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Cathys'
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Left:
Cathy Lewis
Cathy
was the winner of the Best
Beginners Portfolio last year.
"I have been diving for over 16 years and doing underwater
photography for about six. It took an Alan James photographic
workshop in the Red Sea to produce anything worth keeping,
but since then my photography has improved steadily, helped
also by a weekend course with Martin Edge." |
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1. Compass jellyfish - Lundy Island. There seem to have
been a lot of jellyfish around in 2002. Some of the compass
ones were particularly beautiful with the vivid markings and
long, lacy tentacles. I was keen to photograph one with weed
in the background and I found this one in the shallow harbour
area.Nikon F90X in a Sea & Sea NX90Z housing, 20mm lens,
single Sea&Sea YS350 strobe, Fuji Provia film. Probably
f5.6 or f8 @ 125/sec |
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2. Long-clawed squat lobster - Sound of Mull. I wanted
to add some red to the portfolio and the triangular shape
of this squat lobster helps draw your eye up and into the
centre of the slides.Camera details as above, 60mm lens, f16
@ 80/sec
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3. Bootlace weed - Plymouth Sound. I couldn't resist taking
a few shots of this bootlace weed during a lunch stop in a
small rocky bay near Hilsea Point. The slide seems a natural
partner to the jellyfish shot in the portfolio, both
for its colour and content. Camera details as above. 20mm
lens, probably at f8 |
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4. Seal - Maharees, Ireland. This young seal had great
fun creeping up on unwary photographers, and was bit of a
poser too. The simple side-on portait balances out the cuckoo
wrasse shot in the portfolio. Camera details as above. 60mm
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5. Peacock worm, Sound of Mull. These tartan-patterned
peacock worms decorate the hulls of some of the wrecks in
the Sound of Mull (this one was taken on the Shauna). The
worms usually retract when you shine a light on them so you
have to be quick, but some are braver (or slower) than others.
Camera details as above. 105 mm lens, f22 @ 80/sec |
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6. Male cuckoo wrasse, Plymouth Sound. I quite like simple,
unfussy shots in portfolios. This one balances out the seal
shot, and works quite well with the peacock worm for colour.Camera
details as above. 105 mm lens, f16 @ 80/sec |
