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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)
Mantis shrimp with eggs.
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Poisson feuille
Squat shrimp
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At night, lying in wait.
Tiger's eye (Longarm prawn)
One bite too many! Taken with Nikon D800, 105mm lens. F13, 1/160, ISO 100, dual Inon strobes.
Squat Lobster
Joseph with its amazing technicolor dream coat- shaggy sponge crab with a purple soft coral cloak
Arrow Crab on the Big Coral Knoll off the beach in Fort Lauderdale.
Harlequin Crab in Tube Anenome
This octopus was very interested in the Go-pro. Taken with a Nikon D800, 105mm lens. F8, 1/100, ISO200, dual Inon Strobes.
Seahorses at Blue Heron Bridge
Parablennius rouxi,
Crevette nettoyeuse zébrée
Small Blue ringed octopus taken at f7.1 @ 1/125
Egg of Jellyfish
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Balinese crab
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Anemone Crab on a night dive at Alam Batu Housereef
Stone Fish
Stone Fish
The other side of a basket star
Harlequin shrimp with feather star
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, 105mm Macro (NIKKOR)
Setting: f11, 1/60, ISO 100
Arrowcrab
Gobi on a seapen
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
well worth a zoom
This sea pen is home to a porcelain crab that is feeding at night.
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Well spotted Valda, good positioning (rule of thirds and a diagonal)
Flathead only 3 inch , taken during a night dive at the housereef.
Hawkfish, taken at Alam Batu Housereef
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