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BSoUP
Meeting Wednesday 20 August at 7.30
for 8.00 p.m.
Forget
the heat for a couple of hours - this month we have an exceptional
line-up presenting the old and the new in two fascinating
topics - Medium
Format and Digital.
ALEX
MUSTARD - MEDIUM FORMAT UNDERWATER
Alex often
pursues different methods of achieving his highly accomplished
art, and his experience in medium format is no exception.
In the age of
mega-pixels and Velvia 100F, does medium format still have
a place in underwater photography? Alex, a photographer of
the TTL flash age, will describe reverting to a Hasselblad
camera which is almost as old as BSoUP and certainly older
than himself. He will explain the highs of those gorgeous
two and a quarter inch square transparencies and the lows
of toting a monster housing and a camera with no battery.
Above all, this presentation is a rare chance to see some
medium format images projected.
Alex is
our 'resident' innovator, committee member and regular speaker.
He works as a marine biologist at Southampton Oceanography
Centre, founded the Young Underwater Photographers Group (YUP),
has won numerous prestigious awards, published many articles
and papers and presented many lectures.
Along with
Mark Walker, Alex is also accomplished at, among other things,
digital photography and will be participating in a dedicated
digital evening
at BSoUP early next year.
FOCUS
ON COMPETITION - INVERTEBRATE MARINE ANIMALS
Animals
which have no backbones e.g. corals, jellyfish, starfish,
crabs, sea-slugs, tube worms etc. NOT animals with backbones
e.g. fish, mammals, turtles, sea snakes. |
MARK
WALKER - DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - A NEW CONVERT
Mark has
recently launched into the exciting new world of digital underwater
photography after several years perfecting the film variety.
He spent a week in the North and 2 weeks in the South Red
Sea this year getting to grips with his new D100 camera in
a Sea&Sea housing, and familiarising himself with the
pros, cons, frustrations and awesome delights of the digital
revolution. Such is his commitment that he has been spotted
between dives huddling beneath a towel in 32 degrees pouring
over a laptop in a dark corner of the dive boat! Mark will
present the results of his 3 week learning curve and introduce
the digital underwater experience.
Mark is
a self-confessed underwater photography obsessive and his
enthusiasm
and perseverance have reaped prestigious rewards. Having entered
several international photographic competitions over the last
few years, he has achieved substantial recognition including
6 medals at the IMAGE 2001 International Festival of Underwater
Photography plus a special award for the most promising underwater
photographer of the festival. Sportdiver
magazine awarded Mark the runners-up prize in their 2001 Photographer
of the Year competition and more recently Divequest selected
one of Mark'simages for the front cover of their 2003 brochure.
As chairman of the Northern Underwater Photographic Group
he is involved in developing underwater photography interest
in the north of England, and also gives presentations throughout
the UK.
As ever,
whilst we realise not all members have easy access to the
London
meetings, we feel it is useful to keep you informed of the
meeting contents
and competitions.
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Geographical
Magazine Photographer of the Year
Geographical
Magazine Photographer of the Year competition is fast becoming
one of the premier photographic events in Britain. This year
the competition received over 1600 entries, the 21 short listed
and winning images have been put on display in the Science
Museum.
The
phenomenal quality of the entries have produced a moving and
fascinating exhibition encompassing many elements of the world
around us. Featuring 7 categories - Science of Exploration,
Miracles of Science, Wildlife, People and Culture, The Environment,
Travel and Landscape, the presentation contains material that
will inspire and interest all.
The
exhibition runs from July to December 2003.
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