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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)
Frogfish - Stringer - Sodwana Bay - South Africa - Canon A80
Porcelain Crab - Bikini - Sodwana Bay - South Africa - Canon A80 with flash
"Serenity" This picture was taken on a lazy late afternoon shore dive in Cozumel.
This Cuthona was taken at Lembeh Strait 15M depth.
"Fierce Creature"
Face portrait of a Lizardfish taken with a Nikon F-90X and 105mm Micro lens and twin Ys-350 TTL Strobes.Sodwana Bay, South Africa
This shrimp is hard to see because it's mostly transparent.
Lembeh, Indonesia with Sony Cybershot P9 camera.
Mantis Shrimp - 7 Mile Reef - Sodwana Bay - South Africa - Canon A80 with Flash
Friends ? Sea Cucumber & nudi - Similan Islands
picture taken in thailand
SEASTAR taken with CANON EOS10 Hugyfot housing 105 mm
Squidd, Olyumpus 5000, tetra housing, no strobo, Coral Garden Puerto Plata Dominican Republic 18mt deeph
Ipselodoris Picta, by Max Ardizzoni
Tipical nudibranch of our sea The "Mediterranean sea"
Macro with coolpix5000 in housing Light&Motion
Blue Ring top Snail on Macrocystis
Taken on a saftey stop at Carmel Pinnacles, Ca.
"Star Light, Star Bright" I happened upon these beautiful stars on a night dive...and couldn't resist them.
This is a Yellow Tail eel.This little guy has a head about 1 inch in diameter.I used an Olympus C-5050 with the macro selection on.This also was at Cayman Brac.
eye of blue spotted stingray
Yellow Pygmy Seahorse. Canon EOS300 with 100mm micro lens , YS-120 & YS-30 strobes. Taken at Puerto Galera in Philippines. This 1cm long tiny creature is always a challenge to freeze it because it always swings from side to side!
"King of the Mountain" This King of the Hermit Crabs had some attitude! He was also bigger than his mountain....
Porcelain Crab in Anemone, Beqa Lagoon, Fiji (Nikon F4, Aquatica housing, 105mm Macro, Fuji Velvia 50)
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2005
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Now this is a fantastic use of negative space and rule of thirds
Curious arrow crab in a barrel sponge. Picture taken around 100 feet on one of Grand Cayman pristine walls.
"Gaurding her Treasure"
Peacock Mantis Shrimp with eggs taken on Seven Mile Reef at Sodwana Bay, South Africa.Nikon F-90X with 105mm Micro Lens and twin YS-350 TTL Strobes.
cleaning shrimp in anemone.Red Sea
clown fish of the red sea
"Scorpion Fish-Eye"
Taken in Sodwana Bay, South Africa.
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Always an interesting shot...
nudibranch saint jhons reefs red sea egypt
Striated Frogfish - Lembeh Strait
Scallop photographed in the San Juan Islands, Puget Sound, Washington.
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