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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
Harlekin Beauty Shot by Nikon D200
shock-headed
golden hairy frogfish
(snooted)
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Caprella portrait
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to shelter
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An amphipod landing on a goby...
Blocking
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Rgblue system 02 premium
Catching a Moray on a plane wreck
green fireworks
Trying to blend in and be beautiful
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Its interesting how some anemones fluoresce under UV light and some don't. this one is one of the brightest that I have seen so far, quite an amazing site!
Leaf scorpionfish with snooted backlight.
Dance
Mophead
In my study of underwater fluorescence in temperate waters, I can now add the hagfish to my list. Hagfish are ancient jawless fishes which secrete slime that may act to deter predators.
Protection
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Rgblue system 02 premium
Nauticam SMC-1
brown eyes
Flaming Tornado- the beauty of a tube worm
Nighdive Picture taken with an Nikon D200
Killer of coral, Crown of thorns taken in the Komodo Islands.
Yawn gobi
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Loving the colorful background - yawning goby in the disco
Mullus surmuletus
Mullus team was warming up on the pipe line at Korumar Bay.
Purity
Whorls and Ridges
Im drawn to this species of boxfish largely because the patterns covering its body remind me of the whorls and ridges of a fingerprint, I wonder if their patterns are just as unique?
Two colors
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F20, 1/200, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Rgblue system 02 premium
Nauticam SMC-1
A thorny issue to handle
Rhinopia backlighted.
A common octopus peers inquisitively from his hiding place on the reef.
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