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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)
Flamingo Tongue Nudibranch (just like saying that!) on a sea fan at about 55 ft. Sealife DC600 w/strobe. Love finding these guys - normally for me they are on branch coral, but this chap was fanning himself.
Crocodile fish, Shark cave Burma
This is a Scorpion Leaf Fish, not easy to photography, although it was sat on some coral it was swaying about quite a bit, like a leaf, hence the name. Taken with Canon 40D, 100mm Macro, Inon Z240 strobe.
flowers of the underwater world
Hermit crab on the moon ? Taken with Canon S70 and Macro lens , Inon Z240
Cute smiling Porcelain Crab (Lissoporcellana sp)..¸> <((((º> ·.¸.·´¯`·...¸> <((((º> ·..Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 lenses
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Commensal shrimp (Periclimenes venustus) with eggs in Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Fishs - Pterois miles
Honeycomb moray. Canon 40D, SIGMA 50mm MACRO.
Blenny seen July 2008 at Grand Cayman. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.
Close-up of a sun starfish. Nikon D200 in Nexus housing, 2x Inond Z-240 strobes.
Triplefin with a 60mm lens
Banded coral shrimp - this guy was in a sponge at about 55ft. Sealife DC600 w/ strobe
Porcelain crab in Anemone (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Seahors
Oosterschelde
nikon d80, 60mm
Just another crusty but taken in realy poor vis after a big stom in Dauin D200/105 VR
Squat Crinoid Lobster (Allogalathea elegans), aka Elegant Squat Lobster. Photographed in Dauin, Philippines.
Pair of Pontowii pigmee seahorses +/- 0,8 cm in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, picture taken with Fuji S2 pro and 60 mm lense.
A jewel from the Scillies....
Too Huge to full fit in frame
Lots of beautifull flatworms like this one in Wakatobi, Fuji S2pro with 60 mm macro.
Nikon D80, 60mm
Hermit crab staring at the camera...
Frog fish, Similan islands, Thailand. Taken with Canon G9
Murena Helena - Portrait
Is this the national flag of Malaysia or a Feather Star?....¸> <((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`·...¸> <((((º> ·.¸¸Canon G9
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008
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