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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)
Pastinachus sephen
the lips of mandarin fish
shrimp
Sea Horse

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Editor's Comment
not a stunning contest shot but a nice natural history shot popular with libraries
Giant frog fish. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
A Long Striped Blenny takes a look into the lens. Komiza Vis.
Sea Anemone seen July 2008 in Grand Cayman. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.
Stonfish in Derawan Est Borneo
Black-spotted moray "Captain Fred". Inchkape-I, Fujeira, UAE
octopus from twin rocks
Lovers.
Goby on Hardcoral - you cannearly see what this goby had for lunch...
Ask the question get no answer. A Fire Worm (hermodice carunculata). Komiza Vis.
pipefish on a red sponge's bed
Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita), Batu Abah, Bali. (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Indian walker- the ugly one...A640, Z240
Ambon Rhinopia walking over the black sand. Oddly beautiful these creatures!
I search for the dentist with reasonable prices.
A turtle is resting in a huge sponge.
This is my territory! Fat Froggy. Kirby's rock
Pipefish taken in Shetland sporting this years 'must have' snail accessory.
Seahorse / Fiesa, Slovenia / Canon G9, in-strobe
Decorator crab. He's in there some where! D200, 60mm.
Shrimp in its hole. Victoria, British Columbia.
Canon G7, Sea and Sea YS27DX Strobe
Chapon, Scorpaena scrofa.
Ovulidae (Phenacovolva poppei) with pretty pattern on exposed mantle. ..¸> <((((º> `·.¸.·´¯`·...¸> <((((º> `·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
Seagrass pipefish with eggs under its belly. Picture taken while snorkling in 30cm of water at one of the jetties in Derawan island. I used a Canon EOS 350D with 70mm lens in an Ikelite housing with 2x 125 strobes
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