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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)
A blenny (Bennius ocellaris) from Capo Noli.
This crab is ready to take on the world =)
Zebra crab on fire urchin... very cute little guy !!
Tiger Cowrie with its mantle out on a night dive at the Rowley Shoals.
Nice coloured commensal shrimp on crinoid - D70, 105mm, twin DS50s - taken Lembeh 2006.
Pacific Seahorse. I was very excited to stumble upon this little creature today in Waialua, HI. Taken in 4ft of water, natural light.
I was playing with a low aperture (F4) to blur the backround of this spotted Moray.
Juvenile Flamingo Tongue (1.5 cm) feeding on purple sea fan. Notice the eyeball at the base of the feeler thingy. From Little Cayman, BWI. Nikon D200 with 60mm lens.
White stonefish taken at Sharksbay with E300.
Alabastar Nudibranch on Bull Kelp taken at Dillon rock, British Columbia in 70 feet of water using Nikon D100 and Nikon 60mm lens.
A Pigmy seahorse taken by Nikonos V with 2:1 framer.
Ed! I guess this dude also needs a shave! hehe! Taken at Liberty Wreck, Tulamben, Bali.
Little horny guy! 60mm with Nikon D100
I am not going to speculate what these looks like...
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa, or more affectionately Clown Nudi, posing. These are some of the funkiest coloured nudis around. Olympus 5050, 2 x Inon 165 macro stacked, single Inon 220s strobe.
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The circle of life at Plataria bay, Igoumenitsa, Greece
pink anemone fish taken in anilao,philippines
Goldspot goby. Grand Cayman. D70, 105 mm macro lens. Two strobes.
Social Feather Duster Worms swaying gently in the current. Nikon 990 & Ikelite Video light
For your eyes only! Shot taken in Perhentian Island, Malaysia.
Another one from KBR 2005 - Mantis Shrimp out of its nest carrying eggs - 18-70mm single DS50.
Gobie on Whip coral. D2x, 105mm, 2xteleconverter.
The asteroid Porania antarctica taken in the cold waters of the Strait of Magellan, Chile
Flamingo Tongue at Grand Cayman taken with a Canon PowerShot SD550 and digital Strobe.
taken during a dive in croatia.
nikon f80 60mm lens
Trick or Treat. This sponge that masquerades as a pumpkin is completely natural. It is 80' down on the East End wall, Cayman Islands. Happy Halloween!
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