*First Place November:* Jeffrey de Guzman, 39, construction worker, Quezon
City, Philippines “I was on a night dive in Anilao, Batangas, when I saw
this beautiful shrimp on top of coral. Shrimp are naturally shy, so I had to
approach slowly. It took 30 minutes for me to get this close—this image is
uncropped. I was shocked by the tiny hairs on the shrimp’s head when I saw
the photo on my laptop—you can’t see that with your eyes.” *Tech
specs:* Nikon D300, 105mm f/2.8G VR lens with SubSee Magnifier diopter, Inon
underwater strobes, and Sea&Sea MDX-D300 housing. Exposure, 1/200 sec at
f/4.5, ISO 200.
