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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)
" O H. O H " by Indigo Bolandrini
" O H. O H "
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Whois there? by Thomas Heran
Whois there?
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Chilean Sea Chile
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"Red on Red" by Dusty Norman
"Red on Red"
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Making the turn" by Dusty Norman
"Making the turn"
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Caribbean Macro All-Star - the Gaudy Clown Crab by Henley Spiers
Caribbean Macro All-Star - the Gaudy Clown Crab
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Orange Crush These little soft coral crabs are so good ... by Robin Bateman
Orange Crush These little soft coral crabs are so good at disguise! I was excited to find one posing on the top of the coral - as if he wanted to be sure to get the cover shot of my next calendar! Oly EM1 12-50mm at 43 Macro +5 diopter 2 strobes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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SPECTRE. everybody has seen this critter and photo.. tr... by Joseph Crowe
SPECTRE.
everybody has seen this critter and photo.. tried some dramatic lighting effects for a little difference.
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Redhead by Marco Faimali (ismar-Cnr)
Redhead
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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anemon in the greeen water by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
anemon in the greeen water
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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Street Urchin - we saw a few urchins hanging around as we... by Robin Bateman
Street Urchin - we saw a few urchins hanging around as we were diving "Giant Clams" in Puerto Galera - and excited to find a Zebra Crab hiding amongst one of the urchin's spines.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The Octopus with the Blue Tattoo by Henley Spiers
The Octopus with the Blue Tattoo
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Goby on a bouncy cushion. by Indigo Bolandrini
Goby on a bouncy cushion.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Squeeezed by Louisa Lam
Squeeezed
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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"Friendly Atmosphere" A Banded Coral Shrimp making frien... by Chase Darnell
"Friendly Atmosphere"
A Banded Coral Shrimp making friends with a White Spotted Moray.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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The background is natural. The clear tone is given by the... by Gaetano Gargiulo
The background is natural. The clear tone is given by the water column and the far away rocks. I waited > 10minutes to take this shot as the little fellow was moving between the weed to hunt small crustaceans
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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A little Pyjama Slug resting on its red sponge crib. by Indigo Bolandrini
A little Pyjama Slug resting on its red sponge crib.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pipefich by Rudy Janssen
Pipefich
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 31, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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Harlekindisco by Doris Vierkötter
Harlekindisco
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A two claw shrimp peers out from a purple vase sponge. Th... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
A two claw shrimp peers out from a purple vase sponge. This kind of shrimp is a rare find in Cayman! I used a shallow depth of field to focus just on the shrimp's eyes.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 29, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Golden Mantis Shrimp(lysiosquilloides mapia) by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
Golden Mantis Shrimp(lysiosquilloides mapia)
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Ice-cream scoop by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Ice-cream scoop
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hiding in the polyps by Dusty Norman
Hiding in the polyps
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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spanner crab by Volker Lonz
spanner crab
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Dangling fireworm by Dusty Norman
Dangling fireworm
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Scotia Sea Cayman islands
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Is it safe to come out? Goby hides in a broken off kelp f... by Kerri Keet
Is it safe to come out? Goby hides in a broken off kelp frond while pipefish keeps a look out.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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trasparence goby up blue sea star by Massimo Giorgetta
trasparence goby up blue sea star
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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