The Annual BSoUP Splash-in took place on Saturday 5
July at Fort Bovisand Underwater Centre, Plymouth, Devon. All
underwater photographers were invited to participate, whether they
were members of BSoUP or not, but please note that non-members paid
higher entry fees. The event was sponsored by ANDREW CHURNIN of THE
DIVE EMPORIUM. Andrew generously donated gift vouchers totalling £350
to the winners!There were two classes - Slides taken 'On the Day' and
Prints taken prior to the event.
The Slide class included two categories, one for
serious underwater photographs and one for humour. In this unique
competition, entrants were provided with a roll of 36 x 35 mm film in
the morning and had until tea-time to expose it in Plymouth
waters.
The winner in the "On the Day" category was PETER
TATTON with a photograph of a scorpion spider crab. Peter, a dentist
by profession, is BSoUP's Treasurer and also a member of St Albans
diving club and St Albans & District Photographic Society. He has
been diving since 1968 and taking underwater photographs for the past
18 years. He took the winning shot in 6m just off the rock pool
alongside Fort Bovisand using a Nikon 801S with a 60mm macro lens in
a Subal housing and an SB24 in a Cullimore housing at
1/60th @ f11. His favourite British dive sites are the
Farne Islands, St ASplashs and Salcombe. Peter was awarded the BSoUP
Trophy, a gold medal and a voucher for £100
The runner-up "On the Day" was PETER HEWITT with a
photograph of horse mackerel. Peter, from Middlesex, is a design
draughtsman by profession is a member of the British Airways Club,
Sub-Aqua Section and a member of BSoUP. He has been diving for 25
years and taking underwater photographs for the last 23 years. Peter
took his photograph on the wreck of the James Eagan Layne using a
Nikonos II with a standard 35 mm lens at 1/60th @ f8-11
lit by a Sea & Sea Yellow Sub 35. Peter was awarded a silver
medal.
Third place "On the Day" went to GORDON JAMES with
a photograph of a Tom Pot Blenny. Gordon, from Bristol is an IT
project manager with the Civil Service and a member of Clifton BSAC.
Gordon took his portrait using a Nikonos 601 with a 105 mm macro lens
in an Ikelite housing at 1/60th @ f22 lit by an Ikelite
150 and an Ikelite MV flashgun at Hillsea Point. Gordon, whose
favourite British dive site is Hillsea Point Rock, was awarded a
bronze medal.
The winner in the humour category was MARTIN PARKER
with a photograph of a surf boarder riding upside down on the
surface. Martin is managing director of AP-Valves and a member of
BsoUP, CornSoUP and Peninsular SAC. He has been diving for 23 years
and taking underwater photographs for 6 years. He took his winning
natural light shot at Cawsands using a Nikon F90 with a 20mm lens in
a Subal housing. He set the camera to programme mode and the lens to
auto focus, but thinks that the exposure was about 1/60th
@ f11. Martin's favourite British dive site is the Runnel Stone in
Cornwall. Martin was awarded the AP-Valves Trophy, a gold medal and a
voucher for £50
Runner-up in the humour category was CHARLES HOOD
with a photograph entitled CrabSoUP. Third place went to KEN SULLIVAN
with a photograph entitlted Concord.
The winner in the Overseas Prints category was
PETER LADELL with a photograph of a moray eel with a cleaner shrimp.
Peter a goldsmith by profession, is a BsoUP Committee member as well
as belonging to Photosub, Challney Camera Club and 35PC. Peter has
been diving for 15 years and taking underwater photographs for 14
years. He took his winning photograph using a Pentax LX with a 50mm
lens and x2 diopter accessory lens in his own custom built housing
lit by with Aqua F1 and Ikelite MV flashguns at 1/75th @
f32-22 in Eilat. Peter's favourite British dive sites are the Farne
Islands and St ASplashs. Peter was awarded the Greenaway Marine
Trophy, a gold medal and a voucher for £100
The runner-up in the Overseas Prints category was
ANDY HIRST with a photograph of a shoal of goat fish. Andy,
fromBlackburn in Lancashire, took his photograph in Sipadan, Malaysia
using a Nikon 801 with a 16mm fisheye lens in a Subal housing at
1/125th @ f8-11 lit by an SB24 flashgun in a housing he
designed and built. Andy, whose favourite British dive site is Weasel
Loch, Eyemouth, was awarded a silver medal.
Third place in the Overseas Prints category went to
LEN DEELEY for his photograph of a hawkfish. Len, a facilities
manager form Wormley in Surrey, is a member of BsoUP, Photosub and
Godalming Photographic Club. Len has been diving for 27 years and
taking photographs for 13 years. Len took his hawkfish photograph
using a Nikon F90 with a 60mm macro lens in an Aquatica housing using
aperture priority, lit by an SB26 in a Cullimore housing and a slave
flashgun. Len, whose favourite British dive sites are St ASplashs, St
Kilda and the Western Isles, was awarded a bronze medal.
The winner in the British Prints category was
CHARLES HOOD with a photograph of seals. Charles, an IT Account
Manager, is a BSoUP member and belongs to EXUL (ex University of
London branch). He has been diving for 18 years and taking underwater
photographs for 17 years. He took his winning photograph of two grey
seals playing at the surface using a Nikon F801S with a 20mm lens in
a Subal housing lit by twin Sea & Sea YS50 flasguns at
1/125th @ f8 in the Farne Islands. Charles' favourite
British sites are Land's End, Cornwall and the Farne Islands. Charles
was awarded the Ocean Optics Trophy, a gold medal and a voucher for
£100.
The runner-up in the British Prints category was
KEVIN CULLIMORE with a photograph of a pike. Kevin, from North
Chingford, London has been diving for 25 years and taking underwater
photographs for 20 years.. He took his photograph of a pike in
Gildenburgh using a Nikon F90X with a 15 mm lens in a housing he
designed and built at 1/100th @ f11, lit by Nikon S25 in
the housing he designed, built and markets. Kevin, whose favourite
dive sites are Gildenburgh and Swanage, was awarded a silver
medal.
RESULTS
|
Position
|
Points
|
Photographer
|
Subject
|
ON THE DAY SLIDES
|
1
|
36
|
Peter Tatton
|
Scorpion spider crab
|
2
|
31
|
Peter Hewitt
|
Horse mackerel
|
3
|
26
|
Gordon James
|
Tompot blenny
|
HUMOROUS SLIDES
|
1
|
30
|
Martin Parker
|
Surf boarding
|
2
|
25
|
Charles Hood
|
Crab SoUP 97
|
3
|
6
|
Ken Sullivan
|
Concord
|
OVERSEAS PRINTS
|
1
|
99
|
Peter Ladell
|
Moray & shrimp
|
2
|
41
|
Andy Hirst
|
Goat fish shoal
|
3
|
34
|
Len Deeley
|
Hawkfish
|
BRITISH PRINTS
|
1
|
41
|
Charles Hood
|
Seals
|
2
|
14
|
Kevin Cullimore
|
Pike
|
3
|
13
|
William Hewitt
|
Tompot blenny
|
|