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Northern California
Underwater Photography Society
March 2011 Newsletter | Volume 8 Number 3
IN THIS ISSUE
2President’s Corner
Quick Reference Guide to
Exporting Video - Part II
3Events
6Announcements
7Coralrealm Species
Profile
Shortspine Spurdog
8February MiniComp
Winners
9Upcoming Trips
11 Club Sponsors/
Classifieds/Joining NCUPS
12 Meetings and Calendar
This Month
(See the back page for maps and directions.)
3/11 Membership Meeting (8PM)
Sara Shoemaker Lind,
The Crayola Colors of Fiji
MiniComp: Leading lines
The Crayola Colors of Fiji
The Bright and Breathtakingly Beautiful
Underwater World of the South Pacific Rim
Joshua Honomichl
MILLBRAE, CA – This month, the Northern
California Underwater Photographic Society
proudly presents a unique lecture by acclaimed
underwater photographer Sara Shoemaker
Lind. In her hour-long presentation, Sara will
unveil images from her most recent trip to the
Fijian Islands that have been described as the
“soft coral capital of the world.”
Sara’s presentation will focus primarily on the
startling biodiversity of the region and the
unique opportunities for underwater photography. “The intensity of color and diversity
of marine life makes it hard to not keep going back. If I told you I saw a pygmy sea
horse and a humpback whale on the same
dive would you believe me? Probably not. I
still can’t quite believe it but a recent photo
trip there this past fall was full of surprises.”
The evening truly promises to be a opportunity to see some unique work from a acclaimed
artist in the medium we all love. In addition to
her work from Fiji, Sara has also promised to
share images from water projects that keep her
busy when she is not in tropical waters!
Continued on page 7
PHOTO:
Sara Shoemaker Lind
Remember to Pay Your Dues!
Josh Honomichl/Ruth Chofre
As a reminder to our membership, please
get your dues in for 2011… one of the best
investments you’ll make all year! It’s time
again to help support your favorite underwater photography group by paying your dues!
Renewing your membership is easy. You can
pay online, by mail, or at the regular memberContinued on page 6
President’s Corner
Northern California
Underwater Photography Society
Quick Reference Guide to Exporting Video - Part II
www.ncups.org
Susan Brown, NCUPS President
The following is the conclusion of a two-part article
that appeared in the February NCUPS newsletter.
iMovie Export Workflow
1. In the main tool bar, select Share4Export Movie.
low); notice the associated device type in the export table column headings. Make sure your intended device type is supported for the export size
chosen, and then click export.
Vice President Robbie Turner
[email protected]
Secretary Jim Kaller
[email protected]
Treasurer Helga Mahlmann
[email protected]
Membership Lanette Otvos
[email protected]
2. Select Export Movie then select the size of file to export (see image be-
President Susan Brown
[email protected]
Marketing Director Lanette Otvos
[email protected]
Merchandise Coord. Lanette Otvos
[email protected]
Equipment Manager Randy Herz
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor Josh Honomichl
[email protected]
CBBDPVC Coordinator Position Open
[email protected]
DEMA Coordinator Robbie Turner
[email protected]
MiniComp Coordinator Randy Herz
[email protected]
Continued on page 8
SEA Coordinator Kathy Mendes
[email protected]
E-groups Moderator Charlie Eng
[email protected]
Boat Dive Coordinator Chuck Tribolet
[email protected]
Ocean Conservation Gordon Firestein
[email protected]
Refreshments Helga Mahlmann
[email protected]
Webmaster Robert Knourek
[email protected]
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COVER:
Ruth Chofre, Nikon D100, 105mm (f22, 1/125, ISO Auto), 1st Place, February 2011 NCUPS
MiniComp.
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society
(NCUPS) is a “501(c)(3) nonprofit” organization formed to
promote interest in underwater photography. The club has
been active since 1957. NCUPS sponsors educational
events on both underwater photography and video while
promoting awareness of the underwater environment and
pertinent ecological issues. NCUPS serves the greater San
Francisco Bay area, including Silicon Valley.
Northern California Underwater Photographic Society
Events
Events
Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Deadline: March 18
M arc h
2011 San Francisco Ocean Film Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1st Annual Scuba Gear Swap Meet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A pril
Lightroom Class - Natural Flow of Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Now in its 47th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is an international showcase for the very best nature photography. The competition is owned by two UK institutions that pride
themselves on revealing and championing the diversity of life on
Earth - the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
Being accepted into this competition is something that wildlife
photographers, worldwide, aspire to. Professionals win many of
the prizes, but amateurs succeed, too.
Photoshop/Lightroom - Digital Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Each year tens of thousands of entries are received and judged
by a specially selected expert panel. The winners are announced
at an awards ceremony that takes place each October at the Natural History Museum, London.
2011 Scuba Diving Photo Competition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Why enter the 2011 competition?
Backscatter Demo Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium Sanctuary
Currents 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Winners
2011 San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
March 9-13
Now in its eighth year, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
celebrates the sea with inspirational films that increase our appreciation of the oceans that surround us. Come view the beauty
and mysteries of the ocean, experience the thrill of saltwater
sports, explore coastal cultures, and pause to reflect on the importance of this vital ecosystem.
North America’s premier cinemaquatic event, the San Francisco
Ocean Film Festival, is casting out a call for entries to the eighth
annual festival, March 9-13, 2011. Presented by Aquarium of the
Bay and The Bay Institute and NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries, the Festival will again take place adjacent to the Aquarium’s
entrance at Theatre 39 on PIER 39.
gain international recognition and are invited to
the awards ceremony at the Natural History Museum
The
competition and exhibition receives excellent press
coverage in international print and online
Winners
share a £24,500 prize fund, with £10,000 for the
overall winner
More
than 2.5 million people see the winning and commended pictures in an exhibition at the Natural History
Museum, London, which also tours over 70 cities worldwide
Winning
images are published in BBC Wildlife Magazine
Winning
images are published in a commemorative hardback book
Enter the competition
With a reputation as the largest and most diverse festival of its
kind, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival features documentaries, animations, narratives and other traditional and experimental genre on topics including surfing, sharks, ocean adventures,
the environment, marine wildlife, island culture and more.
How to enter
In 2010, the festival expanded to a five-day event, featuring more
than 70 films from an international array of filmmakers, viewed
by nearly 4,000 festival goers, along with education programs
that reached nearly 1,000 students. The festival is organized as a
series of programs that feature attention-riveting films and indepth discussions with filmmakers and content experts, creating
a unique public forum on the environmental, social and cultural
importance of the world’s marine resources.
Entry fee for the Adult competition is £20.
1. Register for your unique entry code.
2. Login using your unique entry code.
3. Upload your images
Entry to the Young competition is free.
Before you enter, please ensure you read the Adult competition
rules or Young competition rules. Translations are available in
Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
Website http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporaryexhibitions/wpy/index.jsp
Website http://www.oceanfilmfest.org/
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Northern California Underwater Photographic Society
1st Annual Scuba Gear Swap Meet
Lightroom Class - Natural Flow of Work
March 26 – 27
April 2
At the end of March we will be hosting the 1st Annual Divers Swap Meet! We would like to invite you to be a part of this
event!!
Lightroom is rapidly becoming the industry’s leading program for
organizing your image library and developing your images. But
Lightroom does much more. Come spend a full day with professional nature photographer and digital photography expert Jason
Bradley to learn about digital workflow using Adobe Lightroom.
Schedule
Saturday March 25, 9am-7pm
Sunday March 25, 9am-4pm
Trade In Program
Trade in your old equipment and get up to 20% off purchase of
New Equipment!
Come spend a full day with professional nature photographer
and digital photography expert Jason Bradley to learn about digital workflow using Adobe Lightroom.
Price$175
Website http://www.backscatter.com/learn/trips-and-classes/
Swap Meet Rules
No
Lemons!
Equipment
viceable.
If
being traded or sold must be serviced or ser-
your equipment is in question, contact All About Scuba.
Bring
what you are going to display on.
Space
is limited! First come first serve!
Clear out some of that old equipment in you garage, help someone get into some usable dive gear, and hopefully get yourself
into some new gear!
Backscatter Demo Days
April 8 – 9
Join NCUPS at Wallin’s Dive Center for the 4th Backscatter Demo
Days. During this free 2-day event participants can test-drive the
latest in imaging equipment, underwater housings, and lighting.
Friday, March 11 – Imaging Presentation
New Vision United Methodist Church
450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae, CA 94030
7pm  Backscatter
Underwater Video and Photo will have
the latest imaging equipment on display and will have staff
available for Q&A and Saturday demo sign-ups.
Location All About Scuba, 925 Texas St., Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone707-425-1932
[email protected]
8pm Underwater
imaging presentation by Berkley White.
Berkley is a leading internationally published professional photographer, instructor and expert in the field of underwater
photography and videography and the founder of Backscatter
Underwater Video and Photo in Monterey, California.
Saturday, March 12 – Demo Gear Pool Session
Wallin’s Dive Center
1119 Industrial Road #7, San Carlos CA 94070
9:30 – 10:30am
Attend an introduction to underwater
photography seminar with Berkley White.
9:30am – 12pm
Bring your existing underwater camera
equipment or sign-up to use Backscatter demo gear Friday
night at the NCUPS meeting. Recommend fins, mask, snorkel, BCD, regulator, towels, bathing suit, lots of questions,
and optionally a warm-water wet suit. Weights and tanks
supplied by Wallin’s Dive Center.
Monterey Sea Conditions at a Glance
Commodore Chuck Tribolet’s Weather Webpage
For more info, directions or NCUPS, visit: www.ncups.org
Websites Backscatter Video and Photo – www.backscatter.com
Wallin’s Dive Center – www.wallins.com
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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Symposium Sanctuary Currents 2011
April 9
The diversity of marine life in Monterey Bay has attracted an
unparalleled cluster of world-class research institutions, making our region a hot spot for both wildlife and ocean science.
Join us to learn about some of the ground-breaking work our
research community is doing using incredible tools such as undersea robots and electronic satellite tags. They’re unraveling
mysteries about great white sharks, the northward invasion of
Humboldt squid and new species living on the slopes of littleexplored seamounts. Their work is having an impact far beyond
Monterey Bay, helping inform ocean science and management
policies both nationally and internationally.
9:00am. Welcome
9:15–9:40am. Creatures of Habit: California’s Unique
White Shark Population Dr. Salvador Jorgensen, Monterey
Bay Aquarium
9:40–10:05am. From Robots to Plankton – Monterey Bay
as a Window to the Future Dr. James G. Bellingham, Mon-
terey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
10:05–10:30am. Humboldt Squid in the California Current
Julia Stewart, Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
10:30–11:00am. Break
11:00–11:25 am. Davidson Seamount: An Internationally
Famous Deep-Sea Feature in Your Own Backyard
r. Andrew DeVogelaere, Monterey Bay National Marine
D
Sanctuary
11:25–11:50am. Ocean Management in California: From
Managing Abundance to Managing Scarcity Fred Keeley,
California Ocean Science Trust; Author, Marine Life Management Act; Former Speaker pro Tempore, California State
Assembly
11:50–12:30pm. Lunch
12:30–2:15pm. Research Posters
2:15–3:00pm. Ricketts Memorial Lecture: The Biology of
Giant Kelp: Implications for Kelp Forests and Beyond
r. Michael S. Foster, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
D
3:00–3:15pm. Poster Awards
Contact
Phone
Email
Website
Liz Love
(831) 647-4255
[email protected]
http://montereybay.noaa.gov
Photoshop/Lightroom - Digital Development
April 16
One of the biggest benefits of digital photography is the amount
of control we have with the look and feel of our images. Learn
how to create eye-popping effects with raw converters like ACR
and Lightroom as well as how to wield advanced photo editing
techniques in Photoshop. We’ll cover popular topics like layer
masks, image blending and stitching, and HDR.
Price$175
Website http://www.backscatter.com/learn/trips-and-classes/
2011 Scuba Diving Photo Competition
Deadline: April 22
If you didn’t win in 2010’s Scuba Diving Photo Competition,
here’s your shot at redemption. Enter your best images in any or
all of the four categories — Macro, Wide-Angle, Behavior and,
a new category for 2011, Divers — to win some amazing prizes
and have your work featured in the August 2011 issue. Check
out the official rules and download the entry form below. And
write it big on your calendar: The deadline for the 2011 Scuba
Diving Photo Competition is April 22. Enter the Competition
by Submitting Your Photos
Categories
Enter in one or all four categories including traditional Macro,
Wide-Angle, and Behavior as well as a new category for this year:
Divers. Take note, the deadline is April 22 ,2011. Make sure to
select the category for each image uploaded.
Eligibility
The Contest is open only to individuals, eighteen (18) years or
older at time of entry, who are legal residents of the United
States, excluding residents of the states of Arizona, New Jersey
and Vermont. Please see the official rules for full details. The fee
for each image uploaded is $10.
If you encounter technical issues with your upload, please contact
Please ensure your images are of type .jpg, .gif, or .png before
submitting.
ContactMartin.Kuss
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.scubadiving.com/2011-scuba-diving-photocompetition
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Announcements
Northern California Underwater Photographic Society
Volunteer for the 1/4 Century Santa Cruz PaddleFest
Josh Honomichl
This is the 25th Annual Santa Cruz PaddleFest, formally the
Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival. We changed the name because
the contest has grown to include all paddle powered surf craft.
For this years augmentous happening we will have our world
famous surf event, a SUP Race Saturday off Cowells beach,
and parties every night culminating in a Grand Celebration at
our penultimate ballroom the Boardwalk Coconut Grove. Our
competitors are some of the best athletes on the planet and
come here for our classic wave and the camaraderie of our
surf community. We need volunteers to help us play. You will
find that this event is just a kick and you will love embracing
these people to our community. If you want to become part
of this wonderful event please contact Heidi McGough at [email protected] or phone 831-429-8288 to log yourself
in for a very fun local event.
Website www.asudoit.com
Face Book Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival
E-mail [email protected]
Announcements
Volunteer for the 1/4 Century Santa Cruz PaddleFest. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Write a Letter in Support of Guam’s Shark Fin Ban. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Maury Schlatter’s Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Remember to Pay Your Dues!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Maury Schlatter’s Passing
Helga Mahlmann
It is with deepest regret that I must tell you that Maury Schlatter
had died. He had a stroke and was on life support until this last
Wednesday. Roberta, his wife, preceded him in death last year.
Maury was 93 years young. He dove and took underwater photos
into his late seventies. He will be greatly missed by all those who
knew and loved him.
Remember to Pay Your Dues!
Continued from page 1
ship meeting.
2010 DUES ARE DUE (and they remain the same)
Active membership ($35) for those who wish to participate
Write a Letter in Support of Guam’s Shark Fin Ban
Earlier this week, Guam Vice Speaker BJ Cruz and Guam Natural Resources Committee Chair Senator Rory Respicio introduced Bill No. 44-31, banning the sale and possession of shark
fins and manta parts in Guam. This bill is similar to the new
laws in the Northern Mariana Islands and Hawaii. A hearing
for Bill No. 44-31 is set for Tuesday, February 1.
in NCUPS activities
Family membership ($45) for two or more members in the
same household
At-large
membership ($25) for those unable to engage in
local activities because of geographic location (approximately 75 miles)
Associate membership ($15) for those who do not dive, bur
wish to support the aims of the NCUPS
Strong opposition is already mounting in Guam, mostly from
the fishing community and some members of WESPAC (Western Pacific Fisheries Council, the regional Fisheries Management Organization).
TO ALL NCUPS MEMBERS If you have never received a membership kit when you joined NCUPS, with your official membership card, and would like one, please contact Lanette Otvos.
Your letter can provide the needed encouragement to Guam’s
legislature to ban the shark fin trade. Read more and view the
bill.
Please note that NCUPS requires a completed membership application from all new members as well as your “General Release
from Liability” form.
Let’s build on the momentum from the CNMI!
Website http://www.sharksavers.org/en/blogs/717-your-actionneeded-write-a-letter-in-support-of-guams-shark-and-manta-bill.html
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C o ralrealm Specie s P r o file
Shortspine Spurdog
Squalus mitsukurii
Alternate Names S h o r t s p i n e
Spiny Dogfish, Greeneye Spiny
Dogfish
Squalidae
Family
Size This shark is born at 22 to 26
cm (8.7 to 10.3 inches) and attains
Kelvin Aitken
a maximum length of 76 to 110 cm PHOTO:
(29.9 to 43.3 inches), depending
on the location. Males are mature at about 61 cm (24.0 inches).
Wide ranging in warm temperate and tropical seas.
Distribution
Habitat The shortspine dogfish is found at a depth range of 4 to
740 m (13 to 2,405 feet), depending on the location. For example,
in Australia it is found on continental slopes at a depth range of 180
to 600 m (585 to 1,959 feet). In South Africa, it occurs at a depth
range of 50 to 740 m (163 to 2,405 feet), while in the Gulf of Mexico
it is found at 330 to 394 m (1,073 to 1,281 feet). In New Zealand it
is reported from very shallow water, from 4 to 55 m (13 to 179 feet).
Reproduction This species is ovoviviparous, giving birth to 4 to 9
young per litter. Gestation is between 1 and 2 years.
Food habit data demonstrates that the shortspine spurFeeding
dog feeds mainly on fishes, squids, and crustaceans.
This species occurs singly or in schools.
Behavior
Distinguishing Characteristics The dorsal fins of this species
have two spines (the first dorsal spine is much shorter than the
fin base). The first dorsal spine origin is in front of the pectoral fin
rear tips. The first dorsal fin is relatively low, being 2/3 as high as
it is long. The falcate pectoral fins have a rounded rear tip and
somewhat concave rear margins. The overall color is gray, with the
ventral surface being paler than the rest of the body. There are no
white spots on the side of the body. The upper portion of the dorsal
fin is darker. The eyes are green.
DEMA
The Crayola Colors of Fiji
Continued from page 1
About the Speaker
Sara Shoemaker Lind is an
award winning photographer
and master scuba diver. Creating images is both a passion
and a vocation for Sara. Her
work focuses on the dynamic
energy of light, color, and
shape. Underwater work is
her favored speciality as it has
challenged her abilities in such
an extreme but rewarding way.
Sara has a BA degree in Fine
Art-Photography from Stanford University and has also
studied at the Brooks Institute.
She has worked on projects for many distinguished clients, including the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, National Geographic Diver, PADI, GE, and the World Wildlife Fund. Her images have
been published in numerous editorial, corporate, and educational
media and she exhibits in juried shows and fine art galleries.
Sara also contributes her creative efforts to charitable organizations with a marine conservation and educational priority. She is
an active member of The Explorers Club, Professional Photographers of America, and serves on the Board of the Our World
Underwater Scholarship Society.
When Sara is not on location for work projects, she lives in San
Francisco, California with her husband and dachshund.
Website www.sarashoemakerlind.com
Blog http://blog.sarashoemakerlind.com/
Compagno (1984), Last & Stevens (1994)
References
This monthly species profile is provided by CoralRealm.com, a
website dedicated to providing scuba divers, aquarists, biologists, reef naturalists, dive resort operators and even armchair
explorers with a premium, Internet resource for continuing marine life education and reference. Memberships begin at $30.
Join now by visiting: www.coralrealm.com/memintro.asp
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Quick Reference Guide to Exporting Video - Part II
Continued from page 2
3. If you want more control over the export settings, select
Share4Export Using QuickTime, then click on the
Options button.
February MiniComp Winners
MINICOMP:
“Pairs (Not mating, please)” (Clockwise from top) – 1st Place:
Ruth Chofre, Nikon D100, 105mm (f22, 1/125, ISO Auto); 2nd Place:
Nancy Barnett, Olympus C-5050 (f2.8, 1/60, ISO 100); 3rd Place: Michael Chofre,
Nikon N90, 60mm (not available)
4. Click on the Settings button
6. Click on the Size button and set the size of the exported.
If you are exporting for a NCUPS club presentation the
high the club projector can display is 1024 x 768 (4:3 aspect
ratio). Commonly supported high definition resolutions
are 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080 (16:9 aspect ratio).
5. Set the compressor quality, key frame and data rate settings
and click OK.
Continued on page 9
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Quick Reference Guide to Exporting Video - Part II
Continued from page 8
I typically just accept the audio default settings for CD-quality
stereo export. Click OK and then Save and your export will
begin.
Upcoming Trips
MEMBER Trips
The following trips are being organized and
offered by NCUPS members.
In Final Cut 7.0 and above the Sharing feature is also available
or you can export using the QuickTime Conversion option
and the screens and configuration selections are identical to
the iMovie QuickTime export option. Use the Share defaults
as quick reference jump settings and tweak them as necessary.
There is a lot to learn on the topic of video compression and
unfortunately each application (Final Cut Studio, iMovie, Adobe Premier, Compressor, etc.) employs its own terminology to
describe resolution, bit rate, key frame controls, etc. Gaining
a base understanding of terms used during compression with
help cut the frustration in exporting video and improve your
export success rate.
Useful Sources
Compression
for Great Video and Audio, Second Edition,
Ben Waggoner.
Final
Cut Pro Power Skills, Larry Jordan.
Mastering
HD Video with Your DSLR, Helmut Kraus and
Uwe Steinmueller.
Final Cut Pro for Underwater Video, An Underwater Video Edit-
ing Workflow, Steven Fish.
Final
Cut Pro for MAC OS X, Lisa Brenneis.
Susan Brown, NCUPS President
Komodo May 2011 with Randy and Kathy
10 Days Aboard the Indo Siren
Date
May 12 – 22, 2011
Price
$3,120 USD
Leaders Kathy Mendes and Randy Herz
Contact
Jenny, Reef & Rainforest
(415) 289-1760 or (800) 794-9767
[email protected]
Randy and I have decided we can do a trip
next year and we have been wanting to
Komodo for a long time, so Komodo here
we come! We haven’t been on a liveaboard
since 2000 when we went to Papua New
Guinea, so this will fit into another of our
wishes which is to go on another liveaboard
trip. We’ve never been to Komodo so we’re
really looking forward to the underwater and
above water photo opportunities at Komodo!
After researching companies and boats we
decided to go with Worldwide Dive & Sail
on board the Indo Siren. World Wide Dive
and Sail is a great company with a good record for safety and fun, and their boats are
downright luxurious! There are designated
areas for camera preparation and charging
batteries and each cabin has an individual
computer and multiple power sources. They
provide large fresh water rinse tanks to be
used only for underwater cameras. Cabins
are air-conditioned. More information on the
Indo Siren and their Komodo cruise is on
their website, http://www.worldwidediveandsail.com.
We thought it would be fun to get a group on the boat, so I thought I would
spread the word that we are going to NCUPS members. Since WWD&S is a
continuing sponsor of NCUPS we thought this would be a good way to support a sponsor also! The maximum passenger load is 16 and last time I talked
to Jenny there were 13 spaces available (after Randy & I). We are not leading
the trip, just going on it, so are asking anyone who is interested to call or email
Reef & Rainforest for more information or to RSVP. First come first served and
the cruise will fill fast.
I hope some of you will be able to come on the trip! It should be really fun.
March 2011
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Northern California Underwater Photographic Society
MEMBER Trips
The following trips are being organized and
offered by NCUPS members.
Sponsor Trips
The following trips are offered by NCUPS
sponsors. For a complete list of vacation opportunities visit the
sponsor websites (see “Club Sponsors” on page 11).
Worldwide Dive and Sail Family Trips
Contact
Worldwide Dive and Sail
48/17 Moo 9
Chalong, Phuket, TH-83130 Thailand
+66 (0) 76383819
[email protected]
www.worldwidediveandsail.com
We Are Very Happy To Extend These Offers Until The End Of May And Whilst
Spaces Remain Available. Offers Apply To New Bookings Only.
Worldwide Dive and Sail Family Trips
South Visayas – SY Philippine Siren
Come dive the warm waters of Cozumel with underwater photographer and
photo journalist Steve Rosenberg and Founder and Editor of ReefID John
Fifer as they explore the underwater sea life of Cozumel and build the ReefID
community. If you want to learn more about underwater photography, help
document the inhabitants of the Caribbean Sea, or just want to do some fantastic diving this trip is for you. The Caribbean Sea and Cozumel, in particular,
is known for its warm waters, good visibility and abundance of colorful marine
life as noted in Steve’s Travel Guide “Diving Cozumel”.
Date
August 3 – 13, 2011
Price
2,400 Euro per adult (16 years and over)
1,200 Euro per child (up to 15 years/accompanied by adult)
Date May 28 - June 4, 2011
Price
$899 per diver - double occupancy
$1,125 per diver - single occupancy
Air fare San Francisco International to Cozumel - $750
(United flight 3395 to Continental flight 1696,
Continental flight 1488 to Continental flight 770)
Contact
Steve Rosenberg/John Fifer
510-728-0225
http://www.captainaqua.com/level_1_pages/worldClassTrips.shtml
Highlights of this 7 day Dive trip at the world renown Scuba Club Cozumel
Include:
5 days of two tank boat diving
Unlimited Shore Diving
Tips and tricks to improve your underwater photography
Photo show and tells
How to share your pictures with the world
Daily Breakfast Buffets, Lunches and Dinners
Tanks, Weights and Weight Belts
$899 pp double room, $1,125 single
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Borneo Outer Islands - SY Siren
Date
August 21– 27, 2011
Price
1,260 Euro per adult (16 years and over)
630 Euro per child (up to 15 years/accompanied by adult)
Worldwide Dive and Sail is now offering families the opportunity to join the Siren
Fleet in Malaysian Borneo and her outer islands and South Visayas, Philippines
during the school summer holidays in 2011. The trips are dedicated to families
who up until now may have been put off joining such trips. The trips will allow
both parents and their children to dive together (dependant on age and qualifications), to try scuba diving if not qualified and to enjoy many other activities.
We have kayaks, water skiing, wakeboarding, treasure hunts, visits to stunning
beaches and much more. On board the yacht children will be able to eat healthy
but favorite and familiar food such as burgers, fish fingers and more. Soft drinks
are included in the price. We have many films that kids love such as Disney films
and these can be viewed on each cabins personal computer or in the saloon on
the large plasma screen whilst enjoying pop corn.
Note: Children are only charged if they require a bed for themselves. If they are
at an age where they do not need a bed there is no charge.
Alaska 2011 (Sitka to Ketchikan)
Leaders Trip led by Eric Cheng and Dr. Alex Mustard
Date June 11-23, 2011
Website
http://wetpixel.com/i.php/alaska
Photographic subjects: amazing Alaskan topside scenery, underwater kelp
forests, white plume anemone forests, Steller’s sea lions, rockfish, anemones,
crabs, shrimp, amphipods, ratfish, and much more!
NCUPS Newsletter
sifieds
Club Sponsors/Clas
Northern California Underwater Photographic Society
Club Sponsors
These individuals and companies generously donated goods
or services as prizes for our annual contests: SEA200X and
the NCUPS Monterey Shootout. Please show your appreciation by considering them when you are shopping and mention
that you are a member of NCUPS in an effort to reinforce their
association with us.
Platinum Sponsors
Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo . . . . . . . . www.backscatter.com
Bilikiki Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.bilikiki.com
Coral Caverns Dive Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.coralcavernsresort.com
Eco-Divers/Kungkungan Bay Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.divekbr.com
Island and Cruise Adventure, Inc. . . . . . . . www.islandcruiseadventure.com
Kararu Dive Voyages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.kararu.com
Kasawari Lembeh Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.kasawari.com
M/V Febrina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.febrina.com
Manthiri Liveaboard Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.manthiriliveaboard.com
NAI’A Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.naia.com.fj
Odyssea Divers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.odysseadivers.com
One Ocean Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.oneocean.com
Pindito Dive Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.pindito.com
Reef and Rainforest Adventure Travel . . . . . . . . . . www.reefrainforest.com
Tawali Adventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.tawali.com
Wakatobi Dive Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.wakatobi.com
Wallin’s Dive Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.wallins.com
Worldwide Dive & Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.worldwidediveandsail.com
Gold Sponsors
Bahura Resort & Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.islandcruiseadventure.com
Jack and Sue Drafahl . . . . . . . . . . . . www.underwaterphototutorials.com
Exotic Caye Beach Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.belizeisfun.com
Expedition Fleet Liveaboards . . . . . . . . . . www.islandcruiseadventure.com
Kodak Professional Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.kodak.com
Kosrae Village Ecolodge and Dive Resort . . . . . . . . www.kosraevillage.com
Lembeh Dive Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.lembehresort.com
LowePro Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.lowepro.com
Sam’s Tours Palau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.samstours.com
Silver Sponsors
Blackbeard Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.blackbeard-cruises.com
Ikelite Underwater Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ikelite.com
Nautilus Explorer/Alaska/Socorro . . . . . . . . . . . www.nautilusexplorer.com
SanDisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.sandisk.com
Sea&Sea The Underwater Imaging Company . . . . . . . www.seaandsea.com
Stormcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.stormcase.com
The Underwater Photograher.com . . . . www.theunderwaterphotographer.com
Bronze Sponsors
Aquarius Dive Shop, Monterey, CA . . . . . . . . . . . www.aquariusdivers.com
Cypress Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.cypresscharters.com
Diversitea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.diversitea.com
Gates Housings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.gateshousings.com
Hotwave Wetsuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.hotwavephuket.com
ReefNet, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reefnet.ca
Sea Challengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.seachallengers.com
Ultralight Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ulcs.com
Wetpixel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.wetpixel.com
XIT 404 Underwater & Scuba Diving Products . . . . . . . . . www.xit404.com
Helga Mahlmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ncups.org
Scott “Gutsy” Tuason . . . . . . . www.clubocellaris.com/images/gutsytuason
Steve Rosenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Classifieds
INON Lenses and Accessories. Used : UWL-100
Achromat Wide Angle Lens ($150), UCL-165 Close-up
Lens ($70), Dome Lens Unit for UWL-100 plus adaptor
($210), 28AD Mount Base DC40 for Canon WP-DC40
($30), Grip Base DII/DIII Left/Right Handles ($40 ea.),
Lens caddy ($25). All parts are in good condition and
come with the original tools and parts. Please email:
[email protected]
Sea&Sea YS-350 Strobes. Two strobes in excellent
condition, 3 pairs of batteries (6), 2 chargers, guide
number control unit (with housing mount) and a pair of
sync cords. Manuals and o-rings included and packed
in a custom Pelican 1550 Case. Batteries and strobes
have been tested. Asking $1300 for everything (shipping included). Can send pictures if interested. Contact
Gordon: 415-380-0819 or [email protected]
Joining NCUPS
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS) is
a nonprofit educational organization formed to promote interest in underwater photography. Schmoozing begins at 7PM and the membership
meeting at 8PM on the second Friday of each month (with the exception
of December). Each month, a guest speaker presents a subject concerning diving and/or photography.
Other NCUPS activities include local boat dives, occasional trips to
southern California dives and tropical vacations, sessions on photography, and a host of additional activities planned by the members.
The following memberships are available:
Active $35
Family $45
At-Large $25
Associate $15
Those who participate in NCUPS activities
Two or more members in the same household
Those unable to participate in local activities
because of geographic location
Non-divers who wish to support the aims of NCUPS
New members joining after September 1 are half price, provided they are paying with the dues for the upcoming year.
Make checks payable to “NCUPS” and mail to: Lanette Otvos
P.O. Box 1168, Alameda, CA 94501-0121.
To change your address, phone number, or email address, email:
[email protected]
Information Sponsors
CoralRealm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.coralrealm.com
Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo . . . . . . . . www.backscatter.com
March 2011
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Meetings and Calendar
Northern California
Underwater Photography Society
Membership Meeting – March 11, 2011
New Vision United Methodist Church
450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae, CA 94030
Mar
11 Membership Meeting (8PM)
Speaker Sara Shoemaker Lind
Premeeting None
MiniComp Leading lines
17 Business Meeting (7PM)
7PM Doors open
8PM Meeting begins
Apr
8 Membership Meeting (8PM)
Speaker Berkley White
Premeeting Backscatter
MiniComp Eggs
14 Business Meeting (7PM)
May
13 Membership Meeting (8PM)
Speaker Scott Gietler
Premeeting To Be Determined
MiniComp Kelp as background
19 Business Meeting (7PM)
June
10 Membership Meeting (8PM)
Speaker Steve Rosenburg
Premeeting ReefID.org
MiniComp Fish Tails
16 Business Meeting (7PM)
Business Meeting – March 17, 2011
Round Table Pizza
61 W. 43rd Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403
7PM Meeting begins
All NCUPS members are welcome to attend the business meeting. Arrive early if you would like to eat.
Monthly minicomps are open to all NCUPS members and are held after
the featured presentation at each membership meeting. Entries must
be digital images or scanned slides submitted on a CD or USB drive.
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