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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)
Sony's DSC-P1 in MPK-P1 + colour filter
Shot taken using Sony's DSC-P1 @ Pulau Aur
Razor Clam with Cup Corals on the mast of the Fujikawa Maru, Chuuk. Taken with a Nikonos V and close up kit.
Cup coral and nudibranch on bow of Fujikawa Maru, Chuuk. Taken with Nikonos V with close up kit
Macro
Nudibranch-Phillipines
Nudibranch-Phillipines
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2001

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Luc obviously like Nudibranchia as much as me! This one is particularly nice.
Nudibranch-Phillipines
Soft Coral in Red Sea, taken with Canon F1 60mm lens
Canon F1, 60mm lens. Night dive on 'the barge', Northern Red Sea
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2001

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Nice portrait from Len. This is a subject that stays still.
Moray on wall Saipan Grotto
Soft Coral, Sharm el Sheikh, Ikelite Housing, Nikon F65,Nikkor 60mm macro, Ikelite 50 Strobe
Orange cup coral, taken in Bonaire in 2000. Nikon F90x in Aquatica housing. 105mm lens and ring flash (built into port)
Dahlia anemone, taken St Abbs, Scotland. Nikon F90x in Aquatica housing. 60mm lens.
Nudibranch taken in St Abbs Scotland in 1999. Nikon F90x in Aquatica housing. 105mm lens.
Frogfish taken in Bonaire in 2000, using Nikon F90x, in Aquatica housing with 60mm lens and twin flash
Clam mantle, shot in Southern Red Sea in 2000. Nikon F90x, in Aquatica housing, twin flash.
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2002

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
A nice detail shot with abstract patterns. Always get in close, it might not be the obvious shot but can pay off.
Image taken in Sipadan in 1998. Nikon F90x in Aquatica Housing, 60mm lens.
crab,Peloponnese,Greece,Nikonos V macro1:3
flying fish (detail), Peloponnese-Greece,Nikonos V macro 1:1
Sea Anemone, Greece,night dive,Nikonos V,macro 1:3
Sea Anemone,Peloponnese,Nikonos V macro 1:3
Sea Anemone, night dive,Peloponnese, Nikonos V, macro 1:3
Strange bedfellows. Sandy beach U.A.E. night dive15ftNikon 8008s 60mm macro Ilelite housing and 150 strobe
Let sleeping horse lie Dibba rock U.A.E. 55ft Nikon 8008s 60mm macro Ilelite housing and 150 strobe
Small life Dibba rock U.A.E. 50ft Nikon 8008s 60mm macro Ilelite housing and 150 strobe
Spotted Moray Eel, Los Roques, N90s 60mm
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