Gallery 2 - Underwater Macro

Shooting macro can be very difficult - you have to get within 1-2 inches of fish who are darting about, the sea surge moves you against your will, the shooting scene is reduced to just a couple square inches, depth of field (focus) is only about 1/4 inch deep. It can also be the most rewarding - imagine seeing the beautiful blue eyes of a 3-inch red hermit crab, or a 1-inch transparent shrimp with purple feet (and laden with hundreds of eggs). Without macro, these things would be impossible to see, and impossible to photograph. Here are some of my favorites from the lilliputian world of underwater macro...

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'Coral Fingers'

by Lynn Williams, Cayman Brac, © 1999

'Peek-a-boo Blenny'

by Lynn Williams - Cayman Brac

'Tube Worm Bouquet'

by Lynn Williams - Honduras

'Ole Blue Eyes'

by Lynn Williams - Cayman Brac

'All-seeing Eye'

Crocodilefish - by Lynn Williams - Banda Sea, Indonesia

'Nudibranch Splendor'

by Lynn Williams - Banda Sea, Indonesia

'Baby Clown'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Mom Clown'

by Lynn Williams, South China Sea

'Jellyfish Petticoat'

by Lynn Williams - Florida Keys

Rainbow Jelly

by Rob Mawk

'Translucense'

by Lynn Williams - Palau, Micronesia

'Delicate Jellies'

by Lynn Williams - Singapore

'Star-studded'

by Lynn Williams - Indonesia

'Star. Fish.'

by Lynn Williams - Palau, Micronesia

'Blue Star'

by Lynn Williams - Palau, Micronesia

'Harlequin Star'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Purple Toes'

(Transparent Shrimp with Eggs). by Lynn Williams - S China Sea

'Neptune's Fireworks'

Hard coral. by Lynn Williams - S China Sea

'Sea Worm Splendor'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Purple Sea Fan'

by Lynn Williams - Cayman Brac

'The Sea's Next Generation'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Juvenile Lionfish'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Seashorse and Brittle Star'

by Lynn Williams - Honduras

'Flamingo Tongue' (Mollusk)

by Lynn Williams - Honduras

'Crab Pair' (with eggs)

by Lynn Williams - Palau, Micronesia

'Flaming Scallop'

by Lynn Williams. Palau, Micronesia

'Anenome Wave'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Coral Bouquet'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Jawfish Dance'

by Lynn Williams - Honduras

'Scorpionfish Camouflage'

by Lynn Williams - Honduras

'Sea Squirt'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Coral Valve'

by Lynn Williams - Honduras

'Spiney Shell'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Deco Dance'

(Hydroid) by Lynn Williams - S China Sea

'Sea Coil Whimsy'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

'Sea Humor - Making Faces'

Christmas Tree Worms. Lynn Williams. China Sea

'Neptune's Whisper'

(Hard Coral). by Lynn Williams - S China Sea

'Pucker Up! Sea Cucumber Kiss'

by Lynn Williams - South China Sea

Lynn Williams

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Elizabeth Kubler Ross