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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
"Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here! The Dude. Nudibranch - Costasiella usagi. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
Brown thorny seahorse camouflaged against rocks
The eye of a Flamingo Tongue
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One rarely sees the eyes of these, nice angle.
Froggy portrait
Perfect camouflage
The stingray is watching
Underwater variation on Vincent van Gogh's sunflowers
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/125
Coconut Octopus showing its tricks during a night dive at Air Prang I in Lembeh Strait
Nikon D7100, 60 mm lens, 2 strobes sea&sea ys-110a
f/10 1/80sec. ISO-100
Murena helena, Banco di Santa Croce (NA)
Leafish on mirror
Crustal palace. Within a muddy harbour in less than 10 meters of water I found one of my favourite dive sites. I love Octopus and this place had them all in homes made from our rubbish. The mud was very fine, so fine the strobe flash would stir it up
Stubby Squid on Night Dive in Washington.
" I'M A DIFFERENT FISH"
xenacrab
Night Dive, Red Night Shrimp
triplefin fish
Pareblenius
The atlantic lizardfish, el lagarto, lying in wait . Commonly found in the Canarian waters
Paeneus keraturus #2
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Alicia mirabilis, night dive
Getting mud blindness can be a risk when muck diving, so when you come across something its best not to rush it. Moving slowly in on this Japanese flathead gave me the reward I wanted. The light reflecting around his eye.
Green Moray 3
crab
batfish
Ophysurus serpens, night dive
"A wish upon a star"
Nikon D7100, lens 60mm, two strobes sea&sea ys-110a
f/16 1/160sec. ISO-100
Antedon mediterranea; Punta Pizzaco, Procida (NA)
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Portrait
Perfectly camouflaged
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/100
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