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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
fish
legs
Always cool to see this guy close up! Photographed at Scuba Seraya, Bali.
Sarasvati Anemone shrimp - Ancylomenes sarasvati
Camouflage shrimp, steurgarnaal, palaemon serratus
Ocean Art in Ambon
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fearless
Panda Butterflyfish - Chaetodon adiergastos
Doorschijnende zakpijp, ciona intestinalis with veranderlijke steurgarnaal, palaemon serratus
Doorschijnende zakpijp, ciona intestinalis en veranderlijke steurgarnaal, palaemon serratus
Feather Duster Worm (X-mas tree worm) - Spirobranchus cf giganteus
Cottonmouth Moral Eel. The only one I've ever seen.
Warty frogfish (Clown frogfish) - Antennarius maculatus
Hairy Red Hermit Crab - Dardanus lagopodes
Gewone krab, carcinus maenas
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Groene zeewierslak, Elysia viridis. Common nudibranch in our cold waters
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After many years of trying, I finally got to see him in Ambon...the Psychedelic Frogfish!
Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab - Dardanus gemmatus
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Parablennius gattorugine
It's eye & branched head tentacles
Yellow boring sponge Cliona celata (not 100%sure)
Doorschijnende zakpijp, ciona intestinalis
Just a few cm small, but beautiful colours the (driekantige kalkkokerworm, spirobranchus triquenter)
Map Puffer - Arothron mappa
Nudibranch Doto ussi laying eggs. Picture was taken in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Unknown - Sepia sp
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throat
Orange Sun Coral Tubastrea faulkneri
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