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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)

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Blennius ocellaris by Vittorio Durante
Blennius ocellaris
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Mug shot by Reidar Opem
Mug shot
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165. by Richard Witmer
Frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Cutie by Alex Lim
Cutie
41 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Scorpion fish, taken with Canon S70 and CloseUp Lens by Beate Krebs
Scorpion fish, taken with Canon S70 and CloseUp Lens
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Porcelain Anemone Crab with black pearls.... Photo captur... by Derrick Lim
Porcelain Anemone Crab with black pearls.... Photo capture by Canon G9 with single Inon strobe and macro len @ Balai Resort house reef, Anilao, Philippines.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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Crinoid abstract by Larissa Roorda
Crinoid abstract
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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A pair of whip coral gobies that kindly stayed together l... by James Dawson
A pair of whip coral gobies that kindly stayed together long enough for this shot.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Crinoid in night dive, Nikon D70S, 60mm, 160DS by Alberto D'este
Crinoid in night dive, Nikon D70S, 60mm, 160DS
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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off batangas Philippines. Casio exilim by Andrew Macleod
off batangas Philippines. Casio exilim
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Fishs - Hippocampus guttulatus by Vito Lorusso
Fishs - Hippocampus guttulatus
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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Red frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS ... by Richard Witmer
Red frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS 160/ UCL 165.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Christmas Tree worms on coral on the Inside Reef at Laude... by Michael Kovach
Christmas Tree worms on coral on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Flamingo Beauty Nikonos V by Tammy Young
Flamingo Beauty
Nikonos V
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Hard coral - Nikon D70S, 105 macro - DS160 by Alberto D'este
Hard coral - Nikon D70S, 105 macro - DS160
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Whipcoral gobi by Adriano Trapani
Whipcoral gobi
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Myanmar (Burma)
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look closely, the scorpion fish's eye on the coral! Caio ... by Andrew Macleod
look closely, the scorpion fish's eye on the coral! Caio exilim ex z1200
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date posted posted: Monday, March 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Moluccen Seahorse (Hippocampus moluccensis) by Michael Henke
Moluccen Seahorse (Hippocampus moluccensis)
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Flame shell, when disturbed they can swim using jets of ... by Sven Tramaux
Flame shell, when disturbed they can swim using jets of water expelled by 'clapping' its shells together and a rowing motion of its tentacles. (Limaria hians)
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date posted posted: Monday, March 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Sometimes you meet the most unusual subject in a place yo... by Andre Yanco
Sometimes you meet the most unusual subject in a place you expect the least. This subject was right under the jetty in Kapalai behind steps and most incredibly, spotted at the end of a very long night dive ! Very rewarding ! smile
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date posted posted: Monday, March 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Hippocampus bargibanti: The most common variation is the ... by Reidar Opem
Hippocampus bargibanti: The most common variation is the red one. The yellow variation is more difficult to find, but did you know that there is an orange variation too :-)

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it's unusual to shoot a pygmy seahorse head on so well done Reidar
51 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Gorgonian wrapper, leopard anemone, Canon S70 , Macro Lens by Beate Krebs
Gorgonian wrapper, leopard anemone, Canon S70 , Macro Lens
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date posted posted: Monday, March 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Scorpaena Scrofa by Vittorio Durante
Scorpaena Scrofa
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date posted posted: Monday, March 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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"At The Barbers" caught this gorgeous Lacy Scorpion fish... by Debi Henshaw
"At The Barbers" caught this gorgeous Lacy Scorpion fish having a quick brush up :o)
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date posted posted: Monday, March 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Stacked. Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti). Canon ... by Richard Witmer
Stacked. Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti). Canon G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
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date posted posted: Monday, March 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Whipcoral-gobie during a night dive in Alona. Great fun, ... by Daniel Strub
Whipcoral-gobie during a night dive in Alona. Great fun, great dive, great place :-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pretty in pink..... (Lauriea siagiani baba) by Reidar Opem
Pretty in pink.....
(Lauriea siagiani baba)
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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