UnderwaterUnderwater PhotographyPhotography a web magazine Issue 28 Jan/Feb 2006 Ikelite HDR HC-1 Ikelite 8” dome Nudis of Palau Patima EOS 350D Olympus PT030 Manatees Backscatter 360ND Olympus E300 Shooting fish Inon D-2000-W Little miracles D100 retrospective Fantasea FD-50 Compact v DSLR DSLR TTL www.ikelite.com www.uwpmag.com 28/2 Contents UnderwaterUnderwater PhotographyPhotography A web magazine 4 News & Travel 17 Little miracles Jan/Feb 2006 8 New Products 28 Manatees 38 D100 retro by Peter Rowlands 19 Compact or DSLR? by Gregory Sweeney 13 Sea Shepherd 33 Shooting fish by Don Silcock 41 Book review by Peter Rowlands 45 DSLR TTL by Peter Rowlands 22 Nudis of Palau 14 Olympus E-300 by Alex Mustard by Charles Hood Cover shot by by Matthias Heinrichs Jeff Mullins by Ethan Daniels 49 Parting shot by Jeff Mullins www.uwpmag.com 28/ Digital Shootout Palau News, Travel & Events April 1-11, 2006 Join Dan Baldocchi, Eric Cheng, Berkley White, and Jim Watt British Underwater been anything of note for a long time,’ said DIVE editor Simon Rogerson. Image Festival ‘Now we are putting on something March 17-19th 2006 which could grow into a showcase for the incredible talent I know is Underwater imaging is to enter out there. In France, they have the a new golden age in Britain, with the Antibes Festival, which is a red- introduction of a festival to celebrate letter day for anyone who makes the best in video and stills. The British pictures underwater. I believe the Underwater Image Festival will run British Underwater Image Festival from 17 to 19 March next year at the could grow into something just as Birmingham NEC as part of the Go important.’ Diving! show. Entries need to be submitted by The competition has been 1st January! designed for everybody from www.divemagazine.co.uk Improve your underwater In addition to instructional professional television documentary photography skills at the 5th annual seminars the Digital Shootout ends makers to first-time photographers. Digital Shootout. Learn the latest with a photo contest that includes Plans are underway for the entries to digital imaging techniques from some some major prizes for the best images be shown in an event that will mirror The Zale Parry of the industries top professionals taken during week. Prizes include the Antibes underwater imaging Scholorship while diving the legendary waters of photo gear, trips, software, and more. festival in the South of France. Palau. We’ve created the perfect Organisers of the show are The Academy of Underwater Berkley White, owner of environment to learn new skills and currently putting together a set of Backscatter Underwater Video and apply them immediately while diving lavish prizes for the winners, which Arts and Sciences (AUAS) announced The Zale Parry Scholarship at the Photo, Eric Cheng of Wetpixel, in paradise. Come join this fun and will include top-end liveaboard trips, professional underwater photographer educational event. holidays and diving equipment. The NOGI Awards Banquet in Las Vegas in October. Jim Watt, and Dan Baldocchi of Light For more information go to: best 50 prints will be displayed on the & Motion will be your team of experts walls outside the dive theatre, while Zale Parry herself made the www.thedigitalshootout.com presentation of this new scholarship for week. Seminar topics include: six finalists in the film categories will Underwater photo techniques, Space is limited so sign up today! be shown throughout the show on in her name that will award $1500 per Recipient and a $500 voucher towards Lighting and composition, Adobe Friday and Saturday. Photoshop – multiple sessions, ‘Britain used to have high- travel expenses to the Scholarship Presentation Ceremony. 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