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D300, 105VR, YS-110a
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Tuesday, January 27, 2009
40 votes

Green Sea Turtle off Sipadan island, Malaysia Nikon D300, Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye Sea & Sea MDX-D300, 2x YS-110 strobes
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Saturday, November 1, 2008
38 votes

Barracuda Vortex at Sipadan Island's famous Barracuda Point Nikon D300, Tokina 10-17 Fisheye MDX-D300, 2x YS-110 Strobes
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Tuesday, November 4, 2008
38 votes

Taken in very strong current. I took 2 shots before my strobe arms folded back flat from the force. The Barracuda hovered around me effortlessly as I clung on like a flag, trying to take this shot! D300, Tokina 10-17 Fisheye
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Sunday, December 7, 2008
38 votes

Mandarin Fish, D300, 60mm AF-S Macro
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Friday, November 28, 2008
37 votes

White tip reef shark. Took me a good 5 minutes to stalk this fella and get within a foot to take this photo. Nikon D300, Tokina 10-17 Fisheye MdX-D300, 2x YS-110 strobes
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Monday, November 10, 2008
33 votes

Green Sea Turtle in Sipadan, Malaysia Nikon D300, Tokina 10-17 Fisheye
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Thursday, November 13, 2008
31 votes

Squid shot taken during a night dive. Photo was taken right before a jet of black ink was shot in my face and the squid took off.
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Monday, December 29, 2008
31 votes

Bobbit Worm, Lembeh Straits, D300, YS-110a strobes
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Monday, January 19, 2009
30 votes

Hippocampus Bargarbanti, Pygmy Seahorse (Lembeh Straits) D300, 105VR macro, UCL165M67 diopter
By Kay Burn Lim
posted Monday, February 16, 2009
30 votes
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Baby squid. No more than a few mm long. Taken in Lembeh S... by Kay Burn Lim
Baby squid. No more than a few mm long. Taken in Lembeh Straits.
D300, 60mm AF-S, Nexus Diopter, YS-110a strobes
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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D300, 60mm AF-S, YS-110a strobes, Lembeh Straits by Kay Burn Lim
D300, 60mm AF-S, YS-110a strobes, Lembeh Straits
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus Bargabanti), Lembeh Strai... by Kay Burn Lim
Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus Bargabanti),
Lembeh Straits, D300, 60mm AF-S
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Change of clothes.... I was lucky enough to watch from my... by Kay Burn Lim
Change of clothes.... I was lucky enough to watch from my viewfinder this shrimp molt and kick off it's old shell in front of me! This is the last of a 5 part sequence of shots.
D300, YS-110a Strobes. Lembeh Straits, Night Dive
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Bobbit Worm, Lembeh Straits, D300, YS-110a strobes by Kay Burn Lim
Bobbit Worm, Lembeh Straits,
D300, YS-110a strobes
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Hippocampus Bargabanti, Pygmy Seahorse, D300, YS-110a s... by Kay Burn Lim
Hippocampus Bargabanti, Pygmy Seahorse,
D300, YS-110a strobes
shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
the subject is nicely isolated from it's background
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Shrimp Portrait, D300, 60mm AF-S by Kay Burn Lim
Shrimp Portrait,
D300, 60mm AF-S
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Cockatoo waspfish portrait - Ablabys taenionotus. looking... by Kay Burn Lim
Cockatoo waspfish portrait - Ablabys taenionotus. looking more like a floating leaf than anything else. D300, 60mm Macro
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus Bargabanti), D300, 60mm AF-... by Kay Burn Lim
Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus Bargabanti),
D300, 60mm AF-S Macro
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Stargazer. D300, 60mm AF-S by Kay Burn Lim
Stargazer.
D300, 60mm AF-S
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Tiny Whip Coral Goby, D300, 105VR by Kay Burn Lim
Tiny Whip Coral Goby,
D300, 105VR

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
we get lots of whip coral gobies but often too small in the frame. here's how you do it!
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Zanzibar Shrimp meets Xeno Crab D300, 60mm AF-S Macro by Kay Burn Lim
Zanzibar Shrimp meets Xeno Crab
D300, 60mm AF-S Macro
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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The Peacock Mantis Shrimp has one of the most complex eye... by Kay Burn Lim
The Peacock Mantis Shrimp has one of the most complex eyes on the planet. Each eye is capable of trinocular vision, depth perception and color range past UV.
D300, 105VR
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Squid shot taken during a night dive. Photo was taken rig... by Kay Burn Lim
Squid shot taken during a night dive. Photo was taken right before a jet of black ink was shot in my face and the squid took off.
shortlistedShortlisted!
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Probably the cutest expression I have ever seen on a Mora... by Kay Burn Lim
Probably the cutest expression I have ever seen on a Moray Eel.
D300, 60mm AF-S macro
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Glowing Squid (Night dive / strobe lit) D300, 60mm AF-S... by Kay Burn Lim
Glowing Squid (Night dive / strobe lit)
D300, 60mm AF-S Macro, 2x YS-110a
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"Lembeh Seadragon" Taken in Lembeh mid Dec this year. At ... by Kay Burn Lim
"Lembeh Seadragon" Taken in Lembeh mid Dec this year. At the time photo was taken, perhaps only 500 people have seen this new species of Hippocampus (Pygmy seahorse) with their own eyes. Not many photos available.
D300, 60mm AF-S. Cropped
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Tiger Shrimp. D300, 60mm FA-S Macro by Kay Burn Lim
Tiger Shrimp.
D300, 60mm FA-S Macro
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish D300, 60mm AF-S Macro by Kay Burn Lim
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
D300, 60mm AF-S Macro
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Xeno Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) on whip coral D3... by Kay Burn Lim
Xeno Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) on whip coral
D300, 60mm AF-S macro
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Side Profile.... D300, 60mm AF-S Macro by Kay Burn Lim
Side Profile....
D300, 60mm AF-S Macro
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Evil glint in the eye.... D300, Nikkor 60mm AF-S Micro by Kay Burn Lim
Evil glint in the eye....
D300, Nikkor 60mm AF-S Micro
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Wonderpus in Lembeh Strait, D300, Nikkor 60mm AF-S Macro by Kay Burn Lim
Wonderpus in Lembeh Strait,
D300, Nikkor 60mm AF-S Macro
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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D300, 60mm AF-S Macro, 2x YS-110a Strobes, Night dive by Kay Burn Lim
D300, 60mm AF-S Macro, 2x YS-110a Strobes, Night dive
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Denise Hippocampus (Pygmy Seahorse), D300, 60mm AF-S Ma... by Kay Burn Lim
Denise Hippocampus (Pygmy Seahorse),
D300, 60mm AF-S Macro, Nexus wet diopter
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Taken in very strong current. I took 2 shots before my st... by Kay Burn Lim
Taken in very strong current. I took 2 shots before my strobe arms folded back flat from the force. The Barracuda hovered around me effortlessly as I clung on like a flag, trying to take this shot!
D300, Tokina 10-17 Fisheye
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38 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 7, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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I took a few shots of this school before finally getting ... by Kay Burn Lim
I took a few shots of this school before finally getting some symmetry out of the fish! Vis was quite bad as well as it was a muck dive site. D300, Tokina 10-17 Fisheye,
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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