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Wetpixel on Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr
Hello, readers. Just a quick reminder that you can participate in Wetpixel’s underwater photography and videography community on sites other than Wetpixel.com. Here’s a list of where you can find us on other popular community sites:
Wetpixel Online: http://wetpixel.com (you are here!)
Wetpixel Quarterly: http://wetpixelquarterly.com
Facebook: http://wetpixel.com/facebook
Facebook Group: http://wetpixel.com/facebookgroup
Facebook POTW App: http://wetpixel.com/facebookapp
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wetpixel
Flickr: http://flickr.com/groups/wetpixel/
Wetpixel Flickr group logo competition
We’ve got a great new team of administrators over at the Wetpixel Flickr group, and they’re taking charge over there. The current Flickr group administrators are vazuw, Cal Mero, Ryan Pedlow, Gudge, rtski, Jaw’s Dad, Adam Hanlon and echeng.
We are currently running a competition for images to adorn a new logo that will be placed on the front page of the Flickr group! To do this we need underwater photographs of the highest quality. See this Flickr discussion for information on how to enter. Remember that all images added to our group pool end up on the collaborative slideshow page!
Updates from the field: Wetpixel oceanic white-tip expedition 2009
Alex Mustard is currently leading a Wetpixel expedition to photograph oceanic white-tip sharks in the Bahamas. Like last year, Alex and the guests onboard have been posting images from the days leading up to the trip departure, and will likely be posting images as soon as they get an internet connection upon returning to the West End marina at the end of the trip.
So far, they’ve photographed long-arm octopi, mating horseshoe crabs, jawfishes with eggs, and more. Click through to see Alex’s photos and for a video of Alex in action.
New book: The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little
Photographer Clark Little has announced a new book featuring his wave and surf photography called The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little. The 200-page book is being written and art directed by former Surfer Magazine staff Ben Marcus and Joni Casimiro, and will be printed and sold in limited edition only (each copy is signed).
Little’s work was featured prominently in issue 5 of Wetpixel Quarterly. We loved his amazing captures of the Hawaiian shorebreak, and look forward to seeing his book!
3.5 million ha Savu Seas Marine National Park announced at WOC
Indonesia’s Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi announced the 3.5 million ha Savu Seas Marine National Park in the Savu Sea. This marine park will be the largest in South East Asia and is situated on a major migration route for 14 whale species including the rare blue whale. It is also an important spawning area for tuna, which stocks are critically in danger of collapsing. It will be set up by TNC and WWF and is part of Indonesia’s commitment to having over 10 million ha of marine reserve by 2010. For more details, follow the discussion in the Conservation forum.
Canon 5D Mk II shooting tips for underwater video
Berkley White of Backscatter has posted a few tips for underwater photographers taking the video plunge with the Canon 5D Mk II. Berk says that Backscatter will eventually write up a comprehensive shooting guide for the groundbreaking new camera, and that these tips should be considered to be a “starting point”.
Berk also confirmed that the Aquatica 5D Mk II underwater housing will have a solution to access both AF-ON and the star button, both of which are useful when shooting video.
Underwater video taken with the Canon 5D Mk II
Wetpixel member Fergus Kennedy (Ferg42) has put up an underwater video taken with the Canon 5D Mk II digital SLR. The 5D2 shoots video in high definition at 1080p, and many underwater photographers are extremely interested in the possibility of having one rig that shoots both high-quality stills and video. Fergus’ video is the the first we’ve seen taken with the 5D Mk II.
Fergus shot the video “in the Egyptian Red Sea with the Canon 5D Mark II in an Ikelite housing which [he] converted (it was for the original 5D). Most of the shots are with a 15mm Fisheye lens, but there are a couple with a macro lens. Most of it is with natural light and a Magic Filter.”
RED One Digital Cinema Camera underwater housing appraisal
During a shoot to document daily migration patterns of Mastigias jellies in Palau, Mark Thorpe and John Friday tested the field effectiveness of three underwater housings for the RED One Digital Cinema Camera. The housings were manufactured by AquaVideo, Gates, and an AquaVideo base housing retrofitted by Joe Ortega (SL Cine / Element Technica). Mark and John have written up a comprehensive document outlining the pros and cons of each housing. In addition, Nick Martorano has posted video clips of the big housings in action.
Download the RED One Underwater Appraisal: [pdf, 1MB]