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- August 2004
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UWP
No 20 - free download
Nikonos
V for sale
XARIFA
Unterwasser Foto & Video Festival
Next
BSoUP Meeting
Manta
Contest
SEA2004
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BSoUP
website redesigned
Fantasea's
latest housing for Nikon Coolpix
Underwater
Photography in the Heart of Mountainous Snowdonia
BSoUP
Clothing |
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Photography - a web based magazine - latest issue free!
Underwater
Photography is a web magazine edited by Peter Rowlands
with articles by BSoUP members and others.
The
August/September 2004 issue of Underwater Photography (UwP
no. 20) is now available for download free at Underwater
Photography. |
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NIKONOS
V FOR SALE
Stuart
McLachlan has a Nikonos V for sale with the following accessories:
15mm Nikkor
Lens
15mm Viewfinder
20mm Sea & Sea lens
20mm Viewfinder
35mm Nikkor lens
80mm Nikkor lens
Ocean Optics close up lens
2 macro extension tubes
sports finder
Morris Aqua F111 Strobe
Sea & Sea ball joint strobe arm and tray
All instruction booklets and spare o rings
2 Pelican waterproof cases |
Original
cost was approximately £8,500 new. He is looking for
offers around £4,000
Stuart McLachlan
Office: 01932 224600
Mobile: 07885 419135
email: smclachlan@smeeurofinance.com
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XARIFA
Unterwasser Foto & Video Festival
Closing
date September 1, 2004.
The competition
includes awards in the range of 18.000 Euro in 15 separate
image and video categories!
Due to
the extensive support of their sponsors the first ten in all
categories will receive awards. This is absolutely unique
as far as a German Unterwasser Foto & Video Festival is
concerned. |
Beginners
and Youngsters are especially urged to enter. The firm of
solicitors FRENZEL STOCK & COLL. have sponsored special
valuable awards: Independent of the jury results the most
impressive entries covering environmental and biological matters
will be honored.
Further
details: Karl-Heinz Wolf (k-h.wolf@t-online.de)
XARIFA Unterwasser Foto&Video Festival 2004 (www.uwfv.de/festival/) |
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NEXT
BSoUP Meeting - Wednesday 18 August
A
couple of popular and experienced hands this month with the
diverse subjects of wide-angle shots and audio-visual presentations.
WIDE-ANGLE PHOTOGRAPHY by PAT MORRISSEY
Pat
will talk through some examples of his favourite type of photography
- wide-angle, including references to lenses, composition
etc. and will also compare digital with film.
Pat quickly became hooked on underwater photography when he
started diving in 1990. After taking a Martin Edge course
in 1995, he started winning prizes - e.g. the BSoUP Splash-In
'On the day' and Sport Diver 'Underwater Photographer of the
year' (twice). He has also been published in several photographic
magazines, is a sometime contributor to DIVE and currently
regularly entertains the BSoUP committee and membership with
his inimitable, 'gift of the gab!' style as Hon. Secretary
and 'in focus' magazine Editor.
'FOCUS ON' COMPETITION - THEME: THE JOY OF DIVING - 35mm SLIDES
This
is a new theme intending to portray what it says on the label,
the joy of diving. Please interpret this as you will! Please
be aware this is for slides but we are working hard to provide
a monthly digital competition and will be doing so as soon
as possible, keep your eye on this website.
CREATING
YOUR OWN AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW by LEN DEELEY
Len
will present the various approaches to using one of the most
popular digital audio-visual software packages 'Pictures to
EXE'. He will show some sequences, then build a sequence on
the night to demonstrate the construction process including
image preparation in Photoshop, audio production and mix-down
and consolidation into 'Pictures to EXE'. |
Len's
diving career began in 1970 with the TA and has continued through
various BSAC and SAC branches. He joined BSoUP in 1981 quoting
"a great organisation for anyone who is seriously into
underwater photography, there I got to know many underwater
photographers, some of international status. This was an invaluable
part of a learning process". When he saw an A/V presentation
in the early 1980's he was 'knocked out' and before long had
his own equipment which allows him to bring together 3 of his
greatest pleasures - diving, photography and music.
Len earned an ARPS distinction with The Royal Society of Photography
in the Applied Category using underwater images and has also
had many BSoUP successes including Splash-In 1st overseas print
2003 and 2004, 1st humour/creative 2002 and 2003, 1st wide-angle
2002 and 2nds in the BSoUP Open Portfolio and Theme Portfolios.
Recognising the 'right type' of diving is not always available
for underwater photography, in 1988 Len formed 'Photosub' Underwater
Photography Club which has around 50 members, he also runs IMAGinE
Photography involving lectures and workshops, photographic trips
to exotic locations, processing and image sales.
Check out Len's sites at www.photosub.co.uk
and www.imagine-photography.co.uk
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Manta
Network, First Annual International Manta Ray Photo and Video
Contest
The new
non-profit worldwide organization, The Manta Network, is holding
their First Annual International Manta Ray Photo and Video
Contest. Entries will be accepted until September 15, 2004.
The contest culminates at the DEMA Show (Diving Equipment
Manufacturers’ Association) October 13-16, 2004 in Houston,
Texas with an exhibition and awards ceremony.
Here is
a great way for both amateurs and professionals to share photography
and videography that captures those special moments
spent underwater with the majestic manta rays. Winners will
receive publicity, be prominently exhibited at this well-attended
trade show,
have their work displayed online, and be awarded a variety
of wonderful prizes.The
top two contestants will win a trip to go diving with the
Kona Mantas and stay at the beautiful Sheraton Keauhou Bay
Resort & Spa. Diving is provided by Bottom Time Hawaii.
Further
details: www.Save-the-Mantas.org |
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SEA2004
Northern
California Underwater Photographic Society is announcing its
40th annual international underwater photographic competition;
"SEA2004" and the "Bob Commer Award: Image
of Excellence in Underwater Photography." We are accepting
film and digital entries in macro, wide angle, underwater
California macro, underwater California wide angle as well
as prints, creative prints and video. The deadline for entries
is October 9th, 2004.
SEA 2004
is one of the longest held competitions for underwater photographers.
The unique Single Entrant Single Prize Point System allows
winning entrants to choose their own prize. Last year's competition
received entries from 14 states within the US as well as 15
countries internationally. |
This
year it is our goal to expand the contest throughout even
more countries …. Pass the word along to your friends, clubs
and dive partners.
Entry forms,
rules, further information and the sponsor list are available
on our website at http://www.ncups.org
or please contact Roeland Papen, Director of SEA2004 at sea2004@ncups.org.
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BSoUP
website redesigned
As
you can see the layout of the website has changed! The 'frames'
(containing the BSoUP header and vertical navigation bar)
have been removed from the old version (image right) to make
it possible for you to bookmark any page and to facilitate
printing. The knock on effect of this is that a new horizontal
navigation bar has had to be created
In
the process of creating the new navigation bar (beneath the
header, see top of this page and image right) the opportunity
was taken to add more direct links to additional features.
As every one of the 516 pages on the website had to be edited
to incorporate the new horizontal navigation bar and BSoUP
header, the layout of all pages has been standardised. The
size of the images on the Home
page is now larger than previously.
Please
let me know what you think of the new design. E-mail Brian
Pitkin. |
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| Fantasea's
latest housing for Nikon Coolpix 4200 & 5200 digital cameras.
Fantasea
Line International is pleased to announce the launch of the
CP-5 underwater housing, now ready for delivery worldwide.
The CP-5 was purpose designed for the Nikon Coolpix 4200 and
5200 digital cameras. It is a compact injection molded plastic
housing, that will fit
conveniently in photographers hands and make outdoor digital
photography easy for everyone, amateur or professional, who
is concerned about water damage to expensive cameras in activities
that include scuba diving, snorkeling, boating, sailing, white
water paddle sports, winter sports, or for family fun at the
beach or around the swimming pool.
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| Underwater
Photography in the Heart of Mountainous Snowdonia
The National Trust in Snowdonia is offering Underwater Photographers
the chance to hone their skills at its newly renovated property
Craflwyn Hall. The hall was a Victorian gentlemen's residence
which has been sympathetically restored thanks to European
Objective One money. From September it will be the base for
a variety of special interest and activity holidays.
One of
the first of these, is a weekend-long Underwater Photography
holiday, to be held from 3rd-5th December. It will take the
form of a series of intensive workshops covering: dealing
with different types of file, experimenting with colour, making
the most of your images for print or projection, using Adobe
Photoshop and a variety of other skills specific to underwater
photography requirements. |
It's not
all work and no play though. While they are here, the visitors
will be able to make the most of the spectacular surroundings.
Craflwyn is situated at the foot of Snowdon and enjoys breathtaking
views. The estate has over 200 acres of woodland, parkland
and magical, abandoned gardens. Full catering will be provided,
including 3 course dinners every evening using the best of
local, Welsh produce.
The workshops
will be lead by local photographer Paul Kay FRPS. He has spent
over 20 years photographing underwater, and his current project
involves shooting through the surface of a range of lakes
and rivers across Britain. A selection of his work can be
seen at www.marinewildlife.co.uk
The cost
of the weekend is £260 which includes all accommodation,
food, instruction and VAT. Please phone Jane Richardson on
01766 510120 for more details or log onto our website: www.craflwyn.org |
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BSoUP
T-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts and jackets.
Martha
Tressler, our Hon. Treasurer, has a selection of BSoUP
branded items of clothing for members to purchase. T-shirts
will be available in navy blue or white with a white or blue
BSoUP logo and the full name of the Society.
Other items, sweatshirts and polo shirts, in navy blue with
white BSoUP logo and name. Caps by special order!
Prices from £10 for T-shirts to £24.00 for jackets.
You can buy yours at any of the monthly meetings of the Society
or contact Martha
Tressler |
To
order please contact
Martha
Tressler
109
Lisbon Ave, Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 5HL
Tel
: 0776 460 3657 (days)
Tel
: 0208 255 4765 (eve, wknd)
E-mail
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martha@mtressler.com |
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