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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)
Giant Painted Frogfish. Ugly but Adorable. Pic taken at S... by Mohan Thanabalan
Giant Painted Frogfish. Ugly but Adorable. Pic taken at Seaventure House Reef, Mabul Island, Sabah.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Black Lionfish inhabiting the space between two concrete ... by James Tewes
Black Lionfish inhabiting the space between two concrete mooring blocks, it didn't mind a crowd of divers trying to get snaps of it.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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this little beauty was hiding at about 30m, but thanks to... by Dion Rebello
this little beauty was hiding at about 30m, but thanks to our dive guide we were able to get it to pose for us smile Almost like a sea-Peacock! Taken with a CanonA610 and internal flash + diffuser
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea United Arab Emirates
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A baby stargazer staring skyward and waiting for a meal. ... by Cal Mero
A baby stargazer staring skyward and waiting for a meal. He was quite contented with my light on him as he snapped occasionally at the zooplankton in the water column.
night dive
nikon d80, 60mm, 2 X ds 51
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Very nice small crab on a wire coral! by Francesco Ricciardi
Very nice small crab on a wire coral!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Seahorse off of Klein Bonaire. Taken with a Sea and Sea D... by Morgan Ashton
Seahorse off of Klein Bonaire. Taken with a Sea and Sea DX-1G.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Tucked away on the Liberty off the east coast of Bali. S... by Grahame Massicks
Tucked away on the Liberty off the east coast of Bali. Shot on my Olymous 5060.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hi there! Eel from Anilao, Philippines. by Jim Chambers
Hi there! Eel from Anilao, Philippines.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Sometimes you need good eyes to see things underwater. Th... by Brian Mayes
Sometimes you need good eyes to see things underwater. This Loki Whip Goby (Bryaninops loki) on Red Whip Coral (Ctenocella sp.) is a good example. ..¸> <((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`·...¸> <((((º> ·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Rice Coral formation, you can almost see a hieroglyphic r... by Stuart Ganz
Rice Coral formation, you can almost see a hieroglyphic reindeer in there...
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Hawkfish, D200, 60mm Nikkor by Steffen Binke
Hawkfish, D200, 60mm Nikkor
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Durban hinge-beak shrimp checking me if i need some clean... by Marco Waagmeester
Durban hinge-beak shrimp checking me if i need some cleaning. Tulamben, Bali. (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Blacksaddle snake eel. Lembeh Streit. by Ugo Gaggeri
Blacksaddle snake eel. Lembeh Streit.
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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I only saw the flat worm on the turnicate at the time of ... by Yves Antoniazzo
I only saw the flat worm on the turnicate at the time of shooting but there was more to it as you might see if you zoom on it D200/105 VR
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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A cold water shrimp with blue ascidians behind. Nikon ... by Cal Mero
A cold water shrimp with blue ascidians behind.
Nikon d80, 60mm, 2 x ds 51
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Linckia Starfish by Sharon English
Linckia Starfish
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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cuttlefish by Luis Moro
cuttlefish
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Bluestripped Fangblenny, 60mm lens by Spencer Finn
Bluestripped Fangblenny, 60mm lens
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Moray eel, taken w / 60mm macro by Stuart Ganz
Moray eel, taken w / 60mm macro
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Sand Diver Lizard fish - you can see the teeth on this li... by Andy Boundy
Sand Diver Lizard fish - you can see the teeth on this little guy. Sealife DC600 at 55 ft. Grand Cayman.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Batfish, Saba Island by Abimael Márquez
Batfish, Saba Island
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Murena by Torresan Patrick
Murena
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Porcelan Crab fishing for food taken with Canon 400D+60mm... by Patrick Neumann
Porcelan Crab fishing for food taken with Canon 400D+60mm macro lens in Burma/Myamar
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Myanmar (Burma)
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Almost Invisible! Taken in Mabul with Canon G9, Inon Z240... by Edvin Eng
Almost Invisible! Taken in Mabul with Canon G9, Inon Z240 strobe & lenses.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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suddenly I felt as if the sandy bottom was looking at me... by Adriano Trapani
suddenly I felt as if the sandy bottom was looking at me...
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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The eye of a Lezard Fish... :O) by Michel Lonfat
The eye of a Lezard Fish... :O)
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Soft coral, Musandam, Oman. Canon 40D, SIGMA 50 mm macro. by Alexander Nikolaev
Soft coral, Musandam, Oman. Canon 40D, SIGMA 50 mm macro.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Oman
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