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Linda's
winning portfolio |
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Left:
Linda with the BSoUP Trophy for the Best of British Portfolio. |
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1. Lumpsucker: By the time I've waited for the water to warm
up these wonderful fish are gone for the year. But in May
2001, the sea at St Abbs was still freezing, and so I came
face to face with my lumpsucker. Taken on Fujichrome Velvia,
with my Pentax LX and 50 mm macro lens in Hugyfot housing,
and lit with a Sunpak Marine 32 flash. |
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2. John Dory: I chose this picture because the fish has such
a striking outline, shown up against a plain black background.
Also, it works well to have at least a couple of vertical
shots in the portfolio. It was taken on the James Eagan Lane
(near Plymouth). I used my Sunpak flash, and Fujichrome Velvia
in a Nikonos V with a 35 mm lens plus supplementary close-up
lens. The slow-moving fish posed obligingly in the framer! |
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3. Ballan wrasse: Like the John Dory, this is a simple dramatic
image that works well in a portfolio. I use diagonal compositions
a lot and they help to make a strong composition for the portfolio
as a whole. I took this picture in St Abbs, 2001; large "friendly"
wrasses hang out around Cathedral Rock. Taken on Velvia, with
the same set-up as for Shot 1. |
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4. Octopus: I love cephalopods! St Abbs, 2001 again, provided
lots of octopus encounters. This one was on the move over
a rock, so I was able to get a low profile to make the subject
stand out. Film and equipment as Shots 1 and 3. |
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5. Grey seal: On our St Abbs week in 2001, we took two days
out to go down to the Farne Islands. We had a fantastic time
with the seals - they were so inquisitive and followed us
everywhere. One even swam back to the boat and was almost
on top of me without me being aware of it! Another time I
was a little unnerved by a feisty bull. He saw me off and
I wondered if I'd have to take to the rocks. For this shot
I used Fujichrome Sensia 100, Nikonos V with 15 mm lens. I
made use of available light with a little fill-in from my
Sunpak. I needed this wide-angle picture in the portfolio
to offset the other macro portraits. |
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6. Wolf fish: St Abbs is the place for Wolf fish, but we tend
to stay too shallow to see them. In 2001 we made a slightly
deeper dive specially to look for them, and two of our group
struck lucky. They buoyed the site and we all returned after
lunch. We managed to get down to the spot, despite a raging
current. The fish's toothy smile makes for an eye-catching portrait
to complete the portfolio. Film and equipment as Shots 1, 3
and 4. |
