe flooded and died but at least I got this shot.
Huge Seastar m1030SW Olympus
My Blue Heaven
a small mantis shrimp I think... tiny guy! Casio exilim
I found this brilliant red Sea Star about 3 meters deep in the Bohol Sea, Philippines. I used a Canon A650IS in macro mode during my first day of underwater photography.
Dahlia Anemone- There is Colour in U.K. Waters !!
Fuji Finepif F30 and housing
1/125 @ f25
I'd love to tell you I planned this shot but I got lucky. However you make your own luck and I sat in front of this ribbon eels hole for ages just shooting as it came into focus. Bit of vignette added in Lightroom and a boost to levels.
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