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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
Yet another narrow escape. . .
beard and hair.............
Design in Lembeh Strait... :O)...
Octopus vulgaris.
Histrix stare
Male Cuckoo Wrasse with an Urchin overhead.
Shot with a Canon SX110is, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO200.
Used a Epoque ES230 strobe on manual settings.
Another one that went for me, but came away with nothing but a toenail. . .
Eye to Eye
Lionfish was on the wreck. I used torch for lighting.
f/2.8 1/40sec ISO800 no flash.
candid worm
Up close and personal.
As low and as close as i can get to this Blue spotted stingray
Expressive frogfish.
Pelagia noctiluca in the night dive.
El Toro!!!
He went for me, but all he got was a mouthful of algae. . .
North sea, shrimp.
Lion fish on a wreck off St. Marten. Huge problem for native fish in this part of the world. No known predators to control these fish.
Seahorse in Secret Bay, Puerto Galera
A compass jellyfish with a friend taken on a night dive in Galway Bay
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cuttlefish....: )
I do not know the name of this colonial organism but it was really beautiful with all its feeding tendrils extended
Cool squid
Amphioctopus marginatus (coconut octopus)
Ugly Love
My teeth are almost clean !
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Sea horse lit from behind with extended strobe. I've got several shots with "normal lighting" but i prefer this as it's a little different.
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