Above:
Winner of the Best Beginners Portfolio Competition 1983, Linda
Pitkin (right) with BSoUP's President, David George (left). |
The
annual competition for the DIVER Trophy for the Best Beginner's
Portfolio organised by BSoUP was held at the November meeting
following the A.G.M. Anyone who had not won a place in a major
competition was invited to submit a portfolio of six slides
of their choice, all taken underwater, to compete for this
important trophy.
The
audience present were invited to vote for their favourite
three portfolios, in order of preference. Each portfolio was
projected twice and then the votes collected for counting.
After a short break the results were announced, as usual in
reverse order. Brian Pitkin came third with 39 points. Charles
Hood came second with 118 points. In first place with 144
points was LINDA PITKIN. |
BSoUP's
President, David George, presented Linda with the attractive
DIVER Trophy, which comes with a £50 cash prize, kindly
donated by Bernard Eaton of DIVER, incorporating Underwater
Worlds Magazine. Last year's winner, Mike Valentine also generously
donated two tickets for next February's 'The Best of British'
underwater film and audio visual spectacular at Imperial College,
London.
Extremely
pleased at winning Linda said 'When I took up diving I had
no thought of taking photographs underwater. But one fateful
day my husband Brian handed me his camera, set up ready, for
me to take a photo of him. I was instantly hooked. I soon
picked up a second?hand Nikonos II and flashgun and I am rarely
persuaded to enter the water without it now. I started with
close up and macro photography, difficult enough when subjects
won't cooperate and pose in that framer, but with fewer variables
to contend with than wider angle photography. More recently
I've been having a go with wider angle photography too.
I've
been taking photographs for three years, mostly in British
waters, although I have visited the Red Sea. I find that British
waters are almost as exciting and rewarding for photography!.
BSoUP
BEGINNERS PORTFOLIO COMPETITION |
