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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)
Shrimp on top of soft coral
Peppermint shrimp in branching vase sponge ... a lighting challenge. Bonaire, 50 fsw.
Canon G10, internal strobe.
A CRINOID ON A HELIX GORGONIAN.
Nikon 801s + 60micro + Igloo housing+ Ikelite strobe
Sea horse.Nikon F100,60mm,f27,1/125,YS-120,RVP100F.
Mantis shrimp. Canon G10. internal strobe only
Pigmy.
Mantis shrimp , taken at Wakatobi with Canon S70 and CloseUp Lens, Inon Z240
Taken during my safety stop...
"Crab eat Crab" - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000)
Leaf Scorpion Fish. Nikonos V 1:2 extension tubes
Coral Banded Shrimp. I used a Canon G10 with Ikelite housing and Sea & Sea strobe.
Nikon F100,60mm,f27,1/180,YS-120,RVP100F.
Face to face....
The pastel world within... a "rare" (Humann & DeLoach) Ringed Blenny inside a Branching Vase Sponge. Bonaire's Margate Bay, ca. 50 fsw.
Cleaner shrimp
Robust ghost pipefish. KBR jetty. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
Yellow Christmas tree worm with pink sponge
The male yellow headed jawfish gets a bum deal. He is stuck with these eggs in his mouth for 17 days. Occasionally they must be spit out and sucked back in to cull and aerate. You sit there for a long time for one of these shots.
Father and Son by Paul Ng
by: Paul Ng
Father and Son
shortlistedShortlisted!
Flatworm @ Anilao
Christmas tree tube worm. 10-22 zoomed to 22. f18, 1/100, iso 100. Strobes pulled in close on full power.
Peppermint shrimp in branching vase sponge ... shining the Light Cannon through the sponge from the side, you never know what colors it's going to produce. And please Mr. Shrimp, hold still for just a second.
Coleman Shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) on sea urchin (Asthenosoma varium) - Seraya, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Feather Tube Worm in Majuro Lagoon
Christmas Three Anemone in 20fts in Cuba. Very tiny 1 in high!
White spotted puffer fish. Taken at Shark's Bay
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