|
Weather
The
competition was staged in Minorca and bad weather lashed the
Mediterranean island for most of the contest. Competitors
had to shoot portfolio's in three categories ? wide-angle,
macro and creative. Remarked
Mark afterwards:' Conditions were more like a good day at
the BSoUP 'Splash-in'at Bovisand.'
In
the course of three days the pair used a variety of props
and jigs to shoot some of their pictures. For others their
wives, Susanna and Diane, donned dazzling pink, red and yellow
suits to be their underwater models.
Secrets
At
a recent BSoUP monthly meeting, Mark and Les spoke about the
competition and how they prepared for it.
Les
described how he and his wife rehearsed his creative shot
of a mermaid and a sea shell many times in a swimming pool
to ensure they got the final result right.
Positioning
It
involved devising a jig to hold the shell in such a position
in the foreground that his wife appeared to be part of it
- thanks to careffil positioning and a black suit so that
her legs were invisible against a black background.
Results
Individual
results:
Gold
medal - World champion 1996, Carlos Minguell, Spain.
Silver
medal - Sethmo Cipriani, Italy.
Bronze
medal - Mark Webster, Great Britain.
Team
rankings:
Gold
medal - Italy (Settimo Cipriani and Andrea Guillianini)
Silver
medal - Great Britain (Mark Webster and Les Kemp)
Bronze
medal - Spain (Carlos Minguell and Carlos Virgili).
British
placings
Creative
1.
Les Kemp
6. Mark Webster
Macro
2.
Mark Webster
Wide-angle
5.
Mark Webster.
|
