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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)
I spotted this Spotted Octopus wedged in a crevice while diving off Santa Cruz Island at the Channel Island National Marine Sanctuary.
parasite on crab, f100 in sea and sea housing,105 and twin strobes./diopter
orange cup corals generally come out at night or in rainy weather.
taken in truk lagoon on the Sankisan Maru, strobe placement helps bring out the detail of the tentacles.
When I was taking this picture I didn't even see the Peterson Shrimp - Taken in the Bahamas with Canon 20D and dual DS125's
Spanish Shawl - Farnsworth Banks, west of Catalina Island, California - taken with an Olympus D-580 w/ macro-lens
No that's blending in to your enviroment- taken in Bahamas with Canon 20D with Dual DS125's
Mating nudibranchs Hypselodoris bullockii. Taken in Kapalai with Nik D70, 105mm lens, and dual Inon strobes.
looking angry...
These guys make for an easy macro subject - taken in the Bahamas with a Canon 20D a dual DS125 strobes
Star fish sitting on coral candy under town pier in Bon Aire.
This picture was taken in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, in August 2003.
Fabulous Flabellina! Taken in Mabul with Nik D70, 105mm lens & dual Inon strobes.
Bristle Worm Awakes in Bon Aire.
Frogfish mugshot. Taken in Kapalai with D70, 105mm lens & dual Inon strobes.
Nikon f100 and 105mm.KBR Indonesia
Porcelain crab peers out from his safe haven. taken with nikkor 105 lens and Nikon F100 in Guinjata Bay Mozambique
Blue eyes. taken in the Bahamas with Canon 20D 100mm Dual DS125
Macro of a static stubject that was not so static after the click! Taken in Curacao...
Barrel of shrimp
Taken in the Bahamas with Canon 20D and dual DS125's
Banded Shrimp on Giant Clam- Great barrier reef
The Terminator. Peakcock mantis shrimp taken in Kapalai. Nikon D70 and Inon strobes.

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
lots of shots of Mantis shrimp this year!
Pretty Flamino Tongue shot with a Nik V Macro
Seahorse. Bonaire.
Hidden in the sand- taken with canon 20D and dual DS125's
Teardrop crab found at night in Bon Aire.
Goby on the submarine M2, UK. Taken 17/07/05 with a Sony DSC-P5.
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