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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)

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Flexible eyes. I like the way these blennies can look at... by Christian Nielsen
Flexible eyes.
I like the way these blennies can look at you.
Olympus E330, 35mm Macro, single Ikelite DS125 Strobe.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Seahorse, shot with a Nikonos RS and 50 mm Macro, 2 Ikeli... by Alan G. Miller
Seahorse, shot with a Nikonos RS and 50 mm Macro, 2 Ikelite SS 200's on Kodachrome Film, and as usual has no cropping and no photoshop work. Just a straight photograph.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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5d by Jagwang Koo
5d
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date posted posted: Monday, December 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I realized that theres'a little starfish near the lips. ... by Alp Baranok
I realized that theres'a little starfish near the lips. Taken with Nikon D80, Nikon 60 mm lens and Sea&Sea YS-110 strobe.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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Whip Coral Shrimp by Steve De Neef
Whip Coral Shrimp
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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Whip Coral Shrimp found in Lembeh-Canon 50 D 100 mm macro... by Richard Goluch
Whip Coral Shrimp found in Lembeh-Canon 50 D 100 mm macro + Inon UCL 165 diopter,no cropping
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Very rare gurnard lionfish in Nha Trang. by Caroline Istas
Very rare gurnard lionfish in Nha Trang.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Vietnam
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Little Harlequin Shrimp hiding in a hole and protecting h... by Victoria Mackenzie
Little Harlequin Shrimp hiding in a hole and protecting his dinner!
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Lettuce slug - front end - full frame by Alan Lyall
Lettuce slug - front end - full frame
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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sea urchin by Miro Polensek
sea urchin
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Vir Philippinensis - Tulamben by Andy Chan
Vir Philippinensis - Tulamben
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Peek a boo.... by Bernard Maglana
Peek a boo....
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Portrait of a sea urchin. by Alberto Romeo
Portrait of a sea urchin.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Fireworm (Hermodices carunculata) is very dangerous by Alberto Romeo
Fireworm (Hermodices carunculata) is very dangerous
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Shy Sandperch. This little fellow was pretty shy and bac... by Christian Nielsen
Shy Sandperch.
This little fellow was pretty shy and backed off everytime I tried to get close. But curious as well. So when I backed off, he came out again. This is the result.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro, 2 Ikelite DS125 Strobes.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Giant clam by Dray Van Beeck
Giant clam
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date posted posted: Friday, December 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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On top This is taken in Bali Scuba Seraya Secrets Dive s... by Mikael Jigmo
On top
This is taken in Bali Scuba Seraya Secrets Dive site.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Peekaboo goby. by Tammy Gibbs
Peekaboo goby.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Little boy. Photo taken on Lima Rock, Musandam, Oman. Ca... by Alexander Nikolaev
Little boy. Photo taken on Lima Rock, Musandam, Oman.
Canon 40D, 100mm MACRO + 2xDS125.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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Little juvenile painted frogfish on the hunt to get bigger. by Steve De Neef
Little juvenile painted frogfish on the hunt to get bigger.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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macro 100 mm by Miro Polensek
macro 100 mm
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Blenny poses for me by Cenk Ceylanoglu
Blenny poses for me
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here's a really cheeky chappie!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Peacock Mantis shrimp. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm. by Derek Haslam
Peacock Mantis shrimp. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Yellow anemone, Parazoanthus axinellae. Calanques de Cass... by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Yellow anemone, Parazoanthus axinellae. Calanques de Cassis. Canon G10, 2XUCL165 & Inon D2000
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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A clasic portrait of a peacock mantis shrimp for me today... by Yves Antoniazzo
A clasic portrait of a peacock mantis shrimp for me today also from Koh Lipe Thailand Fuji S5 pro/105 VR
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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ghosy pipe black nikon d2x 60mm micro by Puddu Massimo
ghosy pipe black nikon d2x 60mm micro
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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walkers by Miro Polensek
walkers
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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