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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)
Im hiding, you can not see me....
Porcellan crab @Richilieu Rock. Taken with a E900+macro lenses whilest a dive safari in Thailand.
Manta Ray at Amphitheater, Northwest Point. I snapped this photo while snorkeling on the surface. Canon A610 in a Ikelite housing.
close up of a nice Green Moray
Soft coral close up taken at Pinkies Wall with E300.
Ok, Take your best shot on me! This Camel shrimp is very attractive, beware its carnivore! Taken in Kapalai with Olympus C4040 with double close-up lens PCU-01+UCL165 and Sea & Sea auto 90 strobe.
The Guardian! Taken In Anilao With Canon S80.
Cute pair of fishes, not sure of there name. Taken at Bundegi Reef in Exmouth.
Dusting away is the Feather Duster. This photo was taken in Roatan last year.
Flamingo Tounge taken in Cozumel on the Paridiso Reef. Sea and Sea DX8000G all natural light in macro. Photoshop only used to crop.
manado sea
soft coral
I'm an "orange". Taken In Anilao With Canon S80.
Nudi on the wreck of the King Cruiser Wreck/Thailand. Taken with a E900 + CU lenses
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Shy Schoolmaster
by Neil van Niekerk
Black Rock, Grand Cayman
Crab, at the Wall South of the island, 95'ft. Macro mode Olympus 350
Help! I just can’t hold it in anymore! Found this giant frogfish hanging between two rocks enhance its camouflage. Taken in Kapalai with Olympus C4040.
Tiny squat lobster taken on a night dive with 50mm lens and E300.
A pretty little Nudi
Feather Duster, Super Macro
Nudibranch, crowned and climbing hard to the top ...
Crinoid shrimp...always difficult to nail him down but this one pose nicely for me :-)
Goliath Grouper and Green Moray Eel making friends! Cozumel. Canon SD550.
~Smile~ You Are On Candid Camera! Takifugu niphobles or its common names Grass Puffer putting out its head from the sand, patiently waiting for its prey. It looks lovely though. Taken with Olympus C4040 with Sea & Sea auto 90 strobe in Japan.
nudibranch on the wreck.
Neil van Niekerk
Hermit crab.
Chub Hole, Grand Cayman
A yellow sponge (Cliona celata) shot in Peniche, Portugal, using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro and Ikelite MV strobe.
I told you the adults didn't look as good as their baby's. D200/ 105mm lens
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