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UnderwaterUnderwater PhotographyPhotography a web magazine June/July 2002 Kim Westerskov Bonaire Bubbles Towards a fellowship Spawning damselfish Novice digital Amsler photo course Monochrome Starting simply UwP 1 UwP 2 UnderwaterUnderwater PhotographyPhotography a web magazine June/July 2002 e mail [email protected] Contents 4 News & Events 20 Towards a 32 Spawning fellowship damselfish 7 New Products by Alex Mustard by Anne Owen 36 Monochrome 23 Kurt Amsler photo course 10 Kim Westerskov by Morris Gregory 40 Novice digital by Andrew Bell by Ross Armstrong 28 Bubbles 14 Bonaire by Anne & Jurgen Brauer 44 Starting simply by Will & Demelza Posstlethwaite by Sue Hall Cover photo by with Linda Dunk Will Posslethwaite 48 Classifieds UwP 3 News, travel & events Truk and Bikini combined with Scuba Safaris April/May 2003 Scuba Safaris have announced an unrivalled opportunity to dive the World War II wrecks of Truk Lagoon & Bikini Atoll in the same trip! They have chartered the Truk Aggressor II and taken all trips so that you can do both Scuba Safaris the accommodation at Bikini destinations or either one - you PO Box 8, Edenbridge, Kent Atoll for consecutive weeks, chose! The saving made by TN9 7ZS, United Kingdom. allowing you to first dive the combining the two destinations E mail [email protected] wrecks of Truk aboard the Truk in one trip is £1055! Tel 01342 851 196. Aggressor and then the wrecks The cost is £5025 per Fax 01342 851 197 of Bikini Atoll. person in twin share and full www.scuba-safaris.com They have arranged the details are available from: 3rd Annual San Diego that it is RECEIVED no later rights, whether music, visual UnderSea Film than August 1, 2001 for possible footage, personal, copyright, or Exhibition selection. Submissions are any other legal right. limited to three films/videos per We are accepting mini-DV, We are very pleased to filmmaker. VHS and Hi 8 tapes for announce the 3rd Annual San Films should have a consideration. Please submit a Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition soundtrack that compliments the master copy if you are sending a on October 18 & 19, 2002 at the visual footage and may include VHS tape; or contact us if you new state-of-the-art, large-format narration; although often have questions regarding the theater at the San Diego Natural narration can detract from the submission of VHS masters, or History Museum in Balboa Park! quality of the film and so should other formats not mentioned Each evening’s program be well written and spoken if above. will consist of fourteen to fifteen used at all. Filmmakers are also Please send your entries to: short films of the undersea encouraged to consider narrating UnderSea Film Exhibition world, submitted by both their works in person at the c/o Chuck Nicklin The Diving accomplished professional and showing if your work is selected. Locker 1020 Grand Ave., San aspiring amateur underwater No film should be longer than Diego, CA 92109 (858) 272- filmmakers and videographers. five minutes in length; and at 1120 We hope that you will put least 50% of the footage must be Please include your name, together a film of five minutes or underwater. address, phone, e-mail address, less of your best underwater Please insure that no part of film name and length, and a brief footage, and submit it to us so your film infringes upon any bio. UwP 4 Indonesian Photo Workshop extraordinary macro subjects of photography competition. Last with Mark Webster the Lembeh Straits. year's competition was a great 5-16th November 2002 The workshop includes 7 success, with over 460 entries days diving during 10 days in from all over North America, North Sulawesi in Indonesia Manado. For full details contact Europe and Asia. Our 35 has been gradually building a Oonasdivers and visit Mark’s sponsors donated liveaboard fine reputation amongst website. trips, dive holidays, underwater photographers for its [email protected] photographic equipment and amazing diversity of subjects Tel: 01323 648924 dive gear that were awarded to including the unique experience [email protected] 22 talented winners in seven of ‘muck diving’ in the Lembeh www.photec.co.uk categories. We would like to Straits. Tel: 01326 318307 invite you to participate in this, The group will be staying at our fifth competition. the Tasik Ria resort and the dive Underwater British Columbia The closing date will be: centre (Eco Divers) is on site Photographic Society 25th October 2002, at 11pm in with its own boat dock and two Competition 2002 Vancouver, BC, Canada. newly constructed spacious dive The competition rules, boats. The diving will be split The Underwater British categories and entry forms are between the dramatic coral walls Columbia Photographic Society available on theirweb site and fringing reefs of the is again sponsoring an http://www.ubcps.bc.ca Bunaken Marine Park and the international underwater For more information visit email [email protected] Divequest underwater photography trips Bonaire Charles Hood Martin Edge Underwater photography The Channel Islands of Travels with my camera: course with Linda Dunk Southern California Kungkungan bay Sunday 17th November - Saturday 14th September - Friday 27th September - Sunday Monday 25th November 2002 Sunday 22nd September 2002 6th October 2002. Join the Master Craftsman Linda will be on hand to of underwater photography on a review your processed films and 6 days diving including trip to the world famous home of will be encouraging participants both boat diving around Catalina weird and wonderful creatures: to ‘share your shots’ with the itself and all day shark diving Kungkungan Bay group! trips out into the Pacific Ocean. DIVEQUEST The Ultimate in Underwater Photography Adventures ATOL Protected 2937 Telephone: 01254-826322 or e-mail [email protected] website: www.divequest.co.uk UwP 5 St. Abbs and Eyemouth Save $2000 shooting Great Introduction to Underwater “SPLASH IN 2002” White Sharks and $1000 for Photography course Blue Marlin - but hurry! Dates: 20, 22, 27 June 2002 The annual photographic competition at the St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve takes place on August 24/25th 2002. Photographs are taken on the first day within the reserve. The images are then developed and the winner is decided at the slide show in the village hall on the Sunday evening by votes Two of Amos Nachoum’s from the audience. clients have had to cancel their Categories: participation on the Great White 1. Marine Life Portrait: expedition, South Africa and close up portraits of marine Blue Marlins in the Azores. They species. both had to forfeit their deposit. A practical introduction to 2. Diver Scenic: underwater He is offering a credit on the world of underwater scenery with diver in frame. this amount of $2,000 for the photography for those who are 3. Reserve Atmospheric: brave souls that can make this interested in this fascinating and underwater or surface shot speedy decision and join us in challenging subject. This is a portraying the reserve. South Africa. beginners' course, requiring 4. Humorous: any funny The Great White Shark trip some general photographic aspect of the reserve/ inhabitants dates are July 1 - ending on July experience. Participants must be or visitors. 14 in Cape Town comfortable underwater and There are prizes for the 1st, Cost - $6,200 - $2,000 have basic camera handling 2nd and 3rd place winners of (credit)= $4,200 excluding of techniques. each category and other prizes airfare Time: 10.30 - 5.30 (Sat), for best beginner, first and Price includes eight days of 6.30 - 9.30 (Thurs) second overall winners. diving activities with Great Tutor: Niki Sianni Sponsorship has so far been whites in Dyer Island and Fee: £130.00 / 110.00 obtained from Scoutscroft Dive accommodations in Gansbaai, concessions Centre and St. Abbs Dive Centre. plus four days in Simonstown for Level: Beginners Many more prizes still to be Airjaws (shark leaping out of the Contact: Photofusion 020 7738 confirmed. water and Seal island). 5774 The entry fee is £15, which There is also a place includes the film, development available for the Blue Marlin trip and entry into the slide show on in the Azores on August 27 - Sunday evening. September 08. This is on offer at For further details contact $1,000 off. Sarah Bowe, For more detail please go to Marine Reserve Ranger http://www.biganimals.com/ C/o Rangers Cottage greatwhiteshark.htm Northfield Amos Nachoum, St. Abbs 2000 Broadway # 1204 San Coldingham Francisco CA. USA 415 923 Eyemouth TD14 5QP 9865 E mail [email protected] http://www.biganimals.com www.marine-reserve.org.uk [email protected] UwP 6 New products Inon Z-220New Miniature Strobe For Film and Digital Users Building on the success of their unique Quad Flash Inon have now introduced a miniature strobe for both film and digital users. The T Flash, named for its dual flash reflectors, offers conventional TTL automation with the Nikonos, most housed Nikon SLRs and some Canon systems. For more creative lighting no fewer than ten (?) manual power settings can be selected. These settings backscatter in low visibility. This easier to see in very bright also make the unit especially takes these cameras out of the daylight. useful for digital systems where point and shoot catergory and The T Flash reaffirms Inons controlling the guns manually is into the serious shooting arena. reputation for combining still the norm. They allow for When cabled to a housed camera practicality and innovation and fine tuning of the exposures to a powerful light automatically looks set for success. The T suit personal taste. A slave is illuminates the subject to assist Flash costs £550.00 for the head built in.