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| Field Review: Retra LSD Prime snoot |
Field Review\: RETRA LSD PRIME SNOOT\. By Alex Mustard\. INTRODUCTION\. Before you skip this article and ignore Retra’s LSD Prime, claiming you’re bored of snoots, it is important to remember that they are photographic tools for far more than just creating spotlights in macro pictures\. I’ll get to this below\.… |
Alex Mustard |
02/18/13 |
0 |
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| Using the Olympus OM-D E-M5 underwater |
The Olympus OM\-D E\-M5 has become an important EVIL camera for underwater use\. This can be illustrated by a fantastic thread about the camera in the Wetpixel forum that has attracted 23,464 views and 241 entries, all freely sharing information about it\. In this article, Wetpixel Associate Editor Alex Mustard,… |
Alex Mustard |
11/26/12 |
6 |
11/28/12 |
| Alex Mustard reviews Olympus OM-D E-M5 |
Wetpixel Associate Editor Alex Mustard has completed an extensive review of the Olympus OM\-D\-E5 micro 4/3 camera\. This is, he feels, an important camera regardless of whether you are currently shooting an SLR, compact or an alternative EVIL camera\. He finds that, despite a somewhat disappointing housing and some issues… |
Alex Mustard |
06/01/12 |
15 |
07/29/12 |
| Nikon D4 Field Review |
Wetpixel Associate Editor Alex Mustard has been able to obtain an early D4 camera, and has spent the past two weeks shooting with it in very challenging condition in Iceland and Scotland\. As he states, the D4 is a pro body designed for professionals on assignment, and hence it makes… |
Alex Mustard |
05/03/12 |
11 |
05/11/12 |
| The Wetpixel Rinse Tank |
Welcome to the third in the Wetpixel Rinse Tank series\. Wetpixel Associate Editor, Alex Mustard gives a round\-up of his recent and on\-going trips to the Maldives, Canada and Indonesia\. Featured are some thoughts on strobes and syncing methods, particularly with older strobes, Subal buttons and macro set\-ups\. The Rinse… |
Alex Mustard |
09/18/11 |
2 |
09/19/11 |
| Thoughts on viewfinders and mini-review: Nauticam 45 degree |
Wetpixel’s Alex Mustard shares his thoughts on the very personal decisions involved in choosing an external viewfinder for your SLR housing\. With a specific discussion about the positives and negatives of angled viewfinders The article also includes a mini\-review on the new Nauticam 45 degree viewfinder\. |
Alex Mustard |
08/30/11 |
7 |
05/11/12 |
| The Wetpixel Rinse Tank number 1 |
Wetpixel Associate Editor Alex Mustard presents the inaugural Wetpixel Rinse Tank feature\. In it, he describes what equipment he has been trying out over the last month or so, and gives an insight into the life of a very busy underwater photographer\. He touches on his goals of resurrecting two… |
Alex Mustard |
08/21/11 |
3 |
08/22/11 |
| Beneath the Sea results announced |
Full results of the 2011 Beneath the Sea photo and video competition have been announced\. The David Doubilet grand prize for best in show in photography was awarded to Keri Wilk, for his image Flying Fish\. In the Jim Church creative category, Heru Suryoko received first place for Bait Attack,… |
Alex Mustard |
03/15/11 |
1 |
03/15/11 |
| Field Review: Nikon D7000 and Nauticam NA-D7000 |
Wetpixel Associate Editor, Alex Mustard has posted his field review of the new Nikon D7000 and Nauticam NA\-D7000 housing, testing this brand new system in a variety of conditions, including tropical and cold, fresh and salt, day and night, stills and video, and wide angle and macro\. Underwater camera reviews… |
Alex Mustard |
12/02/10 |
18 |
12/08/10 |
| Nordic Photo Event has a Viking flavour |
As a photographer it is always good to absorb local influences, but perhaps the photographers on Alex Mustard’s photo workshop in Norway may have taken things too literally by dressing in traditional Viking clothes\. The Nordic Photo Event is organized by Fotografit at Gulen Dive Resort and, in addition to… |
Alex Mustard |
09/25/10 |
8 |
09/28/10 |
| Review: Light & Motion’s SOLA600 focus light |
Light and Motion’s new SOLA600 focus and video light is put to the test by Alex Mustard\. This new light packs 679 lumens of illumination into a small, lightweight and completely sealed package\. It also features an interesting red light mode designed to minimise disturbance on marine life during photography\.… |
Alex Mustard |
08/31/10 |
2 |
03/29/11 |
| Mini Review - Leak Insure |
Wetpixel’s Alex Mustard reviews Leak Insure, a product designed to help protect our cameras at times of peril and shares his experience of the dreaded f\-word\: FLOOD\! Leak Insure sachets look similar to standard silica gel packets, but combine both the properties of a desiccant with that of a sponge,… |
Alex Mustard |
07/27/10 |
1 |
03/11/11 |
| Under the Bridge: A new book by Suzan Meldonian |
Blue Heron Bridge in Florida is a much\-loved macro site for underwater photographers\. Under the Bridge is a new 250 page book by Suzan Meldonian celebrating the diversity of life sometimes found at a single dive site\. The book is not only a fantastic record of the dive site, but… |
Alex Mustard |
07/19/10 |
1 |
07/20/10 |
| British Splash-In |
The quest is on to find the UK’s top underwater photographer\. The title will be decided at the annual British Splash\-In Championship being staged at Plymouth on Saturday, July 3, 2010 by the British Society of Underwater Photographers\. The winner of the title chosen by an independent panel of judges will… |
Alex Mustard |
05/30/10 |
0 |
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| Thoughts on Mini Domes |
Mini\-domes have been generating lots of discussion on the Wetpixel forums in the last few months, following new products released by Seacam, Aquatica and Zen, which have been covered here on Wetpixel\. Wetpixel’s Alex Mustard, a long\-time fan of mini\-domes, shares his thoughts and some tests, some with surprising results,… |
Alex Mustard |
03/31/10 |
22 |
06/28/11 |
| Review: The Underwater Photographer by Martin Edge |
Popular Wetpixel member, Steve Williams, reviews the new 4th Edition of Martin Edge’s popular book The Underwater Photographer, often referred to as the bible of underwater photography techniques in the Wetpixel forums\. Steve passes on his thoughts on the new book and tackles the question of whether it is worth… |
Alex Mustard |
03/30/10 |
7 |
04/12/10 |
| Nauticam D700 underwater housing field review |
Nauticam’s new range of housings has been the subject of much excitement on the Wetpixel forums\. A winning combination of build quality, design innovation, ergonomics and price immediately marking Nauticam out as a major player in the housings market\. Wetpixel’s Alex Mustard put their D700 housing through its paces in… |
Alex Mustard |
03/17/10 |
14 |
12/17/10 |
| A Conversation with Kurt Amsler |
Wetpixel’s Alex Mustard continues his new series of interview based articles on the techniques of underwater photography with A Conversation with one of the undoubted legends of underwater photography, Kurt Amsler\. In the interview we discuss what today’s underwater photographers can learn from the past\: the techniques and knowledge that… |
Alex Mustard |
01/15/10 |
1 |
01/18/10 |
| Wetpixel member Fergus Kennedy in Canon 7D advert |
Award winning photographer and Wetpixel member Fergus Kennedy \(Ferg42\) is featured in a beautiful new TV commercial for the Canon 7D, which follows him on a shoot with wild horses in the Camargue region in the south of France\. There is also a short film about the whole shoot, which… |
Alex Mustard |
12/17/09 |
6 |
01/06/10 |
| A Conversation With Espen Rekdal |
Wetpixel’s Alex Mustard continues his new series of interview based articles on the techniques of underwater photography with A Conversation with Espen Rekdal the reigning CMAS World Champion of underwater photography, from Norway\. In the interview we discuss some of the techniques, equipment and philosophies of strobe lighting, not just… |
Alex Mustard |
12/14/09 |
16 |
01/20/10 |
| Nauticam D90 Field Review |
The new Nauticam housing line has been the focus of much interest in the Wetpixel forums since its official unveiling at DEMA in Orlando\. David Henshaw recently had the chance to complete this field review on a pre\-production version of the Nikon D90 housing\. I believe that this is the… |
Alex Mustard |
12/09/09 |
2 |
12/10/09 |
| LAUPS 2009: 47th International Contest winners announced |
The winners have been announced for the 47th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition presented by the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society \(LAUPS\)\. Congratulations to all the winners, many of whom are Wetpixel members and especially to Uwe Schmolke who photo of mating mandarinfish was named Best Of Show\. The competition,… |
Alex Mustard |
12/09/09 |
0 |
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| Rowlands’ photo presented to Princess Anne |
A photo of the wreck of the HMS Royal Oak, taken by Underwater Photography Magazine editor and Wetpixel member Peter Rowlands was presented to HRH Princess Anne to mark the 70th Anniversary of its sinking\. The Royal Oak was torpedoed, while at anchor in Scapa Flow, by a German submarine… |
Alex Mustard |
12/08/09 |
2 |
12/08/09 |
| Tropical Marine Gardens by Andre Seale published |
Tropical Marine Gardens, a new book on coral reefs by Wetpixel member Andre Seale has been published\. The book compiles 15 years of Andre’s work and field experience as a marine biologist and underwater photographer\. It includes many images taken in rarely dived atolls, such as Ailuk, Rongelap and Namu… |
Alex Mustard |
12/07/09 |
2 |
12/07/09 |
| Announcing Jim Abernethy’s book Sharks Up Close |
Longstanding friend of Wetpixel, Jim Abernethy has announced his new book Sharks Up Close, which through stunning imagery and educational text, will give readers a new appreciation for sharks and their plight for survival\. Jim has spent a lifetime getting Up Close with many of the largest species of shark… |
Alex Mustard |
12/03/09 |
2 |
12/03/09 |
| Shark Rescue: buy postcards, win liveaboard trip |
Asian based shark conservation organisation, Shark Rescue is giving away a free liveaboard trip to a lucky person who buys a pack their shark conservation postcards \(which cost $10\)\. The prize, with a value of up to $5000 USD, is a trip of a lifetime for you and a buddy… |
Alex Mustard |
12/03/09 |
0 |
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| Bite-Back Calendar 2010 |
Twelve of the world’s most remarkable underwater photographers have joined forces to produce Oceans 12 calendar in support of Bite\-Back, the UK based shark and marine conservation organisation\. The photographers include Wetpixel’s own Eric Cheng and Alex Mustard, as well as celebrated names including Jeff Rotman, Doug Perrine, David Doubilet,… |
Alex Mustard |
11/30/09 |
2 |
11/30/09 |
| Book Review: Diving Indonesia’s Raja Ampat |
Over the last decade Raja Ampat has become one of the most desirable diving destinations in the world\. With their new book, Diving Indonesia’s Raja Ampat, Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock guide us through the wonders of diving on the most biodiverse coral reefs\. This 146 page book, is an… |
Alex Mustard |
11/29/09 |
1 |
12/01/09 |
| Hammerhead conundrum solved |
A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has finally answered the conundrum of why hammerheads have their distinctive heads\. The study, the first to test their binocular vision, the area where the fields of two eyes overlap that allows accurate perception of depth and distance, found that… |
Alex Mustard |
11/29/09 |
0 |
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| Aquatica announce 7D housing |
Aquatica are pleased to announce their new housing for the Canon 7D\. The housing is competitively price with suggested retail of $2799 USD and is available with either standard electronic or optical strobe connectors\. There is already much discussion about the housing in our forums, where Jean Bruneau of Aquatica… |
Alex Mustard |
11/26/09 |
0 |
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| New Dive Photo Guide website launched |
Our friends over at Dive Photo Guide have launched a new version of their popular website with a large amount of new content, while retaining old favourites like their popular galleries\.The site is under development and look out for updates in the coming weeks\. Certain to be a popular feature… |
Alex Mustard |
11/25/09 |
3 |
11/25/09 |
| Report from Visions In The Sea 2009 |
Wetpixel member Tim Moran \(timmoranuk\) reports from the 12th Visions In The Sea Conference, which this year moved from London to be held for the first time in Manchester, UK\. The speakers at this year’s event included Cathy Church, Martin Edge, Charles Hood, Alex Mustard and Peter Scoones\. Tim’s report… |
Alex Mustard |
11/24/09 |
5 |
11/26/09 |
| Photoshop CS4 DVD for the Underwater Photographer |
Doug and Lorenza Sloss announce their latest easy to follow instructional video Photoshop CS4 for the Underwater Photographer\. With 10 hours of content, real life examples, this is a guide to the correct way of using Photoshop CS4 for correcting and manipulating the underwater photographs\. The cost is $99 plus… |
Alex Mustard |
11/24/09 |
4 |
12/24/09 |
| Winners from Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous-Marine, 2009 |
Congratulations to all the winners in the Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous\-Marine, 2009\. Highlights include Palm D’Or in the professional films going to the BBC’s Nature’s Great Events The Great Tide, Palm D’Or in the non\-professional films being awarded to Sébastien Hiebot for his film on Raja Ampat\. In still… |
Alex Mustard |
11/20/09 |
5 |
12/16/09 |
| A Conversation With Fotosub Photographers |
Wetpixel’s Alex Mustard continues his new series of interview based articles on the techniques of underwater photography with A Conversation with Spanish Fotosub Photographers David Barrio, Carlos Villoch, Carlos Suarez and Arturo Boyra, who he caught up with at Fotosub Gran Canaria \- Costa Mogan\. In the interview the photographers… |
Alex Mustard |
11/13/09 |
4 |
11/21/09 |
| Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice Awards 2009 |
Many congratulations to Wetpixel member Yeang Ch’ng for winning the Oceans Category in the prestigious Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice Awards 2009\. The category winners and selected highly honoured images are now featured in a large format print exhibition in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D\.C\. starts today… |
Alex Mustard |
11/12/09 |
3 |
11/13/09 |
| A Conversation With Martin Edge |
Wetpixel’s Alex Mustard continues his new series of interview based articles on the techniques of underwater photography with A Conversation with Martin Edge\. The 4th Edition of Martin’s book The Underwater Photographer is due to be released in early November 2009\. This interview discusses Martin’s formative years and how these… |
Alex Mustard |
11/03/09 |
5 |
11/06/09 |
| Beneath The Sea 2010 Image Contest |
Beneath the Sea 2010 is pleased to invite all Photographers and Videographers from around the world to enter the Beneath the Sea International Imaging Competition\. For the first time this competition is now open to both amateurs and professional image makers\. The contest deadline is 31st December 2009\. In addition… |
Alex Mustard |
10/14/09 |
1 |
10/17/09 |
| Wetpixel members sweep Fotosub Gran Canaria |
Congratulations to Wetpixel members David Barrio, Carlos Villoch and Carlos Suarez for finishing 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the 5th Fotosub Gran Canaria \(2009\), Costa Mogan, Spain, dividing the 6000 Euro cash prize fund between them\. Fotosubs are underwater photography competitions, where photographers dive the same dive sites at the… |
Alex Mustard |
10/13/09 |
0 |
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| NYUPS presentation by Emory Kristof |
NYUPS \(New York Underwater Photography Society\) is proud to present “20,000 Bytes Under The Sea”, a special presentation by legendary National Geographic photographer and IMAX filmmaker, Emory Kristof, who will recount the challenges and solutions encountered in bringing back striking images from miles down in the world’s oceans\. The presentation… |
Alex Mustard |
10/13/09 |
0 |
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| 2010 Our World Underwater & DEEP Indonesia competitions |
Underwater photographers of all levels, from novice to professionals, are invited to compete in what has become the “Superbowl” of international underwater imagery events, with over $80,000 of world\-class prizes and the opportunity to have their images showcased to the world as some of the very best\. The unique competition… |
Alex Mustard |
10/12/09 |
0 |
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| Ocean Optics open underwater photography stage |
British underwater photography retailer, Ocean Optics, has opened a unique underwater photography stage at their retail shop in Essex, east of London, UK\. The stage has been specifically designed for teaching, training and testing kit and is designed to replicate realistic coral reef, with subjects including corals, sponges, jellyfish, a… |
Alex Mustard |
10/12/09 |
1 |
10/13/09 |
| A Conversation With… a new series of articles |
Welcome to a new series of conversation based articles focused on the techniques underwater photography by Wetpixel’s associate editor Alex Mustard\. Alex said, “I realised how fortunate I am to meet so many photographers on my travels, and how the conversations we share continue to help my photography improve\. My… |
Alex Mustard |
10/03/09 |
7 |
11/05/09 |
| Espen Rekdal World Champion 2009 |
Congratulations to Wetpixel member Espen Rekdal of Norway for winning the 12th Underwater Photography World Championship, organised by CMAS, which this year took place in Jeju Island, Korea between 31st May and 5th June\. Second place went to former Champion Carlos Minguell of Spain and third place to Eok Soo… |
Alex Mustard |
06/11/09 |
0 |
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| Dive Guide Thailand Photo Competition |
Dive Guide Thailand have recent launched a free to enter, monthly photo competition with a variety of Thailand based dive trips on offer as prizes\. Each month you can enter up to five of your underwater photos taken any where in the world\. The competition is based on flickr and… |
Alex Mustard |
06/11/09 |
0 |
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| Eric Cheng featured in Digital Photo Pro |
Wetpixel’s publisher and editor, Eric Cheng, is featured in the current issue of Digital Photo Pro Magazine in an excellent article written by Sport Diver editor Ty Sawyer\. The article explores the elements that lift Cheng’s images above the top underwater shooters today, and he has expanded his niche into… |
Alex Mustard |
05/08/09 |
4 |
05/16/09 |
| Aphrodite Shoot Out, Cyprus, June 1-6, 2009 |
The first Aphrodite, the Cyprus Experience underwater photography shoot\-out will take place between 1st & 6th June 2009 in Larnaka, Cyprus, Greece\. In addition to more traditional shoot categories including two focused around the famous Zenobia wreck, photographers will be encouraged to enter the “Fashion & Nudity” category, named in… |
Alex Mustard |
04/09/09 |
4 |
04/17/09 |
| Diving Almanac 2009 Published |
The 2009 edition of the Diving Almanac and Book of Records, edited by Jeffrey Gallant, is now published and available\. The Diving Almanac & Book of Records is the only almanac on the diving world covering history, training, medicine, federations, equipment, marine biology, oceanography, yearbook, book of records \- with… |
Alex Mustard |
04/06/09 |
0 |
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| BLUE Ocean Film Festival open for submissions and registration |
The BLUE Ocean Film Festival will take place in Savannah, Georgia on 11\-14 June 2009 and is now open for film submissions and early bird registration\. The Festival aims to share films and photography that inspire people to protect our oceans and the life within\. BLUE offers a rare opportunity… |
Alex Mustard |
04/05/09 |
0 |
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| Celebrate the Sea 09 - Call for entries |
Celebrate The Sea 2009 Festival is calling for entries to its prestigious photography and video competitions, which offer over $50000 in prizes\. Entries must be received by 1st May 2009 for the Festival, now in its eight year, which will be held from 12\-14 June, Manila Ocean Park, Manila, Philippines\.… |
Alex Mustard |
04/04/09 |
0 |
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