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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)
From the tube.
Candi shrimp
Periclimenes sp.
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Now that's close !
Full frame Clownfish. Different take on the usual subject.
Velvet shrimp at night at Barracuda Shoal, Exumas
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Rough Box Crab
Sealife DC 1400 Pro Duo - Flash setting at min - depth: 20m - macro settings
The textures of the sea.
Bulb-tentacle Sea Anemone
Shot at Kubuh Indah, Bali.
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Hand out the galaxy, Grand Master Henry ! Lovely details well spotted and photographed on PRO level :-)
Scorpaena's portrait
Shrimp
Father and Son: Male Ribbon Eel with Juvenile, 1/160, F11, ISO 200
Spider crab light with a snoot
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Porcelain Crab filtering away.
Shrimp being in balance
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Chromis
Gobby Mugshot
Arrow crab at night at Barracuda Shoal, Exumas
Close up of a Flamingo tongue at Veracruz, Mexico.
My first encounter with a sea horse. Down to 600 lbs. of air when spotted. No time for playing with exposure or composition, but I got off some shots.
Porcelain Anemone Crab (Neopetrolisthes ohshimai)
Detail of a Holothuroidea (Thelenota ananas)
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Clingfish at night at Barracuda Shoal, Exumas
Harlequin Nights #2: Nikkor 60mm, FO Snoot (No crop).
Goby on Sea Pen
Harlequin Nights: F22, 1/125, ISO 250.
Nikkor 105 VR + FO Snoot
Banded Coral Shrimp at night, Hammerhead Gulch, Exumas
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