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Available in Tel 020 7930 8408 Fax 020 7839 6148 screw thread or fast E mail [email protected] www.oceanoptics.co.uk Issue 20/2 mount bayonet fit. Contents UnderwaterUnderwater PhotographyPhotography 4 Editorial a web magazine 23 FlashTrax review 35 Cabilao Aug/Sept 2004 5 News & Travel e mail [email protected] 11 New products by Peter Rowlands 44 Telephoto 24 Fuji F710 review by Nonnoy Tan 17 Ikelite/Nikon D70 39 Turks & Caicos by Alexander Mustard 49 Eumig Nautica by Peter Rowlands by Steve Warren 27 Breatholding by Will Postlethwaite 21 Battery tester by Bernardo Sambra 52 Book reviews Cover by 54 Classifieds by Tony Matheis Phillip Colla by Phillip Colla 56 Parting shot by Tony Sutton Issue 20/3 U/w photo competitions motorways at weekends). In addition they could Editorial swim in any direction in a 180° arc from the shore so by my reckoning the search area at the end of the UwP has made a point of trying to help first day would be well over 15,000 square miles. I promote many of the underwater photography who wish to compete and I myself have entered think that gives the culprit a pretty good chance of competitions which take place annually throughout them in the past when I was young, eager and fleeing the bullet. the year but recent discussions on the internet wanted to become known. The father of the victim was quoted as saying forums have highlighted the possible copyright Now that I am older, less eager and well that he held no hard feelings towards the shark problems involved. known for all the wrong reasons I really don’t see which, at such a tragic time, was highly Most competition entry forms come with more why underwater photography should be commendable. He accepted that his son was in the pages of regulations than most entrants can be competitive. In competitions, for every winner there shark’s territory and suffered as a consequence. bothered to read but a careful scan of these rules can are dozens of bitter losers who lose the abiity to We all know the oft-quoted statistic that more reveal some worrying and often flagrant attitudes enjoy their own underwater photography by trying people die per year choking on peanuts than are towards the entrant’s copyright protection. to achieve a grading for their work. killed by sharks but peanuts aren’t, to my In truth most well established competitions are So that’s why I gave up entering competitions - knowledge, an endangered species and anyway I respectful of the entrant’s copyright and only ask because I don’t see it as a competitive hobby and I always buy smoothe peanut butter. that they be allowed to use the winning entries to couldn’t face being beaten by the new kids on the promote the current and next competitions. This block. seems fair enough to me except in the case where a Larson on the web diving magazine organises the competition and Shark attacks saves itself a tidy sum by being able to reproduce I am a huge fan of cartoonist Gary Larson and the winning images in its publication. A recent fatality in Australia involving a surfer used to pay for and include one of his marine However there are other competitions, one of and most likely a Great White shark was a tragic related cartoons in every issue of the original which we feature in this very issue whose rules state event and my sympathies go out to all those Underwater Photography magazine from 1987 - “Use of Photos by the NC Aquariums—All entered affected. 1989. photographs will become the property of the North However I have to question the human Imagine my surprise when I asked for a similar Carolina Aquariums and may be used without response to this attack for the authorities announced request for UwP and received the following reply: further compensation for a variety of purposes that they were going to try and find the culprit and “Unfortunately, Mr. Larson has a blanket including, blah blah blah etc etc”. Basically they do shoot it. policy that does not permit his cartoons to appear in what they like with the pictures. Such a response beggars belief from at least any electronic format”. Now I make no excuses for promoting such a two points of view. Firstly Great Whites, as I Well, at the risk of being sued, do you competition because firstly it is, without doubt, a understand it, are an officially endangered species remember the one of the two bears in the wood and worthy cause and secondly the rules are plain and and so really ought not be shot for doing what one of them has a large ring of target circles on his simple and make no bones about what will happen comes naturally to them and secondly how will they chest and the other bear says “Bummer of a to an entrant’s photographs. In short, each entrant know which shark did the attack? birthmark, Hal”. must enter with their eyes open and make sure they Sharks can reputably cover up to 100 miles a It’s just not the same, is it? are fully informed and accept the consequences. day (which is faster than we can do on most of our Competitions provide a healthy venue for those [email protected] Issue 20/4 News, Travel & Events Visions in the Sea Ocean Optics/INON digital seminar October 23rd 2004, London Europe’s first conference buying digital outfits so they can devoted exclusively to digital take up underwater photography. underwater photography is being We are catering for them but held in London in October. also more serious users of top- Visions in the Sea is now in of-the range digital SLR’s.” Alex Mustard, marine biologst and its eighth year. Previous Speakers range from divers Peter Rowlands, digital guru and UwP contributor conferences have been who use modestly priced founder of UwP magazine concerned primarily with using compact cameras to seasoned film to take photographs and award winning experts who beneath the waves. However, will share their experience and Peter Rowlands Alex Mustard this year, the focus is entirely secrets with the audience. digital. The conference is being Peter is a digital guru whose Alex is a marine biologist The conference is staged by held at the Waterloo campus of been working out a lot recently and one of the UK’s most Ocean Optics, the specialist King’s College London in judging by his photo. He has creative and imaginative retailer of underwater Stamford Street, SE1 9NN, on been involved in underwater underwater photographers,. He photographic equipment based Saturday, October 23. Speakers photography for over 30 years is also UwP’s most prolific in London. Said Optic’s Steve include Peter Rowlands, Alex and is a true convert to digital contributor and is on the Warren: “The content of Visions Mustard, Charles Hood, Will committee of BSoUP. this year reflects the significant Postlethwaite and Dave Lloyd. increase in the number of people Issue 20/5 They will examine the digital evolution and its implications for underwater photography, how to evolve techniques to make the best use of digital cameras, how to take high impact photographs, light filtration and the use of colour filters as well as how they use laptops and other digital storage Charles Hood, Senior Correspondent devices to download their for Dive magazine and UwP Will Postlethwaite, Cornish cool dude pictures while they are on dive contributor and UwP contributor trips and expeditions. Charles Hood Photoshop wizard Dave Lloyd is the Art Editor at UK’s Dive magazine Full details of the Charles is digital photo- conference can be journalist whose trademark Will Postlethwaite Dave Lloyd obtained from pictures of sharks, whales and Ocean Optics, dolphins have been widely Will is a Cornwall based Photoshop wizard Dave 13 Northumberland published. He is the author of diving instructor who has Lloyd is the Art Editor at UK’s Dive guide to Cornwall and is extensive experience using a Dive magazine and will draw on Avenue, Senior Correspondent to UK’s variety of digital cameras to his wide design experience to London WC2N 5AQ. Dive magazine. take photographs around the UK demonstrate how underwater Charles uses digital cameras as well as in much warmer images can be improved and for all his magazine work and is waters like the Red Sea, South modified with this popular Tel 020 7930 8408 shortly moving up to a full size Africa, the Maldives and programme. chip camera. Indonesia. email [email protected] www.oceanoptics.co.uk Issue 20/6 Cathy Church’s Portugese pdf Underwater A full service Photography magazine dive travel agency journey specializing in photography “My Underwater Photo trips Journey” is a long over-due portfolio of Cathy Church’s Travel with the Pros: favorite images from around the Clay Wiseman, Jack & Sue Drafahl, world.