The British Splash-in Championship - 2007
Print Competition
Organised by the British Society of Underwater Photographers in association with the National Marine Aquarium
The Mount Batten Centre and the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, Devon, 7 July
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On the Day winners
Wildlife Trust Selection
People Pics |
There were three categories in the Print Competition:
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British & Irish (images taken in UK and Irish waters)
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Overseas (images taken in overseas waters)
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Advanced (images taken underwater anywhere in the world)
The Advanced category was for anyone who had:
- won a major national or international underwater photographic competition such as BSoUP’s Open Portfolio competition, Antibes, BUIF, U/W Photographer of the Year or Wildlife Photographer of the Year
- takes or has taken underwater photographs for a living
- or is otherwise significantly involved in commercial underwater photography
The competition was staged in association with The Wildlife
Trusts, which were seeking an image for its Marine Bill campaign.
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Jump by Trevor Rees
Winner - Ocean Optics Trophy, a £250 voucher to spend at Ocean Optics Ltd, and a year's family membership to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. |
Grey seal by Martin Davies
Runner-up - The Underwater Photographer : Digital And Traditional Techniques kindly donated by Edge Underwater Photography or Dive Red Sea: The Ultimate Guide by Ultimate Sports. |
Big eye by Trevor Rees
Winner - Alan James Photography Print Trophy, a £250 voucher to spend at Cameras Underwater, and a year's family membership to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. |
Robert Daniels
Runner-up - The Underwater Photographer : Digital And Traditional Techniques kindly donated by Edge Underwater Photography or Dive Red Sea: The Ultimate Guide by Ultimate Sports. |
Shoal by Peter Ladell
Winner - Greenaway Marine Trophy, an Olympus SP-550 digital camera donated by Olympus and a year's family membership to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. |
Shark by Len Deeley
Runner-up - The Underwater Photographer : Digital And Traditional Techniques kindly donated by Edge Underwater Photography or Dive Red Sea: The Ultimate Guide by Ultimate Sports.
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BSoUP
extends its thanks to Tony
Backhurst Scuba, the National Marine Aquarium, Canon
UK, Ocean Optics Ltd, Cameras
Underwater, A.P Valves, Ultimate Sports, Sea & Sea, Martin
Edge and Ocean Visions for sponsorship.
In
addition to our sponsors who have provided prizes, BSoUP is grateful to the National Marine Aquarium charity for providing
running costs of the print competition.
BSoUP
also extend its thanks to Alan
James Photography, AP
Valves, Greenaway
Marine, Ocean
Optics Ltd, and The Image Centre who have each provided
trophies for the BSoUP annual Splash-in competition.
BSoUP thanks the judges Peter Rowlands, John McIntyre and Kelvin Boot.
BSoUP is grateful to all those members and their guests
who helped to make the event such a success. First and foremost
Martha Tressler, Anthony Holley and JP Trenque helped by Dave Peake, Jane Morgan, Mike Russell, Muna Muammar, Maria Munn, Pete Ladell, Gill McDonald, Jan Maloney, Brian Pitkin, Alison Major and Martin Davies. |
