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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Super macro

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Shots taken (at smaller than 1:1) with multiple extension rings, diopters, or teleconverters of extremely small subjects typically less than 1 inch (2.5 cm)
blenie
It's all over for this little bugger... Caught by an Anemone, he will be digested right there, in that see-through stomach...
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With a size of just over 4mm, this Skeleton Shrimp is nearly invisible to the naked eye. As you can see in this picture, it is not hard to see where Hollywood get their inspirations for Alien movies...
With a size of just over 4mm, this Skeleton Shrimp is nearly invisible to the naked eye. These amazing creatures pack a mighty punch, when they use their razor-sharp blades to catch prey.
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Like a butterfly of the deep, a tiny flatworm takes flight and climbs towards the surface in a mesmerizing dance.
Like a precious gem, the eye of the Lizard Fish glows in the light of the torch in the most beautiful of colors.
The markings on the face of the Seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) are unique to the individual and can be used to identify single characters around a dive site.
Like a concept-design for a new dress, the skirt of the Pelagia noctiluca seems like it is made of silky fabric, waving in the currents...
The development of SQUID is visible in the picture. These eggs are about 3mm in diameter and when the little squid inside has used up all the nutrients in that "egg-ball" he is attached to, the see-through shell of the egg breaks open.

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Very impressive super macro, amazing to see the see-through egg.
Two stages of development of SQUID are visible in the picture. These eggs are about 3mm in diameter and when the little squid inside has used up all the nutrients in that "egg-ball" he is attached to, the see-through shell of the egg breaks open.
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Hairy Squat Lobster (Over Exposure)
Blenny from Jordan
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Nice angry looking Blenny, they are usually smiling so this angry one made me laugh
Blenny from Egypt
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Blenny from UAE
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Starfish in BW, Backlight
Zanzibar whip coral shrimps-Lembeh.
A Little Yellow
Yellow goby (Gobiodon okinawae)
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. March 2014
Conch's Eye
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Very impressive and spot on focus.
blenie
D R A G O N
The Dragon Shrimp ( Miropandalus hardingi )
Anilao, Philippines. February 2014
Blenny. Nikon D800+Nikkor 105+TC 1.4+ Subsee 5+
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Tentacles
"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." Theodore Roosevelt. Bigfin Reef Squid (new born) - Sepioteuthis lessoniana. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f2.8-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
Macro
These little cleaning fish move so fast it takes a lot of patience and some luck to get a focussed shot.
small crab
Harlequin shrimp ( Hymenocera picta )
Anilao, Philippines. September 2013
FIX S100 Housing Canon S100 Powershot
Subsee +10
F8, 1/200 sec, ISO80
2x Inon Z-240
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