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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)
This moray was taken in Southern Mozambique @22m with a MotorMarine II EX and T3 lens
Cleaning station, Dive site: Sodwana, South Africa, How: On a casual dive I saw the small Eel (Head about 4cm) and noticed all the shrimps around him busy cleaning
A tiny triplefin laying on a very colourful hard coral is an ideal subject for the long macro zoom
Underwater Cavern - Taken at Ginnie Springs Fl. Taken from inside of cavern looking out.
Brain / Taken in Key Largo, with a Sea & Sea Motormarine II and a YS-60
A precious stone carved onto the bed of the Red Sea Floor - Nikon F90x and 70-180 macro zoom
Croatia - Island Vis. Taken during the night dive. Nikon in Sea&Sea housing with two strobes.
This photo was taken in Croatia. This parasite was siting on the back of blenny.
Seahorse. My first try with a digital camera, Olympus camera with wide angle lens on housing
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2003

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This seahorse shot sticks out from the multitude of others we get
Clown Shrimp Pacific Coast Costa Rica Nikon F4 Aquatica Housing 105mm
A nudibranch (Hypselodoris cantabrica), shot in Baleal, Portugal, using Nikonos V, 1:1 extension tube, Ikelite 100a strobe.
Spotted Eel, Maui
Sagres / Portgal - housed Canon EOS 100 - macro 100 mm - Fuji Provia
A splendid Chromodoris easy to spot at night taken on the large macro zoom at the depth of 19 mts in a night dive
Night dive in Indonesia and on the edge of a reef hidden inside an alcionaria this tiny crab is posing precisely for me
Flounder (Platichthys flesus), shot in Baleal, Portugal, using Nikonos V, 1:3 extension tube, Ikelite 100a strobe.
Eilat ,Israel - when laying on my stomach for 10 minutes waiting peacfully
Coral - Saudi Arabia - Red Sea
Nudibranch (Hypselodoris cantabrica) with a neon feel to it. Shot in Baleal, Portugal, with a Nikonos IV-A, 1:1 extension tube, SB-105 strobe.
Moray eel eye and mouth detail. close up and detail of patterning of honeycomb moray, south africa
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2003

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Editor's Comment
An interesting crop and the pattern makes this shot
Tube worm colony (Filograna sp.). Shot in Baleal, Portugal, using Nikonos V, 1:1 extension tube, SB-105 strobe.
Nudibranch taken in the South Male Atoll, Maldives with Olympus C5050 zoom with no external flash
Nudibranch (Chromodoris purpurea). Shot in Baleal, Portugal, using Sony DSC-P7 in MPK-P9 housing, Sea&Sea 1:2 conversion lens, built-in flash.
Nudibranch (Flabellina babai), shot in Baleal using Nikonos IV-A, 1:1 extension tube, SB-105 strobe.
Shrimp (Palaemon serratus). Shot in Baleal, Portugal, using Sony DSC-P7 and Sea&Sea 1:2 conversion lens.
Nudibranch (Hypselodoris tricolor). Shot in Baleal, Portugal, using Nikonos IV-A, 1:1 extension tube, SB-105.
Nudibranch (Hypselodoris cantabrica) shot in Baleal, Portugal, with a Nikonos IV-A, 1:1 extension tube and SB-105 strobe.
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