The
MAIN EVENT at the November meeting 1986 was the first Annual
Competition for the Best of British. A total of sixty entries
were received, although some of the members who had pleaded
for a British-only competition were conspicuous by the absence
among these. The slides were each projected three times, twice
at 6 second intervals and then once at two second intervals.
Octopus
by Peter Hewitt.
The original colous slide won.
Jellyfish
by Mike Wong.
The original colour slide came second.
Third
place with 27 points was KEVIN CULLIMORE for his double exposure
composition of plumose anemones (Netridium senile) against
the sea's surface, Second place with 33 points was MICHAEL
WONG for a colourful shot of a Lion's Kane Jellyfish (Cyanea).
Winner with 66 points was PETER HEWITT for his close-up shot
of a lesser octopus taken in St Kilda.
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Plumose
anemone by Kevin Cullimore.
The original colour slide came
third.
The
Society's Chairman, PETER SCOONES, presented the new Best
of Britisb Tropb.y, a cuttlefish elegently carved in wood
by DAVID MORGAN, a BSoUP gold medal and a £30 prize
to the deserving winner PETER HEWITT. Silver and bronze medals
and prizes of £20 and £10 were presented to MICHAEL
WONG and KEVIN CULLIMORE respectively.
