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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)

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Octopus vulgaris by Ferdinando Meli
Octopus vulgaris
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Shrimps by Reidar Opem
Shrimps
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Hairy Frogfish Bali, Indonesia by Tom Radio
Hairy Frogfish
Bali, Indonesia
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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xmas tree worms by Stephen Hamedl
xmas tree worms
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Lobster by Stephen Hamedl
Lobster
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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No clambakes allowed! Spectacular Healthy Reef. Canon G 12 by Peter Foulds
No clambakes allowed! Spectacular Healthy Reef. Canon G 12
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date posted posted: Friday, May 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Funky pipehorse hair cut :) by Erich Reboucas
Funky pipehorse hair cut smile
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date posted posted: Friday, May 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Crab (Trapezia cymodoce). by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Crab (Trapezia cymodoce).
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Soft Coral Crab.Nikon F100,60mm,f27,1/125,YS-120,RDP3. by Allen Lee
Soft Coral Crab.Nikon F100,60mm,f27,1/125,YS-120,RDP3.
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date posted posted: Friday, May 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Taiwan
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Shot with double stacked wet macro Inon lenses. by Juan Torres
Shot with double stacked wet macro Inon lenses.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Lettuce Sea Slug. Nikon D90, Sea & Sea YS-250 and YS-110a... by Mark Hoevenaars
Lettuce Sea Slug. Nikon D90, Sea & Sea YS-250 and YS-110alpha, 60mm.
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Two Squat Lobsters, almost looks like a reflection. by Mat Yie
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Two Squat Lobsters, almost looks like a reflection.
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Female Tripterygion delaisi shot using Canon EOS 350D in ... by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Female Tripterygion delaisi shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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This image was taken during a trip to Roatan - Lots of co... by Steven Anderson
This image was taken during a trip to Roatan - Lots of cool stuff took photograph. This image was of a Shy Feather Duster was taken after returning to shallow water off one of the many beautiful wall dives we did.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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At last I have my own version of this shot!!! by Bernard Maglana
At last I have my own version of this shot!!!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Painted Frogfish, Ambon, Indonesia by Tom Radio
Painted Frogfish, Ambon, Indonesia
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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De Man's Snapping shrimps by Jun Tagama
De Man's Snapping shrimps
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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bokeh by Patrick Neumann
bokeh
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Dinner time...what an unlucky starfish!!! by Bernard Maglana
Dinner time...what an unlucky starfish!!!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Jumping Shrimp by Jagwang Koo
Jumping Shrimp
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011
3rd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2011 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
a nice diagonal intersecting an ellipse - you can't knock this for composition!
57 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Mandarin Fish by Gary Coulter
Mandarin Fish
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date posted posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Say ahhhhhh!!!!! by Juan Torres
Say ahhhhhh!!!!!
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Sepia officinalis by Ferdinando Meli
Sepia officinalis
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Eye of the tiger... by Reidar Opem
Eye of the tiger...
shortlistedShortlisted!
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Ghost crab carrying eggs by Ryan Marchese
Ghost crab carrying eggs
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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Zebra Crab Ambon, Indonesia by Tom Radio
Zebra Crab
Ambon, Indonesia
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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A Tripterygion delaisi territorial male. This shot was ta... by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
A Tripterygion delaisi territorial male. This shot was taken in the Total Protection Area of the Arrabida Natural Park during the commemoration of the Intl. Biodiversity Day (May 22nd). EOS 350D, Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, 2 SB-105 strobes
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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