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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)
Nikon D80, 60mm
Corals - Astroides calycularis
Bearded Fireworm, Saba Island
Tub worm. Saint-Florent bay, Corsica, Canon Ixy 900 with hid light.
Hi - what can I do for you ?
(office is open during daytime only....)
norris's top snail on kelp
Known as the Common Prawn, these small crustaceans can be hard to spot, because they are almost transparent. Makes sense. Brac Island.
Family Photo. Canon 40D, 100mm Macro, Inon Z240.
Seastar close-up (Gomophia egyptiaca). Canon G9 with Inon D-2000 strobe.
north sulawesi,aelequim shrimp on sponge,nikon d2x 105mm macro
Close Up Fishy!!! Taken with G9 c/w strobe and macro lens by Paul Ng
by: Paul Ng
Close Up Fishy!!! Taken with G9 c/w strobe and macro lens
Seahorse
Do you like my house ???? :O) ......
Left eye of parrotfish sleeping
Nikon D100 and 105 macro lens.
Double strobe.
cleaner shrimp looking like a piece of jewelery
Spearer Mantis Shrimp - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Devil scorpion fish. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
Jellyfish with eggs
Brittle Star, D300, 105VR
Just for the colors and texture D200/60mm
No, I don't want to come home for Dinner! Lizardfish attempting to eat a small Pufferfish. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Canon 20D & Canon 100 macro
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you can have a puffed up puffer not disqualified in the contest! But only if you prove it's natural. See the forum thread to find out if it got away...
Tube Worms Hvar Island.
Echinoderms - Holothuria tubulosa (reproduction)
Octopus
tiny mini crawling fishy, laid still for 5 minutes b4 getting this shot. Canon G9, twin Inon Macro, Z240
Back to Tioman Island again, cute little fella on soft coral. Capture by Canon G9 with INON single strobe and macro len.
Portrait of Mantis
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