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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - not swimming

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Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are NOT MOVING usually on the bottom (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Moving home.. Hermit crab evicting the current tenant for... by Adrian Slack
Moving home.. Hermit crab evicting the current tenant for a bigger shell
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 5, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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BAck to Froggi land; Always one of my favorite subjects T... by Carlos Pérez
BAck to Froggi land; Always one of my favorite subjects The yellow frog fish.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Sea horse by Niky Šímová
Sea horse
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Croatia
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Shrimp Garden Hinge back dancing shrimp by James Deverich
Shrimp Garden
Hinge back dancing shrimp
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Macro photo of a Seahorse that was taken up close. by Alex Suh
Macro photo of a Seahorse that was taken up close.
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"Feeling blue" by Gaetano Gargiulo
"Feeling blue"
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Face-Off NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing,... by Thomas Bannenberg
Face-Off
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, @105mm
Settings: f11 1/60, ISO 100
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pipefish - taken with video light. by Ran Mor
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Pipefish - taken with video light.
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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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YELLOW by Walter Bassi
YELLOW
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Alien by Stan Flachs
Alien
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date posted posted: Monday, September 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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My new eye shadow! by Francis Lau
My new eye shadow!
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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raise a claw by Adrian Slack
raise a claw
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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A blennius by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
A blennius
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Yellow blennius by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
Yellow blennius
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date posted posted: Friday, August 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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neighbors by Walter Bassi
neighbors
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Smashy smashy by Adrian Slack
Smashy smashy
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 28, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Bad Hair Day by Nadya Kulagina
Bad Hair Day
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Tiny colorful disguise by Raoul Caprez
Tiny colorful disguise
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Peacock tail Shrimp by Marco Fierli
Peacock tail Shrimp
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Bad Hair Day
"In my house" by Walter Bassi
"In my house"
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Neck Crab in defense mode by Michelle Davis
Neck Crab in defense mode
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Hairy Hermit by Michelle Davis
Hairy Hermit
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Eye decoration (old Green turtle eye - Chelonia mydas) by Raoul Caprez
Eye decoration (old Green turtle eye - Chelonia mydas)
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Editor's Comment
It takes a moment to understand what's going on here. This is a perfect example for shooting large objects with close-up lenses to produce un-orthodox images.
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Field of grapes by Steven Miller
Field of grapes
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Blue-ringed octopus on sea grass by Arno Enzo
Blue-ringed octopus on sea grass
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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"Dreamland" Young Fingerprint Trinity Caves, Grand Cayman by Chase Darnell
"Dreamland"
Young Fingerprint Trinity Caves, Grand Cayman
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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