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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)
Mating Crabs by Julian Cohen
Mating Crabs
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Although not as colorful as some Christmas tree worms, th... by Lisa Hinderlider
Although not as colorful as some Christmas tree worms, this one I found very pretty in it's neutral tones.
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date posted posted: Friday, April 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Christmas tree worm. Taken with Canon XSi in ikelite hous... by Vladimir Levantovsky
Christmas tree worm. Taken with Canon XSi in ikelite housing, EF 100mm USM macro lens, DS-125 dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Richelieu lullaby. Tiny baby harlequin shrimp taken at... by Kaye Smith
Richelieu lullaby.
Tiny baby harlequin shrimp taken at Richelieu Rock. This baby was less than a week old.
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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A Bargibanti pygmy seahorse in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.... by Tammy Gibbs
A Bargibanti pygmy seahorse in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Taken with a Nikon D300, 105mm lens, twin Z240 strobes.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Contrasts, vieques, PR. by Abimael Márquez
Contrasts, vieques, PR.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Blenny by Dray Van Beeck
Blenny
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Anemone close to Vietnamese Wreck, Pulau Perhentian, Mala... by Paul Greene
Anemone close to Vietnamese Wreck, Pulau Perhentian, Malaysia
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Malaysia
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Octopus filosus by Thomas Dinesen
Octopus filosus
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Harley at Tulamben by Reidar Opem
Harley at Tulamben
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41 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sunda Sea Indonesia
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The clear water from the Caribbean helps to create beauti... by Steven Anderson
The clear water from the Caribbean helps to create beautiful coral and sponges off Cozumel.
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date posted posted: Monday, April 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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"Dinner" Whatever this porcelain crab eat's, it seems ... by Henry Jager
"Dinner"
Whatever this porcelain crab eat's, it seems to be very tasty :-)
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A Christmas Tree Worm in Utila. Does anyone know what the... by Susan Beerman
A Christmas Tree Worm in Utila. Does anyone know what the purple thing is? Is it the operculum? What is it doing? (Obviously, I'm not up on marine biology - just love to shoot photos.) I KNOW I don't see this on all Christmas Tree Worms.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Coral Abstract........ (Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 84... by Marco Faimali
Coral Abstract........
(Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Spider crab. by Dray Van Beeck
Spider crab.
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date posted posted: Monday, April 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Caribbean two-spot octopus by Thomas Dinesen
Caribbean two-spot octopus
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Hey...what´s up ??? by Dave Benz
Hey...what´s up ???
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2010
3rd place Monthly HotShots
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I wonder if aliens are this ugly!
54 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Leafy with a snoot. 7D, 60mm. GBR, Australia by Ryan Pedlow
Leafy with a snoot. 7D, 60mm. GBR, Australia
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Coral polyps at night by Pietro Formis
Coral polyps at night
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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harlekin @ Richilieu Rock by Patrick Neumann
harlekin @ Richilieu Rock
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Red sea mimic blenny. by Sean Cooper
Red sea mimic blenny.
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date posted posted: Friday, April 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Wire Coral Goby-Lembeh by Richard Goluch
Wire Coral Goby-Lembeh
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date posted posted: Friday, April 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Octopus Tetricus by Simon Mittag
Octopus Tetricus
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Close up of a cooperative specimen of the Friendly blade ... by Bjørnar Nygård
Close up of a cooperative specimen of the Friendly blade shrimp. Nikon D300 in Aquatica housing, 2z Inon Z-240 strobes.
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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Smoothfin Blenny (Ecsenius frontalis) by Larissa Roorda
Smoothfin Blenny (Ecsenius frontalis)
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Peppermint Shrimp - site The Aquarium near Long Caye (par... by Rickey Ferand
Peppermint Shrimp - site The Aquarium near Long Caye (part of the Blue Hole dive trip). Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W1B with Inon S2000 Strobe
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Belize
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Stonefish by Larissa Roorda
Stonefish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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