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BSoUP Annual Splash-In
Competition 2005
Mount Batten Centre,
Plymouth, Devon
Saturday 2nd July
2005
The 2005 BSoUP Splash-In is now
less than a month away. Grab your dive gear, grease those o'rings and
head for Devon for this challenging and fun event based right on the
edge of Plymouth Sound. Underwater photographers
from all over the country gather in Plymouth once a year for this
popular competition, vying for a host of prestigious awards in three
categories of
film and digital on the day, and prints taken prior to the event.
Judging takes place by the audience in the evening after a hearty
barbeque and the
prizes are awarded on the spot.
In the past, advance
registration has only been necessary for the print competition. This
year, however, we are making a polite request for you to tell us
about other requirements in advance.
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Let us know whether you will be
needing film (so we can determine external processing requirements),
whether you require use of a laptop (so we can source them), and
whether you
would like to join us for the tasty barbeque on Saturday evening (so
we can warn the caterers). You are still very welcome to enter the on
the day competitions on the day if you decide to come at the last
minute - but please note that prints MUST
be registered in advance.
However, it would help us
greatly if you could use the entry form and register everything
in advance. Just amend it, save it and return to me by email (no need
to sign). Alternatively, print it (adjusting the margins on your
machine to make it a single page if necessary) and pop it in the post
- the address is on the form. You can send a cheque with the form,
pay electronically or pay on the day it's up to you, just delete the
relevant bits on the payment section.
Return by Sunday 26th June is
mandatory for prints.
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NEXT BSoUP
MEETING
The next BSoUP meeting takes
place on Wednesday 15th June 2005 at 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Further
details - News.
The
Holland Club, Imperial College, London SW7 5BD.
TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER OF
THE YEAR COMPETITION - CHRIS COE
Travel is an integral part of
pursuing our passion - whether down the road to the nearest beach or
further afield to the myriad of near and far flung
places we journey to while seeking that elusive perfect or winning
image.
This month we are very excited
to introduce Chris Coe, a world renowned travel photography expert
who created the 'Travel Photographer of the Year'
competition. Chris would very much like to see more underwater images
entered so in the first part of the evening he will be telling us
about the
competition and showcasing some of its previous winners.
FOCUS ON COMPETITION -
BRITISH MARINE LIFE
Please email digital entries in advance to:
competitions@bsoup.org
Advance entry is preferable, but
we will accept digital entries on the night this month. We will run
the digital and slide competitions separately again
if there are enough slide entries to warrant it, otherwise the
competitions will be combined. For all other details on the monthly
competitions please check Focus On
Competition
MAIN EVENT - DIGITAL,
WHY BOTHER? - CHRIS COE
In his role as a professional
travel photographer Chris has embraced the world of digital
photography rather cautiously.
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He has some thought provoking
musings on the pros and cons of digital cameras, their limitations
and the misunderstandings about their capabilities that have been
caused by (in his opinion) hyped up marketing from the manufacturers.
Whether you are shooting digital now, considering how to make the
transition from film, or even planning to stay with film for the
foreseeable future, his main talk entitled "Digital, Why Bother?"
should generate some stimulating thought and debate.
Chris is a self-taught
photographer who, since turning professional in 1992, has combined
his passion for photography with a love of travel. His work has been
widely published in newspapers, magazines and books and his clients
include major multinational companies. Chris has shot over 40 travel
and coffee table books. His first book on photography, 'The Art of
Landscape Photography' is widely used as a reference work. Chris
lectures on a variety of photographic subjects, including travel,
landscape and stock photography at major conferences and events such
as Focus on Imaging and the Daily Telegraph Adventure
Show.
In 2003, after many years
working in the travel industry and seeing at first-hand what little
recognition is given to many of the very talented photographers who
shoot travel related images, Chris decided to set up the 'Travel
Photographer of the Year' competition. In 2004, photographers from 40
countries participated and the overall winner was an amateur
photographer and retired lecturer from Malaysia. This is a truly
international competition. The 2005 competition has an impressive
line-up of travel and photography prizes worth over £60,000 (see
www.tpoty.com for
details). Open to amateur and professional photographers, it features
four portfolio
categories - Human Spirit, Travellers' Tales, Go Beyond and Natural
World - and a Single Image category.
We anticipate an extremely
interesting and inspiring evening. Gill
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BSoUP Annual Splash-In
Competition 2005
Mount Batten Centre,
Plymouth, Devon
Saturday 2nd July
2005
The Annual BSoUP Splash-In 2005
will take place on Saturday 2nd July at the Mount Batten Centre,
Plymouth, Devon. All underwater photographers are invited to
participate, whether they are members of BSoUP or not.
There are three classes - Film
and Digital images taken 'On the Day' and Prints taken prior to the
event. Trophies and individual awards will be presented for winning
images.
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A barbeque will be held on the
Saturday night prior to film competitors receiving their processed
film back and it is hoped that all participants will attend. The cost
is £8 and there is a vegetarian option.
To help the organisers, please
register as soon as possible as film processing and food have to
ordered in advance.
For full details and
downloadable entry form, click here.
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