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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 very, hairy crab! Shot with the 105mm and 2xtc racked out to the max. Full frame, no cropping. Nikon D2x.
"Sawtooth" clam. Super macro. World War II Iro Maru shipwreck in Palau. I'm fascinated by the unidentified turquoise matter that seems to overlay the pink veins. Canon A-95. Built-in strobe.
Dragon moray picture taken off the south shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
This is a closeup of a nurse shark's eye. I loved the tiling of it's skin. I was about 6 inches and a prayer away when I shot this =)
Black and white. Philippine sea.Nikon d100, 105 macro,two strobo sea and sea 120YS
Bristle Worm, off of the West end of Cayman Brac.
I know this fish as a Philippine Tang.
Hermit Crab off of Cayman Brac. This little guy was at the edge of a rock, allowing me to get a good "eye to eye" view of him.
Sea slug eggs. Little Barrier Island, NZ
Brittle star reaching out from under his soft coral hideout.
Red sea-horse. This is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. This animal was living a few years at the same place, and we visited it almost every time we went there. The photo has the original frame, and has no photoshop adjusts.

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Now here's a cutie even Dr Bob would be proud of
Zebra Eel. Quite beautiful things I say. Odd that their teeth kind of look like ours too.
Sponge Zoanthids, Parazoanthus parasiticus taken at Doc's Retreat, Roatan in January 2006. Nikonos-V with 35mm and 2:1 extension tube. Diffusers on.
Sawtooth Clam (my name for it) and sponges. These are plentiful on the Iro Maru shipwreck in Palau. I've never seen them on any other shipwreck. Canon A-95. Builtin flash. No external strobe.
Commerson's Frogfish
Check him out blowing and making a wish!!! He looks sooo hardcore, well, as as you can get being 3/4 of an inch...Full frame shot btw
Giant Nudibranch at Sund Rock in hood canal. Water temp: balmy 49 degrees and depth is 71'.
Come a little closer I will have you for dinner.Gusse which animal I belong?
Kapalai,Sabah.
I was able to get a nice shot of the feather duster just before he retracted.
Octopus hunting at night...
Tompot blenny off the South Coast of England. He made a good 'Rudolph' for our Xmas cards!
So cute! Tiny little blenny snapped whilst sheltering from strong currents somewhere near Manado
Taken at Bali, Indonesia
Taken at Bali, Indonesia
Poor in swimming, this leaf fish is approximately 8cm long, taken at 10m depth with C4040 in Sipadan. Other than yellow, many variations such as white, red, green and black. This fish mimics the appearance of seaweed and feeds by swallowing any small
a night octopus begins its eveing prowl.
maui.
canon s70. inon strobe.
A scorpion fish at lunch time...
Moray Eel, Maui
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