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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)
Taken near Muskat in Oman.

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It's nudibranch month!
Starfish, Galapagos 2006, Nikkor 105mm.
Point & Shoot!
Spotted Spiny Lobster, one of the few that's been spotted on Little Cayman. Nikon D100 with 60mm lens.
Camouflaged juvenile Slender Filefish on Bloody Bay of Little Cayman.
Cheese burger, or queen scallop....?
Isle of Lewis. Scotland. D200,60mm.
Dahlia anemone.
Isle of Lewis, Hebrides.
D200, 60mm.
Mother & Child Reunion.
Clarkes Clown with anemone at Abrolhos Islands.
Chromodoris reticulata I think, but then again it could just be a Strawberry Icecream slowly melting. Found this one in Exmouth, WA. Nikon Coolpix 990 with Ikelite Video Light
Very hard to see Leaf Scorpion Fish, holding on to the coral reef.
Ribbon With A Bite! Taken in Tulamben with Canon S80. by Ed Eng
by: Ed Eng
Ribbon With A Bite! Taken in Tulamben with Canon S80.

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nice, sharp with good DOF (depth of field)
Commensal shrimp - canon 300D. Another colour I've never seen before
Close up of frogfish. Taken with canon 10d with 100mm lens. I liked the texture on this guy.
Underwater hive. Rarotonga. 15m deeep.
A ribbon of Nudi eggs, Jorunna funebris.
Commensal shrimp on crinoid taken in Lembeh.
shortlistedShortlisted!

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Pin sharp and well composed. Well done Beverly
On of my best dives. Playa del camen mexico, we saw about 100 turtles that day.
Oh yeah! The always popular "Triple Tongue". Three at once. Oh yeah, whose your diver?
From the maldives, taken with a nikon f80 and a 60mm lens.
Variable Neon Nudi.
Starfish from Whitsundays. I liked the patterns, so I framed the shot to concentrate on the center. I don't know if it normally looks like this or if it has some purple spotted disease. Nikon Coolpix 990, Ikelite Pro Video Light
Batman nudi...

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Heads up pajama nudi
Nudibranch taken at Punta Del Sol Beach Resort, Samal Island, Philippines camera A95 Canon powershot

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It's nudibranch month!
Cool looking nudi. Taken with Canon 10d in Indonesia.
Up Closed & Personal! Photo was taken in Tulamben with Ca... by Ed Eng
by: Ed Eng
Up Closed & Personal! Photo was taken in Tulamben with Canon S80.

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orange and purple - where's your dress sense :-)
Black grouper in a cleaninng station
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