Behind the Shot: Seek by Nina Baxa
Nina Baxa has shared a stunning shot of a Spotted Eagle Ray on Wetpixel’s Facebook page. The image was very popular on Facebook. Here she shares how she got the shot.
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Video: Slow Life by Daniel Stoupin
Photographer and filmmaker Daniel Stoupin has created an amazing focus stacked time-lapse film consisting of 15,000 exposures and featuring stunning scenes of corals in motion.
Paper shows that sea snakes dehydrate at sea
A new paper, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society journal shows that Hydrophis (Pelamis) platuru sea snakes drink from rain that collects on the surface of the sea. Image from Shutterstock
Wetpixel/Scubacam ADEX Party 2014
The annual ADEX show is being held at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore from 11 to 13 April. Wetpixel plans to be there reporting “live” from the show, and it is also the time for the Wetpixel/Scubacam Underwater Imaging party. Like its sibling at DEMA, the Wetpixel/Scubacam party is the place to meet and hang out with fellow underwater camera enthusiasts. This year, our party moves up 20 floors to ME@OUE, which overlooks the wonderful Marina Bay.
DeepPro releases GoPro housing
DeepPro has launched a new housing for GoPro HERO 3 and 3+ cameras. The GPH3 aluminum housing features a dome port that increases the GoPro’s in water field of view underwater to that of it at the surface and does not vignette even in Superwide mode. It also reduces the minimum focus distance to 6” and has bulkhead allowing for the use of an external monitor or recorder.
Divemaster game released
Wetpixel member Gyula Somogyi (Jules (Helioxfilm)) has released a new iOS and Android scuba diving game. It revolves around the work that a Divemaster has to do to look after a group of 8 divers who wish to take pictures of specific animals on the reef. Successfully guiding the divers results in tips, whilst if they are not looked after, the divers may get into difficulties.
Call for entries: TEKDiveUSA 2014
TEKDiveUSA’s underwater photography contest is open for entries. Hosted on Facebook and with the results being decided by public vote, the contest is seeking entries featuring technical diving images in three categories: Cave, Wreck and Reef.
8 UW Photo tips and interview with Sarah Lee
California based underwater photographer Sarah Lee was recently interviewed by Smugmug, which produced an excellent behind the scenes video of her work. She also provided PetaPixel with her 8 essential underwater photography tips.
Howard Hall profiled in New Yorker
Writer Brian Lam has profiled Howard Hall in an article for the New Yorker. The article is titled “The Life Aquatic with Howard Hall” and highlights his time filming with “Pig” (the IMAX underwater camera) in West Papua.
Call for entries: Big Picture 2014
The California Academy of Sciences is calling for entries to its Big Picture Natural World Photography Competition. This is offering a $5,000 cash as well as equipment prizes. Categories include Marine Mammals, Fish and Amphibians as well as Waterscapes.