The British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) and Diver magazine is calling for entries to their 2013 print competition. The shortlisted entries will be voted on by the public at the DIVE SHOW at the NEC, Birmingham over the weekend of 26-27th October 2013.
Amidst the hype and hyperbole in Discovery’s Shark Week, it is perhaps important to remind ourselves about the real statistics of shark attack. One World One Ocean has compiled a short film listing various household items that are statistically more dangerous than sharks.
The French government is planning to cull a further 90 bull and tiger sharks around the island of Réunion. The Huffington Post reports that this is in response to 5 fatal shark attacks that have occurred there since 2011.
Wetpixel member David Cheung has reported on the forum that the team at Magic Lantern has managed to create a hack that will allow the Canon EOS 7D to output RAW video files, similar to that now being worked on for the EOS 5D.
Panasonic has announced the release of its LUMIX DMC-GX7 mirrorless camera. It features a new 16 megapixel Live MOS sensor with an ISO range of 125 to 25600 and a new fast AF system. It records 1,920 x 1,080 60p (60 Hz) / 50p (50 Hz) videos in AVCHD Progressive or MP4 (MPEG-4 / H.264) in P/A/S/M modes and has focus peaking to aid keeping video sharp
An article in Science Daily references a paper in Nature Communications that suggests that the traditional view the phytoplankton simply drifts in currents may be incorrect. (Image from Shutterstock)
Two divers narrowly escape being gulped by feeding humpback whales off Morro Bay. Divers Shawn Stamback and Francis Antigua were in the water in between dives off Morro Bay hoping to film feeding whales in the distance when they got the surprise of their lives. (Image from Shutterstock
Blackfish the movie has opened in theatres worldwide. The documentary looks at the incident with SeaWorld’s Tilikum, a 12,000 pound orca, in 2010 as well as other captive whales.
Wetpixel’s annual whale shark extravaganza is about to kick off, with people jetting in to Isla Mujeres over the next couple of days. Our first day on the water is Wednesday, and my aim is to try to give those of you who can’t be with us, a taste of what witnessing this amazing event is like. I have opened a topic in the forum where we will be posting about the trip as often as we can.
Wetpixel publisher, Eric Cheng has posted a short film featuring aerial footage of surfers at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California, shot by a quadcopted equipped with a GoPro HERO3 Black POV cam.