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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - 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 in MID WATER not touching anything (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
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Fishs - Amphiprion bicinctus
I know the composition isn't the best but how many times have you seen a pygmy seahorse and a pygmy goby in one frame :-)
Update 26.03: This is not a manipulated picture.
Update 28.03: This is still not a manipulated picture
A young "Blue" tang surgeonfish (Acanthurus coeruleus) along the southern reefs at Bahia.
Boxfish @ Anilao
This is the playful trumpetfish again - think he wanted to come home with me!
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intelligent crop Martin
Anemone fish - Canon EOS350D; EF-S 60mm; single DS-125
Lionfish @ Anilao
The Hawaiian whitespotted toby is a common fish on the reef. I guess that's why I take some many pictures of the. I got this one today at Kahe beach park, AKA "electric Beach"
This playful Trumpetfish stalked me and allowed me to take some quite candid shots for over 20 minutes!
Blue-girdled angelfish
looking at me?? A three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Fairy Basslet-Bonaire-Canon 5D
Clown Fish
Lionfish
Clownfish
Porcupinefish totally unphased by me sticking my D200 in his face!
Black Durgon-"The Light Sucker"[It's so hard to get good exposure on these guys]-Canon 5D 100 mm macro
Royal Angelfish @ Anilao
Flowers under the sea.
interesting little Hawkfish.
Ghost pipefish off batangas the Philippines. Casio Exilim
a maldivian anemonefish
Banded Pipefish head shot. Nikon D200 60mm +x2 diopter
Juvenile clown sand wrasse - Canon EOS350D; EF-S 60mm; single DS-125
Bluebox
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