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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)
Dwarf Gobi (or triplefin), they used to be "invisible" to me... last year, while waiting for Mantas in Koh Bon (Thailand) I accidentally came across one of them and was love at 2nd (supermacro) sight!!!
a rare Fingerprint Cyphoma ,visible only on "1000 mouths gorgone"(plexaurella) in saline bay(st barthelemy)by 3 m deep .(snorkeling shoot)
Fireworm on the deck of the Veronica L. Taken with Sealife DC 600 and an external strobe.
Standing Tall! Taken in Perhentian with Canon G9, Inon Z240 strobe & lenses. Full frame.
A Variable Triplefin (Forsterygion varium) resting on a bed of orange sponge. <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
Marbled anemone crab busy siphoning and eating
Tomato anemonefish in bulb anemone, Bida Nok, Phi Phi Islands, Canon EOS 350d 18-55mm
Ligpo Pinnacle, Anilao, Batangas
Casio EX-Z1000
Another froshfish in my recent dive in Puerto Rico
Farne Islands 2008 - Coolpix 5400 - Sea & Sea Housing - YS90 Auto Strobe
BODY ART
The Ever Shy Sea Horse... Taken with a Canon G 9 + Inon Strobe
Fishs - Labrus bimaculatus
Murex Laid Her Eggs, using Sea N Sea DX 1G, YS110 strobes
Colorful anemone shrimp from Anilao.
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An unusual angle rejuvenates a common subject
Blenny seeking shelter from "bubble monster", West of Eden, Similan Islands, Canon EOS 350d 18-55mm
The Mask.
Boxer Crab looks like a cheerleader with pom poms
Frog fish yawning in Lembeh Strait (North Sulawesi)
very nice serpentine by 10m in saline bay (french west indies st barth)
It's a Moray ! Canon S70
a red snapping shrimp in a corkscrew anemone at two for you dive site in parguera Puerto Rico!!
crab waiting for lunch
Leopard shark in Bida Nok, Phi Phi Islands, Canon EOS 350d 18-55mm
Steady now! Clown Frogfish, taken @ Lembeh, Indonesia.
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