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News - January 2010

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U/W Photography Guide Launched
Online Underwater Photography Tutorials
Website of the Week - Len Deeley
EMUP - Next meeting
Articles wanted for 'infocus'
BSoUP / DIVER Annual Print Competition 2010
The Underwater Channel - temporarily off air
January's Focus On Results - 2009 Images
January BSoUP Meeting
DEEP Indonesia 2010 - Last call for entries

Our World Underwater - Last call for entries
Epson Red Sea 2009 Competition Album
BSAC 2009 Photo Competiton - Results
BUPG -January meeting rescheduled
Lady Elliot Island, Australia
Website of the Week - Andrew Cooper
Underwater Journal - Latest issue
Other news sources
Earlier January news
Free web magazines

U/W Photography Guide Launched

UWPhotographyGuide.com launches the world’s first free comprehensive online guide to underwater photography.

Underwater photography is a growing activity enjoyed by tens of thousands of scuba divers each year. UWPhotographyGuide.com is a comprehensive resource on underwater photography theory, technique, equipment, travel destinations and marine life for beginners and experienced photographers.

January 27th, 2010 – Underwater photography is the most challenging type of photography one can undertake. It is also one of the fastest growing segments, due to the rapid drop in the price of underwater camera housings over the last 10 years. UWPhotographyGuide.com is proud to be the first free comprehensive online guide to underwater photography to assist divers and photographers in learning this difficult art.

DPG Online Comprehensive Underwater Photography Tutorials

In response to the global demand from photographers, scuba divers, surfers and snorkelers around the world, leading underwater photography website DivePhotoGuide.com has launched a highly anticipated free series of comprehensive underwater photography tutorials and guides to help the world learn underwater photography. Never before has there been such a growing interest in underwater photography. Affordable digital cameras have made underwater photography more accessible, and social media has made it easier than ever to share photos with your friends, family and the world.

The underwater photography guides offer easy-to-read tutorials for photographers all levels to learn how to take great underwater photos.

The tutorials are written by professional underwater photographer Jason Heller and DivePhotoGuide.com editor Matt Weiss, along with contributions from several world renowned professional and award winning underwater photographers, such as National Geographic photographer David Doubilet and BSoUP Members Martin Edge, and Alex Mustard. Each tutorial includes beautiful underwater photos and equipment set-up shots that illustrate each technique.

Website of the Week - Len Deeley

Each week we are highlighting a BSoUP Member's website. This week's choice is 'Imagine Photography', the website of Len Deeley FRPS, DPAGB, BPE3.

Len began diving as a member of 562 Para Sqn. T.A. back in 1970 with BSAC London Army 328 Branch. When he left the T.A. in 1975 he joined BSAC East Ham Branch 604. However, he really settled into serious diving when he became a member of the Billericay Sub Aqua Club (1620) in 1980 when it formed. His first camera was a Nikonos IVA. More.

Len has self catering apartments at Sahl-Hasheesh, Red Sea, Egypt and Flamingo Country Club, Bodrum, Turkey available for hire.

East Midlands Underwater Photographers - Next meeting

The next meeting of EMUP will take place at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday 2nd February at their usual venue, Nemo's Bar, Stoney Cove.

Main event: Maria Munn "Award winning photos with a compact"

Competition: Abstract

January Competition results: Crustaceans

For further details about EMUP please visit www.emup.org.uk/

Articles wanted for 'infocus'

Since its launch in 1983 the BSoUP member's magazine 'in focus' has gone from strength to strength. The latest issue (no. 92) published in November 2009 is a truely professional product (see also Magazine).

Currently edited by Gill McDonald and produced by Gavin Parsons, the magazine includes reports of meetings, forthcoming events, articles by members on techniques, equipment, photo sites, competitions, exhibitions, festivals and a classified section on items wanted or for sale, as well as a programme for the year and a list of BSoUP officers and committee members.

If you fancy writing an article about anything you think would be of interest to BSoUP members, please submit copy to Gill at divegem@yahoo.com
now.

BSoUP / DIVER Annual Print Competition 2010

Organised by the British Society of Underwater Photographers
in association with Diver Magazine

Win a Red Sea holiday courtesy of Oonasdivers and other great prizes

at the
London International Dive Show
27-28 March 2010

DEADLINE : 22 February 2010

Further details www.bsoup.org/prints.php

The event is sponsored by Diver Magazine, Oonasdivers, Cameras Underwater, Mike’s Dive Store, Chiswick, Focal Press, Wiley Nautical, UK Sealife Aquarium and The Wildlife Trusts

The Underwater Channel would like you to know that from lst February, 2010 the Channel will be off air temporarily.

Why? This is because we are in the process of restructuring The Underwater Channel. Nicholas Claxton, UWC's founder and MD, has reached agreement to re-acquire The Underwater Channel from our investors, Babel Networks, following their decision to make widespread cuts in their overall operations. The re-acquiring of the Channel includes our ability to offer 300+ hours of original videos produced by our Faces of Splash, our special contributors as well as licensed videos from many of the leading filmmakers of the underwater world.

What does this mean for the future of The Underwater Channel? This is good news and we're excited to be taking back the reins. We've had an amazing journey since we set up the Channel nearly two years ago. In restructuring the business we will benefit enormously from this experience as well as the extensive connections we've made and most importantly the loyal and valued following that we've established in the remarkable underwater community.

Where can you view our videos?  Our videos can still be viewed at PADI at: www.padi.com/scuba/video

January's Focus On Results - 2009 Images

Congratulations to Alex Tattersall who won the January Focus On Competition with an image of a Lion fish and a school of small fish.

Congratulations also to Alan Larsen who came second with an image taken inside the Giannis D and Ross Gugeon who came third with an image of a jellyfish.

Second - Alan Larsen

There were a total of 55 images entered.

The top six may be viewed in the Gallery.

BSoUP Members only may view all of the entries at a larger size in projected order in the Competition slideshow (anonymous) or as an Adobe Web Photo Gallery (named photographers). You will be asked to login if you haven't already done so this session.

If you entered and didn't make the top six, but would like to know how you did then please contact Brian Pitkin

Please note that the deadline for all future monthly competitions will be one week prior to the meeting.

The February Focus On Competition,'Two of Something', is now open and the deadline is 10 February 2010 at 10pm. BSoUP Members only AND only one image per photographer.

January BSoUP Meeting

The next BSoUP meeting takes place on Wednesday, 20th January 2010 at 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. at our usual venue the Holland Club, Imperial College, S. Kensington, London. Directions.

Photo techniques: Blasts from the past

Last year members learned of the impressive technical background provided by the Society's Wise Old Men. This year BSoUP co-founder Colin Doeg, who has always claimed his lack of a formal background in photography has been an asset, will speak of his own immersion into taking pictures underwater and the continued relevance of some of his experience to today's digital world. A former British Underwater Photographer of the Year, he took the first photograph in British waters ever to win an open underwater competition.

Focus on: 2009 Images

January's Focus on Competition is for any image taken in 2009 which has not previously won or been placed in a national or international competition.

Please read the Rules before entering your images via the online Competitions entry form.

Deadline: Tuesday 19th January at 10.00 p.m.

Main event: A Complete Guide to Wreck Photography by Charlie Hood

A different look at the way we take images of wrecks.

Rather than just bits of twisted metal, wrecks can be quite beautiful, and not only because of the marine life they can hold. Wrecks have spirit, they have history, moods and photographed in the right way are simply awe inspiring.

Forget using any other lens than a full frame fisheye, this talk is aimed at trying to show wrecks, 'as a child would imagine them' rather than close-ups of a scrap heap.

BSoUP Member Charles Hood started taking pix in the mid 70s when he lived in the Middle East mainly using a Kodak Instamatic in a homemade housing. Then after learning to dive with University of London he hired Nikons IIs from Pelling & Cross for various dive trips. Finally he bought his first underwater system, the Nikonos III and Oceanic 2000 flash, when he worked at Ocean Optics in 1982.

"I spent the best part of 7 years returning from dives with maybe one or two good images per roll until the Nikon F801 arrived and Subal housing, which he imported into UK (pre-Optics dealership), became available. Life became a whole lot easier then and his hit rate dramatically improved seeing him dabble in selling articles to magazines and being taken on at Bruce Coleman stock library."

After being made redundant in 2000, Charlie started to work for DIVE magazine and also as a freelance photojournalist and has now racked up nearly 100 front covers and over 900 published articles. Today he uses a Nikon D3 in an Aquatica housing with twin Sea & Sea YS110 strobes. To learn more about Charlie and see some of his hundreds of images please visit www.charleshood.com/

DEEP Indonesia 2010 - Last call for entries

Deadline today 15th January 2010 at 11.59pm PST

Over $35,000 in prizes. Entry Fee: $10 per image

The themed categories of the DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition are part of a unique series hosted by hosted by  DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel, in association with DEEP Indonesia, Indonesia’s first-ever diving, adventure travel and water sports expo.

Full details at http://underwatercompetition.com

Our World Underwater - Last call for entries

Deadline today 15th January 2010 at 11.59pm PST

Total Prizes: $45,000. Entry Fee: $10 per image and video

Popular underwater imaging websites Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com are proud to present the 5th annual international underwater photography and video competition, held in association with Our World Underwater. During a time when the oceans are in crisis, the competition celebrates the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment, as well as the art of underwater photography.

Full details at http://underwatercompetition.com/Competitions/Our-World-Underwater-2010

Epson Red Sea 2009 Competition Album

The Epson Red Sea 2009 Competition might have already concluded, but such extraordinary images never fade out. And so, we are proud to announce that the Epson Red Sea 2009 Competition Album has finally been published.

All competition nominees and winners images are featured in the album. The result is a breathtaking 152 pages underwater journey.

The  album features high quality graphics printed on thick pages at the size of 23x30cm.

So whether you have took part in the competition, plan to do so in the future, have an interest in underwater photography or simply a fan of fine art, Click Here to order the Epson Red Sea 2009 Competition Album.

Regular Price: 39 Euro
Special Price: Only 23 Euro - valid till February 28th.

BSAC 2009 Photo Competiton - Results

Launched back in March and with a brand new BSAC Diving category in addition to the regular Open and Newcomers, the response to the 2009 BSAC Photographic Competition has been excellent.

The 2009 awards also attracted an excellent range of prize sponsors, including Seychelles Tourism, Tony Backhurst Travel, Longwoods, Easy Divers, Cameras Underwater and Sea & Sea.

Following careful deliberation of the monthly winners - a total of 89 images in all - the judges have now revealed the overall 2009 Photographers of the Year.

Congratulations to BSoUP Members Jim Garland and Derek Haslam who came first and third respectively in the BSAC Diving (Open) category.

For further details please visit http://www.bsac.com

Bristol Underwater Photography Group - Next meeting rescheduled

Tuesday 19th January, 2010

The next meeting of BUPG has been recheduled for Tuesday 19th January at 20.00 hrs at The Casson Centre, Rodway Road, Patchway, BS34 5DQ (map)

Monthly Competition - Symbiosis
Epson Red Sea Challenge - Robert Bailey

For further information please visit www.bupg.co.uk/

Lady Elliot Island, Australia by Jeremy and Amanda Cuff

Photographers, photojournalists and BSoUP members Jeremy and Amanda Cuff have published a new PDF feature about diving Lady Elliot Island, which marks the southernmost tip of the Great Barrier Reef in eastern Australia.

Jeremy said, “Lady Elliot Island more than lived up to our expectations with fantastic encounters with turtles, mantas and sharks. As is usual for us, we‘ve enjoyed putting together this feature as a comprehensive overview of our visit. ”

The Lady Elliot Island feature can be viewed/downloaded from Jeremy and Amanda’s website at www.ja-universe.com

Website of the Week - Andrew Cooper

Each week we are highlighting a BSoUP Member's website. This week's choice is the website of Andrew Cooper.

To learn more about Andrew and view his images, please visit http://www.acimages.co.uk/

If you are a BSoUP member and your website is not included on the BSoUP member's websites page, please send the URL of your site to the BSoUP Membership Secretary, Mike Russell. Subsequently your website will be added to the list. All we ask is that you provide a link on your website to http://www.bsoup.org

Underwater Journal - Latest issue

The latest issue of the FREE Underwater Journal web magazine is now available for download.

Issue 14 includes Aquatica’s new Housing for the Nikon D300s Camera, Zen DP-100 Dome Port, Shearwater Predator, Shrimp BOV, KISS Explorer CCR, Wakatobi Resort, Wintertime Sharks, Whale Song, and Parting Shot.

To get your copy please visit www.underwaterjournal.com/

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