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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)
Home sweet home. Veined octopus in a tin. Lembeh straits.
D200, 60mm.
Fragile discodorid taken at Marsa Bareika, Ras Mohamed.
"Dancing in the Waves"
STARFISH
WHITE TUFTED WORM
Bearded fireworm. Graham's Harbor, San Salvador.
I found this full frame little guy hiding in the dark brown sand of Dumaguete a couple of weeks ago.
Sulla punta delle dita
Oh my sole!
Wire Coral Goby. Not an easy shot to get in the current. Third dives a charm smile Taken with my Canon 20D W/60mm macro.
Harlequin Shrimp, Lembeh
baby goby in a star coral in the engine dive site in parguera area!
Yes, another Feather Duster found on the reef in Roatan.
Watching the kids.
Slow motion battle. Branched fire coral (Millepora alcicornis) overgrowing a sea plume (Pseudopterogorgia).
Starry,starry night....
This is a full frame little fella from Puerto Galera. My daughters love Pygmies ...
Burning Fire Underwater! Taken in Lembeh with Canon G9.
This little octopus on Bonaire was about the size of my hand. He was perfectly camouflaged against the sand and rubble, but his movement gave him away.
Goby on whip coral taken at Nabq Park with SP350.
Lunchtime!
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nice flamingo tongue at super bowl dive site in parguera area!!
Giant frog fish. Lembeh straits. D200, 60m.
Don't mess with the Blue Ring !! Nikon D2x 105mm lens F29 1/160th, manual exposure. Sabah Borneo
close up of the eye of a blue spotted ray
Scorpion leaf fish. Nikon D200. Bunaken.
Found on the wreck in Saland Bay, Tioman Island. Shot on my Olympus 5060 with macro adaptor.
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