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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)
Fimbriated Moray Eel, Southern Leyte, Philippines. Taken with Canon A95, no strobe.
Purple Spotted Sea Goddess on Little Cayman. One of the prettiest nudis in the Caribbean, this tiny critter was almost impossible to see in the viewfinder, but I got a few decent photos. Nikon D200 with 60mm lens.
I found this angle to simply be captivating. Vote for it if you think so too...
Polycera faeroensis.
Isle of Lewis.
D200,60mm.
Roatan, Honduras.
Found at Molikini Crater, HI Camera Sea and Sea DX-8000G YS-25 strobe tube worm caught in digital
Green Moray eel. East end 70' Grand Cayman
Sea star in the process of "splitting" but looking more like a spider climbing up a wall... Taken at Temple with E300.
Hairy Frogfish must be one of the craziest creatures in nature!
Alicia Mirabilis
Night Dive at Fonza
Isola d'Elba Canon Digital Ixus 700 - Case WP-DC70
Spotted Morray
nice eyebows.

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These cleaners must specialize in eyes - Optometry shrimps?
I assume these two critters are mating Nudibranchs. If anyone knows what type please let me know.
The side of the Back wall at Molikini Crater, HI
'POLYP STUDY' Soft coral with polyp close up. HOused Nikon F; 55mm auto-micro Nikkor lens. Enjoy!
Found this guy off Exmouth, Western Australia. I think it's an Aphelodoris.
'TUNICATE' Found in all tropical waters in a variety of colours, I captured this transluscent one at Pig Island, Madang, PNG. Housed Nikon F; 55mm auto-micro Nikkor lens. Enjoy!
croc fish face 105/d70
This nudi is called Phil... think it's a slender flabbilina or something like that.. less than 1cm long.. really should get an ID book I guess...
Dance shrimp in an overhang at Phi Ley Bay, Phi Phi Island, with Canon A95 and Sea&Sea YS-90auto
Cleaner shrimp on a Giant Black Frogfish. Komodo, 2005.
Gobie in Coral. Taken in Haleiwa, HI- natural light, about 12 ft of water.
Found this stunning nudibranch (Ceratosoma magnificum) off Komodo
Fireworm
Nikonos V, Ikelite 50, Extension tube
Saddled Blenny resting on a Feather Duster. How do they do that?.... Canon A70 with internal flash
Portrait ofa common reef pctopus
Snapper feasting on silversides in Snapper hole East End Grand Cayman. Sea Life Digital with strobe
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