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Day 24 |
| Shadow is there...hard to see, but its there in the middle. Besides...how many chances can a man get to have a freaking shark in a 365 image? :) |
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Diver Down |
| Living on Maui, being a photographer, and now having underwater capabilities is in many ways a new beginning. The more I dive and study the creatures I am encountering, the more I am convinced that the ocean world really is like visiting a different planet completely. I am enjoying my dives more and more, and having a good SLR I can bring underwater with me changes everything in terms of enjoyment. I am learning a lot and hope I can improve both my techniques and images. There will be many entries coming about this.
For the most part scuba diving is pretty safe as long as you follow the rules and get trained according to how you expect to dive. That said, scuba diving has dangers. In what little free time I have, I've managed to squeeze in a fairly short and interesting read called "Diver Down" which details about 2 dozen or so instances where divers have exercised poor judgement and gotten themselves killed or seriously injured. While this may sound morbid, I want to familiarize myself with any kind of mistakes that others have made in the past. I was amazed to read the number of accidents that occurred when trying to exceed one's own training, poor gear inspection or the inability to drop weights and surface. Some of the situations described were truly terrifying; like entering a shipwreck 100 feet down and getting lost inside it, or doing a boat dive, sinking quickly to the bottom of the ocean only to realize your BCD isnt working. (The guy was at 170 feet before he stopped his descent). A recommended read for anyone interested in scuba diving. |
| Here is an image my dive buddy Rick took of me. This isnt the first image you guys have seen of me diving in the water as I slipped one in on my 365 project a few days ago. Not many people noticed it. I was taking a picture of a turtle overhead, it was moving, and I found myself kinda just falling over to try to get the shot. There are a lot of body position techniques and movements to be mastered. Laying on my back to take a picture from the ocean bottom is extremely uncomfortable.
I will be describing my gear set up here real soon. Still trying to figure it all out and have run into a few issues. One thing I am learning is that #1 most important thing to good underwater images is water clarity. If you dont have that you really cant do much. |
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Abstract Winners! |
| I am proud to announce the winners of our Abstract Category! Congratulations to everyone! This concludes the announcements portion of the 2011 Photography Contest. We will be assembling a master list of our winners, making this year's certificates and will be in touch with you soon by email as to how to receive your prizes. Thank you for making this contest our biggest ever with over 6000 entries!
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| 1. Smoking Hot Woman - Brian Boudreau - $1000 Cash Prize!
2. Blue Bubble Ball - $300 $300 Gift Code to Michael's Online Store! 3. Webbed Egg - Photography Business Crash Course DVD Set! 4. Coffee Cups - $150 Gift Code to Michael's Canon Training Download Video Store 5. House on a very Small Planet - Think Tank Digital Holster 6. Blue to Gold Waterfall - Custom Michael The Maven 16GB Leather Thumb Drive 7. Extraterrestrial -Custom Michael The Maven 16GB Bamboo Thumb Drive 8. Seashell Wonderworld- Angelina Hills Matted Print 9. Blue and Gold Orbage - Ocean Waves Relaxation DVD by Heath Snow 10. Sundial Bridge- $20 Gift Code to Michael's Store! Honorable Mention- Blue Wood Honorable Mention- Tractor Tracks Honorable Mention- Red vs Blue |
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Canon 5Dii in Ikelite Housing Test Footage - HD |
| Trying to get as many reps in as possible before my trip to Phuket, Thailand 2nd week of February. I finally got my Ikelite strobes from BHphoto, but one was DOA. Im confident they will replace it. Ill be doing a full gear spec list, including ports, strobes, and even the scuba gear I am using.
Finally had a decent day of clear water. Richard and I went to Mala Wharf in Lahaina - it was pretty spectacular once you got out there a little. Turtles were everywhere! Enjoy the footage! |
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Day 23 |
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Portrait Winners! |
| Portrait - Winners!
I am proud to announce the winners of our Portrait Category! Congratulations to our Winners - Outstanding Work! 1. Feather Rain - Irina Bacari - $1000 Cash Prize! 2. Brown Eyed Girl In Hoody - $300 $300 Gift Code to Michael's Online Store! 3. Brunette With Glasses Photography Business Crash Course DVD Set! 4. Red Head Relaxin - $150 Gift Code to Michael's Canon Training Download Video Store 5. Young Girl in Hallway - Think Tank Digital Holster 6. - Crouching Blonde with a Wonder Woman BraceletCustom Michael The Maven 16GB Leather Thumb Drive 7. Arab Girl -Custom Michael The Maven 16GB Bamboo Thumb Drive 8. Cow Girl Angelina Hills Matted Print 9. 2 Boys in Black and White - Ocean Waves Relaxation DVD by Heath Snow 10. Brown Eyed Boy in Vest- $20 Gift Code to Michael's Store! Honorable Mention- Brunette With Wardrobe Malfuntion Honorable Mention- Nail Biter |
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Day 22 |
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Update on Contest Prizes and Certificates |
| Just wanted to give everyone a heads up about where we are with announcements and prizes. We will be announcing Portrait Winners tomorrow and Abstract Winners on Wednesday. My priority is to get the Grand Prize money to the winners as fast as possible (so far all but one has received it). After Wednesday however, we will have to assemble a database of winners before generating the certificates. With About 70 certificates to generate, this is a tremendous amount of work.
If you have a coupon code, it will be on the certificate and will be ready for use immediately. If you have a physical prize, your sponsor will send it direct shortly after we have all your information. In these cases, we will need your shipping address. Its a bit chaotic and crazy, but look for the Certificates a about 1 week after the final winners are announced on Wednesday. Thank you for your patience! |
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Day 21 |
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Day 20 |
| Trying to explain what this is would take all the fun out of it.... :) |
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