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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)
Stoned but colorful.
Nikon D80
Eye to Eye with Devil Fish !
Pastinachus sephen
the lips of mandarin fish
shrimp
Sea Horse

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not a stunning contest shot but a nice natural history shot popular with libraries
Giant frog fish. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
A Long Striped Blenny takes a look into the lens. Komiza Vis.
Sea Anemone seen July 2008 in Grand Cayman. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.
Stonfish in Derawan Est Borneo
Black-spotted moray "Captain Fred". Inchkape-I, Fujeira, UAE
octopus from twin rocks
Lovers.
Goby on Hardcoral - you cannearly see what this goby had for lunch...
Ask the question get no answer. A Fire Worm (hermodice carunculata). Komiza Vis.
pipefish on a red sponge's bed
Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita), Batu Abah, Bali. (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Indian walker- the ugly one...A640, Z240
Ambon Rhinopia walking over the black sand. Oddly beautiful these creatures!
I search for the dentist with reasonable prices.
A turtle is resting in a huge sponge.
This is my territory! Fat Froggy. Kirby's rock
Pipefish taken in Shetland sporting this years 'must have' snail accessory.
Seahorse / Fiesa, Slovenia / Canon G9, in-strobe
Decorator crab. He's in there some where! D200, 60mm.
Shrimp in its hole. Victoria, British Columbia.
Canon G7, Sea and Sea YS27DX Strobe
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