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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - not swimming

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Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are NOT MOVING usually on the bottom (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Pinocchio (juvenile frogfish)
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/18, Shutterspeed 1/100
Pontohi seahorse
Spirals
Schultz's pipefish (Corythoichthys schultzi), Makadi Bay - Egypt 2014
shortlistedShortlisted!
Hinged-beak shrimp from a night dive
Male banded jawfish with eggs
"The home should be the treasure chest of living." Le Corbusier. Variable Fangblenny Blenny - Petroscirtes Variabilis. Chaloklum Bay, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f3.5-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
not colors
goby
shortlistedShortlisted!
Frog fish hiding on the back of the Veronica L wreck!
Sponge spider crab.
Aughrus, Connemara.
Porcelain crab
nudibranch feeding,nikon D2x 60 mm micro
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2014

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Soft coral crab
Pair of Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorses-Lembeh
shortlistedShortlisted!
Red look on a blue carpet
"Chapeau"
Lightning without thunder
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two strobes (Ikelite DS125 and Sea & Sea YS-60), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/100
Hairy Squat lobster Komodo
shortlistedShortlisted!
pygmy seahorse
Big Eyes
Giant Frogfish taken on Cannibal rock
Giat Frogfish taken on Cannibal rock
shortlistedShortlisted!
Harlekin shrimp
wire coral goby
shortlistedShortlisted!
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Taken at a perfect angle with accurate focus and depth of field, the outcome is a lovely shot.
Pygmy seahorse in Bunaken

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Wonderful shot of this pygmy, well done Peter.
It was a split second and this is the only shot that I was able to take of the angler snatching a snack... poor pipefish
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