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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
Bumpy and Thorny
Not too close please. Moray eel
Charisma.
Wobbegong eye close up
These months a lot of young sepia'a in the dutch waters. Love the way they move love those beautiful eyes.
snooted Harlequin shrimp on blue seastar
Roughhead Blenny in his home covered in fire coral
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Scorpaena notata
So curious
Tiger shrimp
Lembeh strait 2017
Nikon D800E , 105 macro, 1strobo Inon Z240 +snoot Retra.
ISO100, F22,1/200
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"The Cleaner" - A graysby sits patiently as it's cleaned by a sharknose goby.
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tripterygion
Parablennius tentacularis
Welcome to my Nightmare....
Red Snapping shrimp
Alpheus armatus
This shot was taken with a Canon D400 with a 100mm Macro in a Hogyfot housing with one Inon strobe
Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse trying to hide. But we found you!
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My home!
Clownfish in its natural habitat.
C A L L I N G
Rhinopias Paddle-Flap (Eschmeyer's scorpionfish)
Gili Meno (Lombok), Indonesia.
Cypraea Luria lurida
Brawn cowry is moving
Not a good painted one.
soft & red
Juvenile Razorfish
Fairy Basslet at Sunset House in Grand Cayman
Sad fish face, taken at Blue Heron Bridge
Light games.
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i am small
Dangerous Duty/Tulamben, Indonesia/Canon 5D MarkIII, 100mm macro Lens,Sea&Sea housing,Inon Z240*2, F14,1/160,ISO200
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Scorpaena maderensis
Fireworm attack
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