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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)
Dead mans fingers in green water.
Scotland. 60mm.
"Orange Peel" Spent a great day up at Cape Cuvier, found a couple of these orange starfish, a great contrast to the reef.
What are you looking at?
Picture was taken at Raja Empat in May 2006.
Taken at Mantabuan Island, East Malaysia
"A bit shy", This Sea Horse was a bit reluctant to move out from its hiding spot at Lembeh Strait.
closu-up of a murene it came closer than it was ment to be!
cybershot,7.2
The FLY! Ok, it's really a Banded shrimp. D2x 105mm 2xtc woody's diopter.
Batman Nudi in Bali.
Past weekend I dived first time with my D200, and the results really don't look bad. Here's one example
WHO KNOWS WHAT THIS IS!!!looks like a piece of coral, but it's not, picture taken at 12meter, and the "thing"was moving like a seastar. when i came closer it moved back into a small cave. it moved with the 4 "legs".
Scorpionfish taken with a macro lens.
Zebra anemone at K41 dive site.
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Sea Loch Anemone taken in Loch Long, Scotland with Canon EOS-350D.
eye to eye with a two banded cleaner shrimp
"Royal Nudi", Mabul Island May 06, Spotted bright pink thing in the middle of rubble bed at 5mtr, Used Olympus C5050/D180 Strobe.
Nudi Bali Indonesia Olympus 7070 twin Inon Strobes
Clown in pink anenome D70 60mm macro
I had 2 Inon macro lenses as well as en epoque lens on my Camera housing to take this picture of the face of a harlequin shrimp. I had to get real close to focus and not much depth of field.
Giant Moray
Frogfish.D70,105mm.Kapalai,Sabah
Candy-striped flatworm.
N. Wales.
60mm.
This shrimp was taken July 2004 in Roatan with a Caplio RR 30.
Sea Slugs Nikonos III 3:1 macro
Nudi with eggs Lembeh Olympus 7070
Long nosed hawkfish - resident at the 18m bommie at Dili Rock. Taken with Olympus C5050 and internal strobe.
Tiger cowry on a night dive!
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