Programme of meetings 2012

BSoUP meets on the third Wednesday of each month at the Holland Club, Imperial College, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD, unless otherwise stated.

Alex Tattersall: Hot New Toys

Focus On Competition: Yellow (anything alive under water that is yellow – fish, other marine animals or whatever you can find).

Jane Morgan & Gill McDonald: Beauty in Bunaken & Losing Yourself in Lembeh.

Colin Doeg: Useful Photographic Websites

Annual Event: Theme Portfolio Competition for the BSoUP Theme Portfolio Trophy – a portfolio of 6 images.

Mark Webster: A Different View – new ways to approach familiar subjects, dives sites, habitats to create interesting images and maintain the passion’

Usual venue - Holland Club

Nick Robertson-Brown: The challenge of competing and progressing in the BIPP - driving my photography to a higher level by making me think outside the underwater world.

Focus On Competition: Two of something (any pair of underwater creatures).

Talk: To be announced.

‘Out of the Camera vs the Final Image’ : An evening looking at what types of post-production we are doing and a discussion/ debate on the merits/ demerits of different levels and types of post-production, what you as photographers want to be achieving and what we as a Society should be helping you to do. 

Focus On Competition: Crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimps and even copepods and barnacles - give us your best crusty image).

Talk: To be announced.

Focus On Competition: Anemonefish with a difference (find a different slant to this common but captivating subject).

Talk: To be announced.

Annual Event: Splash-in Competition.

Annual Event: Splash-in Review.

Focus On Competition: Wide-angle reef scene (show the beauty of the overall reef; very difficult to capture) .

Summer Party: Come eat, drink, chat and bring images with questions for some coaching. We will also be inviting our retail friends to bring some of their toys to show off and to answer your questions about equipment.

Talk: To be announced.

Annual Event: Best of British Portfolio Competition. A portfolio of 3 images.

Talk: To be announced.

BSoUP / DIVER Print Competition Awards.

Annual Event: Beginners Portfolio Competition for the DIVER Trophy: A portfolio of 6 images.

Talk: To be announced.

Annual Event: Annual General Meeting.

Annual Event: Open Portfolio Competition: A portfolio of 6 images.

Annual Event: Winter party.

Usual venue - Holland Club