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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Super macro

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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)
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis
Emperor Shrimp
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2018

Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
BRAINCORAL
"Blushing" - A triplefin blenny poses for its close up on a pink sponge.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Shrimp with anemona, Klein Bonaire
Coral Crab
Undescribed species of Crinoid Shrimp
Hairy shrimp with eggs.
Shrimp on Bubble Coral (Pontoniinae)
"Sigourney's Alien" - A golden roughhead blenny's mighty, tiny teeth appear to project from its body like an Alien. This fish is actually quite sweet, but I used a SMC-1 to focus on just the teeth, making it look fierce.
I found my food
shortlistedShortlisted!
Sabella spallanzanii
Sea Anemone Mouth
Pontonides ankeri
Candy Crab [Hoplophrys oatesi]
Pleased to meet you ! A cleaner shrimp (pederson?) on a manufactured reef, also apparently my BFF! I presume it was fascinated with its own reflection in my housing port.
WARTSLUG
Moostierchen , Bryozoa
Hippocampus
shortlistedShortlisted!
Face to face with Idiomysis size of 2mm
Extreme Super Macro
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2018

Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
Bumbble Bee
shortlistedShortlisted!
eyes of clamp
Hairy Shrimp with parasite
A 5mm costasiella, "shaun the sheep", slug grazing on a leaf.
Juvenile Clown Frogfish shot with f/2.8 to create a nice blurry effect, sharply emphasizing the polka dots and eye.
Life in the bottle
Pagurus anachoretus
Chaotic
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