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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)
A couple of Bristle Worms entwined at Blue Heron Bridge. Taken with an Olympus Evolt E-300 and Inon Z-240 strobe.
aaaaaah, home at last! This is where my little friend ended up after trying on about 6 or 7 shells, good fit.
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Egg of mayfly in shallow water.
Midsommarfjärden (Midsummer Bay)
The face of a leaf scorpion fish , taken with Canon G10 and UCL165
Coral Banded Shrimp
...mmm. Nope, this one is toooooo big. A little hermit crab- hunting for a new home.
scay dude
Porcelain crab trolling for a snack
"A close look" :-))
Napoleon Snake Eel , taken with Canon G10 and UCL165
Moray eel (Echidna nebulosa)
Entangled.... smile Flabellina at Demre...
A pair of Pygmy SeaHorses
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish eggs - just about to hatch
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ku' ku'
GIANT
Giant frogfish - Antennarius commerson (commersonii) -
Riesen Anglerfisch
Flounder
Soft coral procelain crab
Shot with olympus EPL-!
porcelain crab
Periclemenes cf. imperator
Shrimp (nordic)
Beauty comes from within....
Seastar , Canon G10 and UCL165
Blue Throat Pike Blenny, in love . . .with himself. He'd set up camp near a pocket mirror that must have lodged in the sand. How our discards can effect the balance of nature.
Arrow Crab on Cozumel's Big Horseshoe Reef
I took this picture around christmas time, and even the reef around Lanzarote seems to festive with decorations too, lol. Hope you like it as much as I did taking it
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