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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)
Striphead Dwarfgoby (Trimma striata)
Zebra Crab - Another species that lives with the fire urchin. Some eggs are just visible under the carapace. Despite the gaudy colours they are actually quite well camouflaged
Lady in red, night dive tulamben, Bali
Anemone,"Parguera" Olympus sp 350
Crown of thorns eating folios coral
tube-corals at night. Unawatuna
shrimp in a bowl sponge at a night dive in break down reef in parguera, P.R.---no photo shops!!!!
Two coleman shrimp taken at the basura site in Anilao, Batangas
this picture was taken very carefully in a cave with a macro lens on a 20D. this is a snowflake eel.
Coleman Shrimp - This species usually found in pairs in association with the fire urchin. They clear a spot on the urchin of spines where they live.
Taken in Lembeh/ Indonesia
Arrow crab sandwiched between a basket star and a sea urchin. taken in the Bahamas, Nikonos V, 35mm lens, 1:2 extension tube, SB-105.
Flathead in sand
fire coral with christmas tree in the forest in parguera , puerto rico
Plant life on the Ex-Hmas Brisbane wreck at the Sunshine Coast. Just layed on the wreck and shot the picture smile in the background is my instructor just leaving the ship.
this mantis shrimp actually atackted the camera
Smile for the camera. A rough winter dive in Hawaii today on the North Shore of Oahu, however still managed to get a shot off or two. 100mm macro.
Baby Crinoid clingfish, resting nicely on a tip of feather star.
This little guy had just come out to voice his disapproval of me getting too close to his property! The picture was taken with a Canon S400 digital in Palau.
Flying Manta no tail
Hiding Boxfish: 100mm Canon 20D
Curly anemone.
Old and all chewed up nudi for today’s entry; I always thought they were poisonous!!! D200/105 Nikon
Stocky Hawkfish - 100mm macro Hawaii
First encounter with Harlequin Shrimp. What an amazing creature.
F/7.1 - 1/60
"Dusting" This photo of a Feather Duster was taken in Cozumel in Dec. of 2006.
Leaf Scorpionfish, hard to find but always a good photo subject.
Taken with Canon 20D W/60MM macro lens.
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