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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Super macro

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Shots taken (at smaller than 1:1) with multiple extension rings, diopters, or teleconverters of extremely small subjects typically less than 1 inch (2.5 cm)
Spider squat lobster (Chirostylus sandyi )
Olympus EM1 MarkII Olympus 60 mms macro and 2X Inon S2000
F22 S125
I was watching a group of Cardinal fish and noticed that some of them were brooding eggs in their mouth and waited for this one to face my camera for the shot that I wanted.
Christmas tree
Olympus EM1 Mark II system
Vir philippinensis on bubble coral
Panasonic GX1 and Olympus 60 mms macro Inon S2000X2
F14 1/160
Flatworm
Tiny gobi on small soft coral
Panasonic GX1 and Olympus 60 mms macro and Inon S2000X2
F11 1/160
Christmas Tree Worm
A Healthy pygmy seahorse taken last year in Anda, Bohol.
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Barrel Sponge Porcelain Crab (Aliaporcellana spongicola)
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2022

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This is a photo of a feeding pregnant seapen crab. Taken in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
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Crown Shrimp
Periclimenes koronensis/Cuapetes kororensis
sea urchin, Panasonic GH4 ,Olympus lens 60mm,two sea and sea strobe D2, Nauticam housing.
Sarasvati anemone shrimp, Ancylomenes sarasvati
This is a photo of the tiny creature fondly called the seapen crab. Taken in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.
Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesi)
Ornate ghost pipefish or harlequin ghost pipefish Solenostomus paradoxus
Crown Shrimp
Periclimenes koronensis/Cuapetes kororensis
This animal has been seen to have a symbiotic relationship with Long Tentacle Plate Corals (Heliofungia actiniformis) in the wild.
This is a pink-eyed goby which usually hovers above finger corals and sometimes rests on it. They have beautiful pinkish/ reddish eyes which makes them very beautiful to photograph, tiny as they are. Taken in Anilao, Batangas.
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2022
2nd place Monthly HotShots
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This is a photo of clownfish's eggs. You could see the eyes of the baby fishes through its translucent covering. No single egg was harmed in taking this photo.
Harlequin shrimp
Hymenocera picta
Periclimenes imperator on Spanish dancer
Candy crab
Hoplophrys oatesi
Small crab on starfish
Pilodius sp.
Yellow crinoid shrimp close up
Hippolyte catagrapha
This a photo of a crinoid shrimp hanging out inside this beautiful crinoid. Taken in Masaplod, Dauin, Negros Oriental Philippines. This is about 3/4 inch in size.
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Soft Coral Porcelain Crab (Lissoporcellana nakasonei)
Juvenile red Frogfish (size approximately 1.5cm)
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