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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)
The free-swimming hydromedusae Gonionemus murbachii. Nikon D300s in Nauticam housing, 2 x Inon Z-240 strobes.
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Sea Anemone
Olympus E-420 With Ikelite Housing + 1 DS160 & 1 DS161 Strobe, and Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG…
Euphyllia ancora - taken in the waters of Lembeh Strait... Que du bonheur... :O)...
sea shell close-up
Sea Anemone 10mm..
Olympus E-420 With Ikelite Housing + 1 DS160 & 1 DS161 Strobe, and Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG
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"Laser show"
Ghost shrimp
Lembeh
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"Watch out ! It's a tough world out there" . Small ( 3 cm ) mussle having a look around. Kas/Antalya (Turkey), shot on 24th of this month.
Golden Shrimp
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Elegant Squat Lobster
"Naked !!" This small ( 10 mm ) hermid crab has a serious problem : he is naked in public ;-) No housing and hungry combers everywhere around. I hope, he made it ;-) CANON 40D with Sea&Sea strobe, 60mm makro lens with + 10 diopter.
"Sunflower" coral polyp
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"tentacles"
Tentacles of a luminescent jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca )
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2010
2nd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2010 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
Nice abstract Roland
goby
Hymenocera elegans dinner
Face to face to pipe
Nikon D200, 105 micro,twin strobo
Lembeh 2010
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Chromodoris Africana
Clownfish eggs
A close view to a shell :-)
'Feeding Polyps Close Up'
Early Mornning, North Wall
Grand Cayman

Blenny face
Piano Flagblenny
(Plagiotremus tapeinosoma)
A small mussle is looking suspicious to me ;-) CANON 40D, 60mm macro lens, +10 diopter, 2x Sea&Sea YS110@ strobe.
Seahorse. CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens, +10 diopter, 2 x Sea&Sea YS110@ strobe. Seahorses are extremly rare in our area, so this one is something special ;-)
Tiny cuttlefish yellow
Nikon D200. 60 micro, twin strobo
Wakatobi 2010
A yellow bargibanti not too shy..
(nikon 105Vr + 2Xconverter)
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Acanthaster Planci (Canon G9 in canon housing)
Tiger coral crab (Canon G9 in canon housing)
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