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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)
Periclimenes imperator
Brain coral under fluorescence, actually one of my lights gave out and this was the result. Much better Id say.
Banded boxer Shrimp with Retra snoot
Tamron 90mm + subsee +10
Chilean mussel blenny (Hypsoblennius sordidus). One of the most charismatic fish you can find in the fjord region of Patagonia.
Twins
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A happy cowrie
Mantis shrimp
Basket star shrimp
Molly Miller Blenny, Scartella cristata, Jupiter, Florida
Clownfish eggs
Nikon D7200
Tamron 90mm
Sea&Sea YS-D2
F11.0 1/160 ISO100
Safe in the hydroids
Bulbonaricus
F11.0 1/250 ISO100
Portrait
Sohgenia palauensis sea slug
The ubiquitous Thor, on a brown sun anemone
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Lobiger viridis This small sea snail has camouflage coloration, but when it is under attack it display bright colors to frightening off a predator.
Retra snoot was used. setting F13.0 1/200 ISO100.
Lobiger viridis
This small sea snail has camouflage coloration, but when it is under attack it display bright colors to frightening off a predator. Retra snoot was used in this photograph.Setting F13.0 1/200 ISO100 was used.
A threefin blenny living under a rock crevice that has beautiful design and color. The photo was taken at 8 meters during freediving. It definitely was hard to get a good shot as I had only 2 minutes of deep time.
shell
Stonefish/Photographed with a Canon 60 mm macro lens at Alor, Indonesia.
Donut nudi (Doto greenamyeri) with eggs
Warty or Painted Frogfish/Photographed with a Canon 60 mm macro lens at Alor, Indonesia.
Spotted porcelain crab/Photographed with a Canon 60 mm macro lens at Alor, Indonesia
Carijoa.sp Coral. Prolific on pylons of Port Hughes Jetty, South Australia.
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Sea Apple/Photographed with a Canon 60 mm macro lens at Alor, Indonesia.
Anchor coral/Photographed with a Canon 60 mm macro lens at Alor, Indonesia.
Anemone Coral, found resident about 25 metres inside cave, void of peripheral light. Actual ID would be nice if anyone can assist.
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