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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)
Toby on red sponge.
These Signal Gobies (Coryphopterus signipinnis) were really cute, swimming in little jerky movements and as they did so, they lowered their top and bottom sail fins. Annoyingly, they just moved off every time I got a good focus lock..¸> <((((º>
Long-Snout Clingfish hiding in an urchin
Whats not to love about this guy?
Turtle - eyeing the photographer. Nikon D70 60MM Macro
Saddled Toby. Lembeh. D200, 60mm.
Fairy basslet
Beautiful tomatoe Clown Posed so well.
Atlantis Resort. Nikonos % 1:2 Macro framer
Eel - Nikon D70 60MM Macro
Small Damsel fish on Coral. In the beautiful waters of the Red Sea... Que du Bonheur... :O)...
Nemos, who doesn't love them?!
: )
"Cupids Bow" I found this embracing pair of Robust GPF under the jetty at KBR in just 1.5m of water!
1/250 at f13 105m ISO 200. This was taken in 3.5m of water with me hanging onto Deddy, my dive guide, for support and shooting one handed. Luckily this fish was perfectly positioned and I knew I had the shot immediately.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Close up Clown Fish - Chuuk
Solenostomus paradoxus, Gato Island, Malapascua. Il love this spot.
Under Cover. A tiny juvenile kelpfish blends with kelp in the water column at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in and Ikelite housing using natural light at f/2.8 and 1/50 seconds.
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Alien Nation
shortlistedShortlisted!
MALE AND FEMALE OF MEDITERRANEAN WRASSE Coris julius.
Nikon 801s 60 macro+Igloo housing + Ikelite strobe
Ornate Ghost Pipefish trying hard to camouflage itself near a sea grass
I have met this beauty on a sunset dive off the jetty of the dive resort in Kapalai. Ideally, I was looking for a pair of them, but he was hard to resist . I was very happy with the result smile
"Anemonafish"
Clown Fish - Chuuk
Pennant Bannerfish
butterflyfish
..under my soft umbrella!!
glass fish
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009

Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging
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