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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)
Weedy Scorpionfish.Nikon F100,105mm,f13,1/60,YS-120,RVP100.
PIPE
Coleman Shrimp
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A Wunderpus near the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben.
cryptic crab in gorgonian
Nikonos V Ocean Optics extn tubes, (1997) Velvia
cowry on gorgonian
Nikonos V (1997) Ocean Optics Extension tubes. Velvia
Peek-a-boo blenny!
Green-eyed monster lurking in acropora.
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Final RoundThrough to 2010 awards final round judging
"Somebody get this off me"
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Mantis shrimp - shot with Canon 7D and 60mm macro lens.
Frogfish Portrait
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Ascidian......
(Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
This image was shot in Redang Islang, Terennganu, Malaysia
Sailfin Blennies, fighting on a shallow sand patch, Utila Bay Islands Honduras
I couldn't believe how small these little guys are when I first encountered them.But what Ribbon Eels lack in stature they more than make up for with attitude! They are almost as tricky to shoot as Clown Fish, with their incessant darting about.
cowrie laying eggs by Paul Ng
by: Paul Ng
cowrie laying eggs
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This image is shoot during nigh dive in Redang island
Porcelain Crab filtering for food.
CLICK on picture to see details in 800px size!
Anemone
Eye of an octopus ( octopus vulgaris; common octopus ). Canon 40D, Ikelite DS125 strobe & Canon 60mm EF-s macro lens.
Red & Blue....
Goby on sea whip. I was looking for a sea whip that looked green underwater.....red with strobe.
Canon ixus 100 with inon close up lens and single d2000 strobe.
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Hiding crab
Lettuce leaf slug - comin' at you!
It's quite weird really, divers will often quite happily let shrimps clean and poke about in their mouths, but imagine if we did the same with land based critters! Cockroach or grasshopper dentistry anyone?
I can see you....
A Coleman shrimp in fire urchin at Seraya Secrets, Bali, Indonesia.
Tiny Lobster
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