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DEC
Tsunami Earthquake Appeal
Our hearts
go out to everyone affected by this devastating tragedy. All
those who have helped us enjoy these areas both underwater
and on land are especially in our thoughts as is anyone who
was diving or snorkelling when the tsunami struck.
We urge
our members to give generously to help all those in desperate
need both now and in the future.
If you
haven't already done so and would like to make a donation
to the Disasters Emergency Committee, a coalition of all the
major British charitable agencies, then visit www.dec.org.uk.
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| WILDLIFE
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2005
Call of
the wild: from the deepest ocean to the tallest mountain,
the search for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2005
has begun
An imaginative
eye, a love for the natural world and a camera are all it
takes to enter the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition,
the world's longest-running and most prestigious wildlife
photographic competition. Open to both amateurs and professionals
of all ages and nationalities, the competition last year attracted
over 18,500 entries from more than 50 countries, including
Poland, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Finland and Brazil.
All entries must be submitted by 4 April 2005 to have a chance
to win a share of the £16,500 prize pool.
Doug Perrine
from the USA won the overall title Wildlife Photographer of
the Year 2004 for his dramatic image of bronze whalers charging
a baitball, and Gabby Salazar, also from the USA, became the
Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004 with her image
of a green anole lizard. Any category winner has the chance
to carry off the grand title, with categories ranging from
Animal Behaviour and Wild Places to the Underwater World and
Urban and Garden Wildlife, and three age categories for photographers |
Any category
winner has the chance to carry off the grand title, with categories
ranging from Animal Behaviour and Wild Places to the Underwater
World and Urban and Garden Wildlife, and three age categories
for photographers
17 and
under.
Winning
photographers not only receive a share of the £16,500
prize fund, they also see their images featured in a special
supplement with BBC Wildlife Magazine. The winning images,
those considered the most outstanding and memorable, together
with at least 50 commended ones, will go on display at the
Natural History Museum, London, from October 2005 before touring
the UK and worldwide. They will also be published in a hardback
commemorative portfolio book by the BBC.
Photographers
have until 4 April 2005 to submit their entries.
Entry forms
are available in the February issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine,
from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition office
(020 7942 5015) and on the competition's website: www.nhm.ac.uk/wildphoto.
The Natural
History Museum (co-organiser and exhibition venue) and BBC
Wildlife Magazine |
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NEXT
BSoUP MEETING
The
next BSoUP meeting takes place on Wednesday 15 December at
7.30 for 8.00 p.m.
The
Holland Club, Imperial College, London SW7 5BD.
OPEN
PORTFOLIO COMPETITION
The Annual
Open Portfolio Competition is open to members & non-members
alike. Each entry must comprise a portfolio of six images
selected by the photographer. The six images may be submitted
as 35 mm slides or as a single digital image. If you are submitting
your six images digitally then please see the guidelines
on resizing and preparing your images for projection. |
Entries
must be in by MONDAY 13th December. The images may be taken
anywhere in the world but not in an aquarium or pool.The winner
receives the BSoUP Trophy and a cheque for £100 donated
by DIVE Magazine, who reserve the right to publish the winning
entries. The prize will be presented by Graeme Gourlay, publisher
of DIVE Magazine.
THE
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Wine, food,
chat, party. That's it!
Seasons
greetings to all and we wish you a peaceful and fulfilling
2005.
gill
mcdonald |
| LAST
CALL FOR ENTRIES IN THE BENEATH THE SEA 2005 WORLDWIDE UNDERWATER
PHOTO/VIDEO COMPETITION
December
31st is the last day for submitting entries to the 2005 Beneath
the Sea Worldwide Underwater Photo/Video Competition.
·
Underwater photographers, digital and film, will compete for
the coveted David Doubilet award for excellence in underwater
photography – the Grand Prize is a trip on an Explorer Ventures
live aboard
* Underwater
Videographers will compete for the distinguished Stan Waterman
award for excellence in underwater video – the Grand Prize
is a trip to the Cocos Islands off the coast of Costa Rica
aboard the distinguished Undersea Hunter live aboard.
* Underwater
Photographic Artists will compete for the celebrated Jim Church
award for excellence in underwater creative photography –
the Grand Prize to be a trip aboard the Peter Hughes Wind
Dancer in Tobago. |
Wherever
you live in this wide world, submit your underwater photographic
entry to the Beneath the Sea 2005 Worldwide Photo/Video Competition.
For contest rules and entry blank visit Beneath the Sea at
their Internet site: http://www.beneaththesea.org.
There you may see the images of previous winners, get a set
of rules and regulations, and download an application form
for this year’s competition.
The winners
of the Beneath the Sea 2005 Worldwide Photo/Video Competition
are announced at the Film Festival the weekend of Beneath
the Sea’s Dive and Travel Exposition, March 18th, 19th, and
20th, 2005, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus,
New Jersey. In addition to the awards that the Grand Prize
winners of each category will receive, there will be prizes
for all First, Second and Third place winners. |
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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
:
martha@mtressler.com |
