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April 1 - 8: SFUPS Sponsor, Reef Photo, has a photo & video workshop planned in Anilao, Philippines. This is a chance to learn and develop with professional instruction, unlimited support, and to be guided to striking imaging opportunities – every day. The diversity of underwater imaging opportunities in Anilao is unparalleled, offering incredible wide-angle shooting, as well as abundant macro life. If you are interested, please contact Reef Photo at 954-537-0644.
April 2017: SFUPS members - Kathi, Ken G, Howard, Ronnie and Nils - are going to Truk Lagoon aboard the Truk Odyssey Live Aboard April 9-16, 2017. Departure is from FLL on April 6. We have optionally added a one week: Palau only, or two weeks: Yap and Palau/Peleliu. Land based extensions are available afterwards, and optionally, a Hawaiian home bound stopover. If interested please contact Nils Jacobsen at 954-605-7405.
April 1 - 15, 2017: Marsha & Paul Stamatakis will be traveling to the Puerto Galera Resort in the Philippines. A few openings are still available. If you are interested, contact Marsha at 248-721-6806.
July - August, 2017: Jonathan Lavan is going to be the Naturalist on board the Quino el Guardian, the sister ship to Rocio del Mar live aboard in the Sea of Cortez. Beginning July 2017, he will be leading as many trips as he can fill. It would be great to see a boat full of SFUPS members. Click to see the Schedule & Rates. Please contact Jonathan at lavan_jonathan@yahoo.com if you are interested.
August, 2017: Kurt Kohler is traveling to the Maldives aboard the Maldive Carpe Vita Explorer in August 2017. It is a 10 day live aboard (northern itinerary). If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Kurt
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Whether you are buying, selling or in search of, this is a great place to find used scuba & photographic equipment to meet your needs.
- Nauticam NA-7d Housing Only - For Canon 7D DSLR. No Ports
- Canon 7d Camera Body
- Subal ND 30 Housing for Nikon D300, Subal GS-180 Magnifying Viewfinder (installed), Subal Zoom Gear for Tokina AF 10-17 (Nikon), Zen DP-100 Dome Port - Subal Type 4, (2) Sea & Sea Nikons Style Sync Cords, Nauticam Housing for Nikon D7100, Flash Trigger -- Will consider all reasonable offers.
- 2 Sets - Mares Limited Edition Metal: 1st stage w/primary air source. V-good condition. $225 each. (248-721-6806)
- Atomic Cobalt 2 Computer (only 40 dives) Like new. $650 (248-721-6806)
- Sony NEX-7 Camera/Nauticam NA-NEX-7 Underwater Housing: The camera and housing comes with Handles, Tray, Nauticam 4" Dome Port, Flat Port, Lenses, Float Arms, and more.
- Canon 40D, Seatool Housing (45 degree Inon view finder), 2 Inon Series 2 Strobes, Arms, All Ports: Macro & Wide Angle Glass, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens
- 2 - 100psi Steel Tanks
- AP-S Micro Nikkor 85mm 1:3.5 GED VR lens
- NA-550D Housing & Canon T2i/550D Camera Body
- Canon Powershot Camera, Ikelite Housing, & extras
- Nauticam Zoom Gear for Tokina 10-17 & Sigma 17-70
- Canon T2i System, Aquatica Housing, Tokina 10-17 lens w/ zoom gear, Dome Ports, & more!
- Ikelite Pro2800 LED Video Light Package
- Olympus Zuiko 12-50mm f/3-6.3 lens & Nauticam 01250-Z zoom gear
- Wanted: Old Sea & Sea Camera Arms VII. Need 2 arms 5 or 5.5" with balls on both ends
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BENEATH THE SEA INTERNATIONAL IMAGING CONTEST
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Beneath the Sea 2017 invites all Photographers and Videographers from the international imaging community to enter this year’s International Imaging Competition!
In addition to general prizes, the competition in each category will be for individual recognition from the Grandmaster of that field:
- Underwater photographers will compete for the coveted David Doubilet award for excellence in underwater photography.
- Underwater Videographers will compete for the distinguished Stan Waterman award for excellence in underwater video.
- Underwater Photographic Artists compete for the celebrated Jim Church award for excellence in creative underwater photography.
SFUPS Photographers, accept the challenge, and submit your underwater photographic work to the Beneath the Sea International Imaging Competition. The contest deadline is December 31, 2016. For contest rules and entry visit Beneath the Sea at their Internet site: http://www.Beneaththesea.org. There you may see the images of previous winners, complete list of rules and regulations, and download an application form for this year’s competition.
The winners of the Beneath the Sea International Imaging Competition will be announced on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.
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We now have SFUPS logo Embroidered shirts and hats available to our members! We have carefully selected shirts that we think you will like for Ladies, Junior Miss and Men.
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"Zara"
Zara, Sam Hodge's daughter, is one of his favorite subjects to photograph! Sam used a Canon EOS 7D with a 10-17mm lens at 10mm for this shot.
Nauticam Housing & Ikelite Strobes
ISO 160 f/10 1/200 sec.
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2016 SFUPS BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS
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President - Sam Hodge
Vice President - Phil Rudin
Treasurer - Judy Townsend
Newsletter/Blog - Marsha Stamatakis
Audio/Visual - Jim Mears
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Membership - Linda Ianniello
Web Master - Susan Mears
Merchandising - Suzan Meldonian
Social Media - Jason Spitz
Events & Programs - Nikole Heath
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Committee Chairs
Welcome Committee - Carol Schurtz
Historian - Bill Lipscomb
Web - Patrice Marker
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
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Sam was born in Belize, and that is where his love for the ocean began. It's also where his passion for photography eventually grew into an outlet for creativity as he enjoyed the unique lighting scenes in the tropical jungles.
Sam has a darling daughter whom we have come to know over the years. She is an accomplished soccer player, and Dad loves to be involved and take photographs, capturing all those special moments in her life.
A HUGE Congratulations to Kelly Casey who was honored on December 4 as the 2016 SFUPS Photographer of the Year. Kelly’s submissions in the past year prominently placed high in the monthly categories aided by the votes of her peers to earn her this coveted recognition out of 378 submissions for the 11-month competition cycle this year. She was joined by 1st Runner-up, Wayne MacWilliams and 2nd Runner-up, Walt Stearns.
The competition is fierce every year, and this year was no exception! Kelly Casey entered her exceptional photographs in both the Master's and Challengers Categories throughout the year and consistently captured top honors.
Light diffusing devices have been around about as long as photographers have been exposing images and underwater photographers have been using diffusers for many years as well.
We know that hard lighting creates hard shadows and high contrast. Soft lighting tends to wrap around the subject and fill in harsh shadows creating a lower contrast within the images. The rule of thumb for all light diffusers is that bigger is better, so the larger the surface area of the device, the softer the light. The Glowdive Light Dome has a large surface area as compared to standard flat diffusers. The shape of the Light Dome, the much larger total surface area and the materials used in constructing them, all combine to produce extremely soft edge lighting. The result is a much less noticeable transition from strobe to ambient lighting in an image.
Another upside to the Light Dome is that you are able to get closer to your subject even in turbid conditions with less backscatter. They work well for wide angle photography, macro photography, and are ideal for those using single strobe lighting. Softer lighting allows you get closer to the main subject without blowing out highlights, while reducing backscatter even in murky water.
This month, we have two new SFUPS members; Mike and Linda Esenbock. If you see Mike or Linda at any of our meetings, please be sure to give them a warm welcome and help introduce them to other members.
