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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
Flamboyant Cuttlefish. Shot at around 6m.
A close up image of a blooming anemone taken at night off of the dive site behind the Cracked Conch. Canon 5DMII 50mm.
Wakatobi
I have my eye on you
Blenny from the Philippines
Coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) - I was not aware it was present in the Red Sea, and haven’t found documentation on its possible incursion there. I found a couple of them in the sand.
Carring a yellow sponge
Octopus, Portrait
eel
Mantis
Night dive Spanish Dancer
I spent a little bit of time with this blenny trying to get him to be confident in my presence. After about 10 minutes I got this shot.
Dark side of crabs
I spotted this trumpetfish hanging out over a reddish coloured sponge. I got as close as I could and waited hoping he would come out enough for a full head shot. After 5 minutes, I decided he wasn't so I did this eye-shot instead.
Ghostpipefish
M I M I C K I N G
Candy crab (Hoplophrys)
Anilao, Philippines. September 2014
Hidden colors in the rocks of the Saronikos Golf, minutes away from Athens. Shot with Nikon D300 and Ikelite housing and strobes.
A stargazer (I think), buried in the sand at 6m. Taken with handheld torch before he disappeared.
Nudibranch posing for the camera
I was trying to get a face shot of a grouper when this French Angelfish decided to swim in front of my camera and pose. So I took the picture of her, and it turned out better than I expected.
squirrelfish in Guadeloupe
goby
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Octopus playing inside sea fans.compact LUMIX FX01. Ile Plane, Marseille.
Green Moray Eel
Soht taken out on the Great Barrier Reef, Canon 7D, 17-70mm macro lens.
Out of the dark
Eurypegasus draconis / Flügelrossfisch / Seamoth
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