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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)
R E D . D O T
Porcelain crab (Porcellanidae)
Anilao, Philippines. August 2014
litle blenny in Home, el Jardin Acapulco
Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) feeds on Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis) eggs.
Olympus OMD-EM5, Olympus 60mm + Nauticam SMC
Nauticam housing & single Sea & Sea YS-D1
1/250 f16 ISO 200
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Cling it Baby
3421x3180
Nagana large and in charge.
Pipefish in soft coral
"Kiss-me"
105/2.8 +10 Subsee
'Alien Landscape' - spotted cleaner shrimp on warty corallimorph
Host and hosted.
Tiny coral crab
Shrimp eyes.
Sea Pen Shrimp
King of the Castle
Single Juvenile Frogfish sitting on a small mound of sand.
Fibre Optic Snoot Lighting
Harlequin crab in anemone tentacles
Goby on rope sponge taken with Canon G11 in Fisheye FIX housing and double close-up lens accessory.
Bumble Bee Shrimp on the back of a Sea Cucumber (approx. 5mm), shot with Oly 60mm macro and Subsee +15
Pregnant Hairy Algae Shrimp - Full Frame with White Slate backdrop
E-M1 with 60mm +SMC +SMC Multiplier
Whip coral goby. Nikon D800; 105 mm; SubSea 10+ diopter.
Shrimp in bubble coral
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~ Pure ~
The ocean is filled with amazing creatures. One of the things that fascinates me the most is the shear magnitude this spans. From the largest animal on the planet down to super macro. (The tube part measures just over 1mm.)
New Life
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Two shrimp inside a sponge. Sponge inside diameter at opening is approx. 3/4" tapering down. Image is side lit through the sponge. Olympus E-M1 with 60mm + Nauticam SMC
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This tiny squat lobster really wanted his pic taken...I obliged.
Arrow crab details.
"Like a flower swaying in the wind" - Soft lighting on a Ralpharia Gorgoniae.
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Riding the Whip
Whip Coral Shrimp on a Whip Swing
Skeleton shrimp family living in the cave.
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