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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)
Pipefish hanging out in pipefish city, Yap...IXUS 750
An elusive Snake Eel taken at Mantabuan Island, East Malaysia
Frogfish taken at Mabul Island, East Malaysia; fascinating creatures!
Picture Dragonet. D70,105mm.
Kapalai,Sabah.
Fighting anemone hermit crabs at Mataking Island
Broomtail Filefish(Besenschwanzfeilenfisch) , Macro - only Eyes
a very curious porcupine fish, i wasn't able to shoot apicture of the whole fish as it came so close checking out my camera.
sony cybershot indonesia sangalaki

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Now here's how you shoot these guys without scaring them. Well done Patricia
Clown Fish
Baby Lionfish.... very cute.... Taiwan North East coast... IXUS750 and macro lens...
lionsish, sangalaki indonesia
Snake pipefish, Cornwall. 60mm.
Leafy Sea Dragon (Fetzendrachenfisch) , Australia - South Australia - Kangaroo Island
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Nice portrait Ralf
This photo was in Ras Mohamed Egypt in a place call annemone city its a red sea clownfish in a magnificent annemona
Cuttlefish portrait.
Devon.
60mm.
A pair of fire gobies, difficult to photograph as they tend to dart into their burrow.
Little cuttlefish.
Cornwall.
60mm.
Common lionfish shying away from the camera. Beautiful display of fins taken at Tioman.
A bristle worm engages the wall off Little Cayman
Taken at Mabul Island, East Malaysia
Longnose Hawkfish, (Oxycirrhites typus). This wonderful fish has a red checkerboard pattern on its white body. The nose is very long and apparently used to locate its prey. It really likes gorgonians and black corals) and nooks and crannies to hide i
Clark's Anemonefish, taken in the Similan Islands Thailand May 2006.
No photoshop, original photo.
Morae starring, Sony compact, 5mgp, flash direct, 17m
Trunk fish in Gulf of Aqaba 105mm macro
dolphins doing whaty they do
Chromodoris Leopardus. Taken at Tioman - not just rich in marine life, the island itself is also rich in biodiversity with plenty of endemic species to boast.
Ornate Ghost Pipefish. Similan Islands, Thailand. No photoshop etc, original photo.
Grouper being cleaned. Nikon D70, 105 lens and twin YS90 strobes.
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