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Anemonefish photo contest open for entries
Digitalay has announced a unique competition which is soliciting entries for pictures of anemonefish (clownfish, Aphiprion sp.) images only. The categories include: The best anemonefish photo, the most anemonefishes in one frame, the best ugly anemonefish image, a popular vote award and a lucky draw prize.
The contest is open for submissions now, with a deadline of 31 March 2012. Full entry details are on the Digitalay website The images will be open to vote for on the Digitalay Facebook page from 1 February.
Japanese whaling fleet uses tsunami relief funds
The Guardian Newspaper reports that the Japanese whaling fleet that has just set sail to the Southern Oceans has used funds earmarked for disaster relief. The article reports that: “according to campaigners the government used 2.28 billion yen (£19m/US$30m) from the earthquake recovery fund, on top of its existing $6m annual subsidy, to pay for this year’s hunt.”
The whalers plan to kill more than 900 minke whales and about 50 fin whales this season. Commercial whaling was banned in 1986 but the International Whaling Commission (IWC) permits Japan to kill a limited number of whales for “scientific research”. Sea Shepherd is sending three ships to the Southern Ocean to try and intercept and frustrate the whalers’ aims as a part of Operation Divine Wind.
Wetpixel Rinse Tank issue 6
The sixth issue of the Wetpixel Rinse Tank feature is written by Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon. In it, he mentions some AA battery holders produced by Think Tank, waterproof memory card by Samsung, the new GoPro HERO2 POV cam and the ZEN 230MM (9”) dome with the Sigma 8-16mm rectilinear wide-angle lens. He has mounted the GoPro camera to his housing and has posted some POV footage in the article, actually shot whilst testing the ZEN dome.
The Rinse Tank will feature different Wetpixel staff in rotation, each writing about current projects and equipment related issues.
Tropical Marine Fish Guide app Volume 2 released
Volume two of Andrea and Antonella Ferrari’s Guide to Tropical Marine Fish app is now available for download from iTunes for iPad and iPhone. It has added 100 more tropical marine fish species with full identification features, color pictures and text.Volume one, previously only available for iPad, is now available for iPhone too. They expect to release Volumes three,four and five for iPad and iPhone soon.
The new app is available to download from the iTunes app store now for $0.99.
Eagles Nest film wins an Emmy
Wetpixel member Becky and partner David Schott of Liquid Productions were awarded an Emmy each at the National Academy of Television Arts and Science Awards held December 3rd, 2011 in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. It was awarded for the Eagles Nest Cave feature story produced by them and that aired on CBS last year. The film involved using rebreathers, trimix, DPV’s, 600 watts of light to travel and film the 2000 feet upstream as far as Kings Challenge, illuminating one of the most interesting underwater cave systems in Florida. The film crew spent an hour at 270’ and the video was shot over a total of 2 days.
Congratulations from us all at Wetpixel!
Bite-Back 2012 shark calendar released
Environmental charity Bite-Back has released its 2012 shark calendar. Thirteen underwater photographers including David Doubilet, Doug Perrine, Alex Mustard, Brian Skerry, Amos Nachoum, Michael Aw and Jeff Rotman have combined their images with thought-provoking commentary on the status of the oceans on the high-quality A4 calendar. Bite-Back aims to protect of sharks by reducing consumer demand for their meat and fins and all funds raised in the sale of the calendar will be used towards this goal.
The calendar is available now at £7.99 ($12.50) plus shipping from Bite-Back’s online store. It is a great present for all underwater enthusiasts!
Entries open for Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the year 2012
The Veolia Environnment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 has now opened for entries with renowned underwater photographer, David Doubilet, as one of the judges. Categories include: Animal portraits, behavior (mammals, birds and cold-blooded animals), animals in their environment, botanical realms, underwater worlds, wildscapes, urban wildlife, nature in black & white, creative visions and 4 special awards. There is also a youth competition with classes in three age groups.
Fore more details of entrance procedures or competition rules, please see the contest’s website. Entries are open now until 23 February, 2012.
Late availability: Wetpixel PNG Eastern Fields 2012
A couple of places have opened up on the Wetpixel Papua New Guinea Eastern Fields Expedition. The spaces are available on the trip running from 10 to 20 January 2012 and is aboard MV Golden Dawn. The Eastern Fields are a submerged coral reef atoll system in the middle of the Coral Sea, where the corals are unspoiled. The waters of Papua New Guinea are teeming with marine life, and you can’t get to many of the places that will be visited except on a liveaboard. Even better, at any given time, the group will probably be the only people in the water. This trip has been sold out for quite some time so these spaces are going to go very quickly.
If you are interested please get in contact with Dan Baldocci very soon.