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VISIONS IN THE SEA -
2005
A quick plug for Ocean Optics
excellent annual conference held in London in October. This year
again sees an event which firmly focuses on providing the Visions
delegates with real world skills they can apply immediately to their
own photography. As always, Optics have brought together top
underwater image makers with professional track records as
over-achievers who are going to share their hard won experience with
you on the day.
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Headlining the event this year
are no less than four of BSoUP's most successful and elite members
namely Alex Mustard, Martin Edge, Charles Hood and Peter Rowlands.
There is also a very popular photo-clinic where you can get advice
from the experts on your own pictures. All information and booking
form at www.oceanoptics.co.uk
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UNDERWATER SARDINIA
2005
International Underwater
Photography Competition
The Underwater Sardinia
photography competition will be held over the weekend of Friday 7th
October to Sunday 9th October 2005. This year there will be two
categories of entrants : amateur and professional.
This year's site for the photo
competition will once again be the island of Tavolara on the North
East coast of Sardinia. The diving will be organized and run by
Anthias Diving in conjunction with Location Sardinia Ltd /Sardinia
Scuba Tours.
During the 3 days of the
competition, various evening events will be taking place after the
day's diving for the competitors such as slide shows, presentations
and demonstrations of new technical equipment.
Location Sardinia in conjunction
with Will Postlethwaite will be running a special Photo Workshop Week
from Mon 3rd October to Mon 10th October. This will include 3 days of
tuition prior to the event itself.
In addition, Alan James is
working with Location Sardinia to promote the event. A four day
package, including diving, has been agreed for £30 plus
flights.
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For further information please
contact:
Alan James
www.marine-cameras.com
ajphoto@marine-cameras.com
or
Location Sardinia Ltd/Sardinia
Scuba Tours
Victoria House,
Desborough Street,
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP11 2NF
Tel: 01494 601012
www.scuba-tours.co.uk
info@locationsardinia.com
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September BSoUP
MEETING
The next BSoUP meeting takes
place on Wednesday 21 September 2005 at 7.30 for
8.00 p.m.
The
Holland Club, Imperial College, London SW7 5BD.
As the nights start to creep in,
why not head to South Kensington for an underwater photography fix, a
chat with fellow enthusiasts and to enjoy a cheap glassful at the
subsidised union bar! We have loads of interesting stuff on the
agenda this month.
SIMON BROWN - IMPROVING
YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY (DON'T MENTION THE CAMERA)
During a trip to New Zealand,
Simon learnt some unexpected lessons as he realised that too much
emphasis can be placed on the camera and equipment, overlooking the
techniques and skills required to take pleasing and successful
images.
Simon will explore ways of
really improving your pictures, without mentioning the
camera.
Simon, a BSoUP member, has been
published in many media including BBC Wildlife magazine and Dive
magazine,he has also been a presenter at the annual Visions
conference (see below) describing his journey to becoming more full
time photographer and less 'real worker'.
Recent adventures include sharks
in the Bahamas and split levels in a cavern and his next big
endeavour is a week in Antarctica followed by a drive across the
Namib desert!
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FOCUS ON COMPETITION -
THE WORLD IN OUR HANDS
Images from above or below the
water showing the dangers and downsides of man's impact on the marine
world. Digital and slide images can be brought along on the
night.
Alternatively, please send your
digital images in advance following the competition rules and guidelines on resizing to:
competitions@bsoup.org
N. B. PLEASE DO
NOT send images directly to Alex Mustard as he's
currrently overseas.
CAROLE HARRIS - THE
POWER OF A PICTURE
Carole is an immensely
enthusiastic u/w photographer who lives in Dubai with her husband
Leon and her favourite dive destination is the Philippines. Carole
will present shots from both there and Dubai. Her photography and
passion for the undersea world have led her to co-publish a dive
guide to Dubai called 'UAE Underwater Explorer' which includes
details of the most dived locations, with all the colour photographs
supplied by Carole. A well-known local environmental campaigner,
Carole is passionately against shark-finning and drift-netting. Many
of her pictures have appeared in UAE newspapers and magazines and she
has a vast library of shots, reflecting the many different parts of
the world in which she and Leon have dived. Carole also has her
favourite subjects - nudibranchs, of which she has a photographic
collection of 230 different kinds.
Enjoy, hope to see you at the
meeting, but please remember to enter the competition even if you are
unable to attend.
gill mcdonald
BSoUP Honorary secretary/ Membership secretary
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BSoUP
Newsletter
The Summer issue of the
Society's newsletter 'in focus' is just off the press. Edited by Pat
Morrisey and produced by Anthony Holley (well done boys), the 50-page
full colour issue is jam-packed with articles and images by members
and non-members.
Subjects covered range from
diving with Whale Sharks at Ningaloo in Western Australia, social
change, dust and pollen on your SLR digital camera's sensor and how
to clean it, fish-cleaning stations, BSoUP meeting reports,
photo-dive charter trips and, of course, this summer's Splash-in
competition.
To get yours, why not join
BSoUP? You can download an application form to join (as an Adobe
Acrobat pdf file) here
and now!
For further details of the
latest and all previous issues of
the Society's newsletter
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Scorpion fish © JP Trenque |
St Abbs and Eyemouth
Voluntary Marine Reserve's Splash In 2005
This year's St Abbs and Eyemouth
Splash-in took place on Saturday 27 August.
Congratulations to BSoUP members
JP Trenque, who won the prize for the Best Digital
Image and the Marine Life Portrait digital category with his shot of
a Scorpion Fish; Ken Sullivan, runner-up in the same
catgory with an image of a Ballen Wrasse and winner in the Most
Humerous digital category, with a pink octopus; Samantha
Bean who came second In the Reserve Atmospheric digital
category.
Congratulations also to
Peter Ladell just being pushed into second place in
the Marine Life Portrait film category with his shot of a Lion's Mane
Jellyfish and second prize in the Reserve Atmospheric film category
for his wide-angle shot of a Diver; Len Deeley, who
won first place in The Most Humorous Shot film category, with a
portrait of a Diver encountering a Mermaid.
Full details of the competition
can be found on the St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve's
website at www.marine-reserve.co.uk/activities/splashin2005.htm
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Ocean Realm Journal back
in print
To say that Ocean Realm is a
scuba magazine would be imprecise. Or to say it was an ecology,
travel, education, adventure, scientific, antiquity, exploration or
expedition magazine would also be inexact. In reality, Ocean Realm is
the 'All Things Ocean' magazine of the world.
Ocean Realm brings a vast mix of
ocean related information including scuba and snorkeling, kayaking,
exploration, conservation, technology, antiquities, science, people
and places and so much more.
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With the publishing of the
Ocean Realm Journal we bring together like-minded people, from all
over the globe, who believe to play on and in the ocean's realm you
must adhere to the concept of Respect and Protect!
Further details www.oceanrealmjournal.com/
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