August
BSoUP meeting.
The
next BSoUP meeting takes place on Wednesday 17th August 2005 at 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. at The Holland
Club, Imperial College, London SW7 5BD.
As
Summer swelters forward, some of us will retire to a dark,
downstairs room in Imperial College, South Kensington and
once again be inspired and
enthused in our underwater quests.
Our
very own and favourite speaker ALEX MUSTARD will be back to
basics with 'THE BASICS OF LIGHT', followed by a brief demo
on 'Constructing a Digital Portfolio'. Alex, a highly accomplished
and award winning photographer, not
to mention marine biologist and BSoUP digital guru, always
presents excellent talks which are hugely popular and highly
informative and this month will be no exception.
The
'focus on' competition is very exciting this month as we are
opening it out to a broad, international arena, indeed it
is entitled 'BSoUP
International Focus-on Competition' (see below) |
The
main event will provide very interesting food for thought
for all current and budding UK photographers. SIMON ROGERSON,
editor of DIVE
magazine, will present 'UK DIGITAL - ADVENTURES AND OPPORTUNITIES
IN LOW LIGHT'.
Simon
starting taking photographs underwater in 1997. Setting out
in journalism as a crime reporter, he became editor of DIVE
in 2002. He also regularly contributes to the Sunday Times
Travel Section. He has been a digital convert for a year and
a half and has become increasingly fascinated by the opportunities
now afforded by digital technology in low light, providing
an entirely new and exciting way of seeing the UK underwater
environment. Simon is a self-confessed underwater addict and
says "it is the huge variety of underwater sights and
experiences which I find so incredible, which keep me coming
back for more."
So,
some treats in store if you can attend the meeting. However,
if not you can still enter the monthly competition described
below.
Gill
McDonald
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Wildlife
Photographer of the Year 2005
The best images of nature revealed
Media
preview: 20 October 2005, 10.30-13.00
Exhibition open to the public: 22 October 2005 - TBC
An
orang-utan cradling her baby, a rare blue iceberg in Antarctica,
a leopard lying in the moonlight, bronze whaler sharks chasing
sardines and African elephants watching a grey heron - just
some of the past winners of the coveted title Wildlife Photographer
of the Year. On 19 October, photographers from around the
world will find out if their dedication and talent have created
an image impressive enough to name them Wildlife Photographer
of the Year 2005. The overall winning photograph will take
centre stage in a major exhibition of award-winning images
at the Natural History Museum, opening on Saturday 22 October.
The
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, organised by
the Natural
History Museum and BBC
Wildlife Magazine, is the most prestigious and successful
event of its kind in the world. It is open to amateur and
professional photographers, and this year a panel of wildlife
and photography experts scrutinised more than 16,500 entries
from over 55 countries for their composition and originality.
The exhibition will launch at the Natural History Museum,
and tour across the UK and five continents after its London
debut. |
'The
Wildlife Photographer of Year Competition is an exciting event
that is eagerly awaited around the world,' said Deborah Sage,
Competition Manager. 'This year's images show nature at its
best and will be enjoyed by lovers of wildlife, photography,
travel and adventure.'
Every
picture tells a story, and each image in the Wildlife Photographer
of the Year exhibition is captioned to reveal the tale of
how and why it was taken. For most wildlife photographers,
raising awareness of the threats faced by animals, plants
and habitats is just as important as capturing the beauty
of a moment with perfect composition and timing.
The
competition endeavours to showcase the very best photographic
images of nature to a worldwide audience, showing the splendour,
drama and variety of life on Earth and inspiring people to
care for its future. It also aims to show the artistry involved
in wildlife photography and encourage a new generation of
photographers to produce visionary and expressive interpretations
of nature.
All
prize-winning pictures will be reproduced in a special souvenir
brochure with the November issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine.
The winning and commended images will also be published by
the BBC in a commemorative book, Wildlife Photographer of
the Year Portfolio 15, priced £25, available from the
Museum Shop, bbcshop.com and all good retailers. |
| BSoUP
International Focus-on Competition
The
British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) is introducing
its first ever International Focus-On competition on 17 August
2005.
Photographers
around the world are invited to send one image to compete
with the United Kingdom's finest photographers. This fun competition
is free to enter, open to all photographers and will be judged
by the audience of attendees at the society's next meeting
on 17 August.
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The
winning photographer will be presented with a trophy and the
image will be displayed on the BSoUP website. No theme is being
imposed on the participants this year although the photograph
must have been taken underwater. Aquarium and pool shots are
not eligible.
Photos
should be saved as jpg images and be no larger than 1024 by
768 pixels. The file size should be under 500Kb. Please email
your entry to Alex Mustard at alex@amustard.com.
The closing date for accepting images is 16th August, 2005. |
CORAL
CAY CONSERVATION
SEEKS CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS
Coral Cay Conservation (CCC), the international coral reef
conservation organisation, is urgently appealing for Volunteers
to help perform crucial
baseline wildlife assessments in the Philippines.
"Our research is central to the development and initiation
of appropriate educational and planning tools which underpin
effective Marine Protected
Area designations. However inorder for us to undertake a comprehensive
assessment of coastal marine resources in the Philippines
we need
volunteers to join our project," says CCC's Director
of Science, Dr Craig Turner.
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Human
impacts such as over-fishing and the use of destructive techniques
like coral dynamiting, nutrient enrichment of coastal areas
and sedimentation, threaten the health and diversity of reef
ecosystems in the Philippines. CCC has worked in parnership
with the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation
Inc (PRRCFI) and local communities to survey and safeguard
reef and rainforest areas of the Philippines since 1995. The
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project needs volunteers
to survey Sogod Bay, an important feeding ground for a range
of marine megafaunal species including pilot whale and whale
shark.
For
more information visit: www.coralcay.org |
