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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
Scorpionfish detail
Ringed Blenny Starksia hassi Bonaire
shortlistedShortlisted!
Dragons are real! April 2014 Philippines
Golden Damsel
cuttlefish in white and black…as a venice mask
I found this Flamingo Tongue making it's way across the sand. It had about a 5 foot trail already behind it. I was able to lay in the sand next to it & get shots from each side!
Subject : Jelly Jelly
How : Im using Close focus enabled mode to capture it =)
When : Oct 2014
Where : Tioman Island Malaysia
Kit : Sony T-900, Marine Pack, Internal Flash
Clown Fish (female) in his anemone
Banggai cardinalfish
Brittle Star in a sponge
This guy is old... He has wrinkles!
White Petals
goby on hardcoral
Moray in B/W
Beautiful poison
Turtle in Two Oceans Aquarium, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
little smasher
Weirdest angle I have ever shot a Lionfish..upside down. I'm pretty sure my dive buddy wasn't too happy with my butt in her face smile
Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
St Lucia
Seahorse in Seraya
Can we eat them?
Pigmy Seahorse
shortlistedShortlisted!
Dragon Eyes
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, @25mm
Settings: f11 1/100, ISO 100
Protected by a sea urchin, but I got you anyway little one!
conger eel, the iron jaw.
Leaffish
Taken in patagonia fjord, XI region.
Patagonotothen sp.
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