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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)
Golden Bells. Taken off Rottnest Island. Canon 20D 60mm Macro.
Bubble Coral Shrimp. East of Dili, East Timor
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Dead squirrelfish being eaten by a sea urchin
Wonderpus. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
Very pregnant (male) Pigmy Seahorse. Found on Cannibal Rock, Rinca Island, Komodo Nationalpark. 50mm macro with wet diopter (woodys) and 1 Ikelite DS125
A little goby coming out of it's hide out... que du Bonheur... :O)...
marginatus by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
marginatus
Peacock Mantis shrimp with eggs. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
Don't SHOUT at me!
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"Hairy Scary" - Hairy Frogfish in Lembeh
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Bubble Coral Shrimp at Komodo. G9/DS160s/Stacked UCL165s. No cropping.
A very curious blenny. Canon XSi with EF-100mm USM macro lens in Ikelite housing, dual DS-125 strobes.
when the current in cozumel washed over this anenome it reminded me of fireworks on the 4th
Xeno Crab, Tulamben.
lembeh strait nikon d2x 60mm macro
Citron goby
Nikon d2x 60mm macro
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We found this beauty in Horseshoe Bay, Rinca Island. It was shot with a 50mm macro with 1 flash.
We found this little frogfish on 20 meters of water. A little patience a he was looking into the lens. A perfect subject for the 50mm macro lens.
Crossroads
Bubble Coral Shrimp with eggs.
The Egyptian version of Nemo :-)
Sharm el Sheikh
The Aequipecten opercularis shows his eyes only when you come with less light, and not to close. When there is any danger he will close himself (herself) and you see only the outside. These picture is made in the Oosterschelde, with less visibility.
Marbled Shrimp (Saron marmoratus)
Message in a bottle by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
Message in a bottle
Blenny having a look at me.. - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
"Head On"
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