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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)
Anemon Shrimp.
Sepia oficinalis. Shot taken in a night dive
Green carpet for a red fish (Helcogramma striatum)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Scorpion Fish
tube worm extravaganza
Urchin mantis shrimp
blénie de corail
Squat Shrimp on an Anemone taken at Tori's Reef in Bonaire. Camera used was Canon G10.
Shrimp on Pink
Streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)
Symbiotic Schrimp... :O)...
Headshield slugs migrate into the Blue Heron Bridge, I think a couple of times per year. Their striking colors make them easy to see, yet their constant movement makes them a challenge. This is a close up of the face shield.
GOBY
Common sole
Mottlet turbot
Night before Coral Spawning
Holding your breath until you turn blue? eh?? Well, it seems that a normal Seaweed Blenny will turn a brilliant shade of blue after tackling a fireworm. Hmm, guess some like it hot & spicy! Mmmm, yum! Chaaaa.
ELEGANT
I took this shot during my photo 101 class with a new Olympus PEN EPL-1.
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis on its way
(when I've decided to take the picture, there was no fish behind the shrimp ... bad luck)
Canon 50D
?????
Tube worm type thing off the rocks in about 6 metres of water
What can I say, I love seahorses.
Tessellated Blenny on the Sherman Tug, Mexico Beach, FL
Ewa Fang Blenny. This little guy likes to hang out inside this railing, only coming out to mimick the dance of a cleaner wrasse and then takes a bite out of unsuspecting fish.
flowler-fins--sealife DC1000...
Hermit crab outside Jungle Beach at Thailand
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