1st Mabini Annual Digital Underwater Shootout

[midwestdvr]

psst...bilis punta ka dito and join na . Your pix are better pards.

:lol: I wish that were true. I'm in the same boat as you. I take pics just for show and tell to friends.

 

[clgsamson]

:lol: I take pics just for show and tell to friends.

You took the right words out of my mouth..telling the story behind each pic is quite fun.

 

[clgsamson]

will be using my bulletproof hood

You diving with grandpa?

 

[jonix]

You took the right words out of my mouth..telling the story behind each pic is quite fun.

actually eyebrow

 

[paolov]

pellet gun shooting nalang...... buhay pa MP5 ko at desert eagle automatic

thinking of getting a glock at php 5,000

 

[jonix]

pellet gun shooting nalang...... buhay pa MP5 ko at desert eagle automatic

thinking of getting a glock at php 5,000

marui?

 

[shugar]

pellet gun shooting nalang...... buhay pa MP5 ko at desert eagle automatic

thinking of getting a glock at php 5,000

i miss my MP5... sold it to buy my 1st scuba gear... sigh... marui yun...

also had a beretta electric blow back... mahina pero it was a trip and it ran on 4 AAA bats

Jag

 

[chip104]

this is exactly what makes your shots more meaningful, eh. with feelings, as they say it. just consider it as your regular dive, take pictures as you usually do...relax dive, relax shots lang. besides, i remember Chip volunteeiring to enter your photos for you.

and the offer is still there Koya. Come on...what do ya say?

 

[solanabezo]

Here is the almost final guidelines. As you will notice, we will not be allowing diving in the three sanctuaries. Please be guided accordingly. We have also increased the prizes to include a lot of overnight stays for two and also more gear.

The 1st Mabini Annual Digital Underwater Shootout (MAD about US) will be held from the 18th till the 25 of February.

Here is a brief about the competition:

1. To help promote the awareness, understanding and appreciation of the diversity of the underwater world in Mabini and Tingloy and the need to preserve it
2. To help promote Mabini and Tingloy as a true tourist destination by improving services and standards of ALL OPERATORS but not limited to resort and boat. That by meeting the needs of underwater photographers during the “shootout”, the operators will eventually meet up with international service standards catering to all guests both local and foreign.
3. To help promote as well as stimulate and improve standards of underwater photography.

This will be the first of its kind in Mabini (Anilao)and Tingloy if not in the Philippines and should attract entrants from all over the globe, of all ages and a chance to meet probably, professional photographers.

The organizing committee of MAD about US will recommend ALL OPERATORS to improve their standard of individualized service specially for this event to cater to underwater photographers and if applicable, to their family members.

Photographers may acquire the services of OPERATORS of their choice. Should entrants need information on OPERATORS, only OPERATORS registered with the Mabini Tourism Office will be listed.

Here are initial list of recognized OPERATORS and SPONSORS:

1. STI TANAUAN AND BATANGAS (MAJOR SPONSOR)
2. SCUBAWORLD – +63-2-8953551; +63-2-8907805
OUTRIGGER RESORT
EXPLORER FLEET
3. VISTAMAR RESORT - +62-2-8218332; 823-8265; FAX 8240755
4. OCELLARIS RESORT - +63-9178901073; TEL/FAX - +63-2-6721451
boyv@clubocellaris.com
5. PACIFICO AZUL RESORT AND DIVE SHOP - +63-918-8294070
PACIFIC BLUE DIVE CENTER - +63-2-8303245; +63-2-551-5555 LOC 7008
6. VILLA LIGAYA RESORT - +63-2-8966016; +63-2-8966391; +63-910-4391073
7. AQUAVENTURE RESORT - +63-2-8957932
8. EAGLE POINT RESORT - +63-43-9860177
9. BALAI RESORT - +63-2-2402927
10. PLANET DIVE RESORT - +63-918-917-2630 or +63-917-811-3571
11. DIVE ZONE DIVE SHOP - +63-2-9175398546
12. MONTE CARLO RESORT - +63-43-4100580
13. TRISTAR DIVE BOAT - +63-2-7504071
14. BOHOL BEACH CLUB - +63-32-5222302; +63-32-5222303; +63-32-5222304
15. PIER UNO - +63-917-8081877
16. SUNBEAM RESORT - ++63434100758; +639197674816
17. AQUAMUNDO - +63-2-8902782; +63-2-8962285; +63-2-8997393
18. SEA MOUNTAIN SCUBA DIVE RESORT - +63-916-3391109
19. HAN BUK GLOBAL - +63-9169514915
20. THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER - +63-9196957933
21. ARTHUR’S PLACE DIVE RESORT - +639192151049
22. MARIKO RESORT - +63-9284133965
23. PHILPAN RESORT - +63-9192030187
24. CRYSTAL BLUE RESORT - +63-921299155
25. THE MERMAIDS HIDEAWAY - +63-9179623963
26. MAHARLIKA BEACH RESORT – www.maharlikaresort.com




There are two skill levels:

Novice – have not published any pictures
Open - for all photographers
Special Beginners

Entrants may choose to be placed in a higher category irrespective of their equipment and previous experience in underwater photography.

There are four categories:

Macro/Close up – digital shots taken with reproduction ratio of smaller than 1.6
Non-Macro/wide angle – shots taken with normal or wide angle lens
Abstract – picture of any part of an fish, coral, invertebrate
Critters – picture of any unusual underwater subject/creature
Best of Show


Eligibility:

The competition is open to all photographers.
Organizers involved in the managing of the judging are not eligible to enter.

Registration:

Registration will be done in selected dive shops and dive resorts (to be mentioned in a later date. We will also try to make available on line registration). Registration fees will be US$50.00 per entrant and a maximum of 5 entries per entrant. More than 5 entries will be charged US$10.00 per entry. Acceptance of late registration will be at the discretion of the Judge Convenor. Late registration will be charged US$60.00 for 5 entries. More than 5 entries will be charged US$10.00.

There will be opening ceremonies to start the competition on the 17th of February in Solana Bezo Resort at 4 pm. A briefing will also be conducted and it is highly recommended that all participants attend this briefing because misinterpreting the rules will lead to disqualification.

Entrants will be informed of the date to which the camera’s clock must be set. Images entered in the competition that do not conform to this date will not be eligible for a place/prize.


Submission of entries:

1. Competitors must submit their entries in a CD or “flash disc/USB drive. It is the responsibility of the competitor to ensure that images are retrievable from the CD or flash disk/USB drive.
2. More than one entrant may put their entries on a single CD, as long as the files are appropriately named. Do not use separate folders.
3. They are to be submitted to Solana Bezo Resort on February 25, 2006 not late than 12 pm (noon).
4. All entrants must sign a form that signifies he/she has submitted the entries to the official organizers and that they have checked that the images are correctly named and submitted according to the rules.

There will be no objections to the decisions of the judges.

Copyrights:

In submitting an entry the owner grants the MAD about US the right to use such photographs for a period of two years for promotion of the competition, underwater photography or diver safety in printed, slide show, video and web page formats and non-profit educational purposes. Copyrights will be retained by the entrant for his/her photographs and recognition will be given to the photographer. Model releases will be the responsibility of the person retaining copyright. The organizers and members officiating the competition cannot be held responsible for loss or damage of an entry before or after the competition.


General Diving Conduct and Rules:

1. Diving is not a right. It is a privilege and so is taking underwater pictures. Dive with humility and be aware of the underwater environment. Divers exhibiting disregard for the underwater environment and it’s inhabitants maybe disqualified.
2. Diving while taking photographs requires skill in trim and buoyancy. LEARN AND PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. Watch fin placement so that you do not cover the corals with silt, debris or worst, damage the very same corals you had just admired a while ago.
3. Be aware of safety diving practices. ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS MUST CARRY A SURFACE MARKER BUOY WHILE DIVING.
4. Be considerate of other photographers. If someone is taking a picture, stay a respectable distance. Wait for the photographer to finish and then approach.
5. Usually, some dive operators will allow a photographer around 2 minutes to stay with a subject. Since this is a contest, we will allow more time for each subject to be taken without ignoring safety of the group and the environment.
6. Police yourselves. Should you see that another photographer about to or is damaging the environment, call his attention or the guide accompanying him, to avoid further damage to the underwater environment.
7. Only paid up competitors who have registered are allowed to enter the competition
8. All photographs must be taken underwater and only in the dive sites found in the Municipalities of Mabini and Tingloy EXCEPT ARTHURS, CATHEDRAL, TWIN ROCKS AND PULANG BULI (MARINE SANCTUARIES).
9. All photographs should have been taken from the 19th till the 25th of February.
10. The same image may not be taken in more than one category. Two different images may, however, be submitted in the same category.
11. Entries may no be part of a commercial production.
12. If a winning entry(ies) was later found to have violated any rule, the officials of the competition will have the entrant disqualified and retrieve the prize or request appropriate reimbursement for the prize at fair market value.
13. Images must have at least 1200 pixels in the longest dimensions
14. Manipulation of pictures will not be allowed. Only minimal cropping. Entrants will be required to submit the original images as well.

PRIZES:

1. OVERNIGHT STAY FOR TWO AT THE DAVAO PEARL FARM, SAMAL ISLAND, DAVAO
2. OVERNIGHT STAY FOR TWO AT THE SOLANA BEZO RESORT, MABINI, BATANGAS
3. OVERNIGHT STAY FOR TWO AT EAGLE POINT RESORT, MABINI, BATANGAS
4. TWO TUBBATAHA TRIPS FOR 1 ON THE TRISTAR
5. OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2 AT PACIFICO AZUL
6. DIVING GEAR FROM PACIFICO AZUL
7. P 10,000.00 COURTESY OF PCSSD
8. OVERIGHT STAY FOR TWO AT BOHOL BEACH CLUB
9. TWO TUBBATAHA TRIPS FOR 1 ON SCUBAWORLD BOAT
10. OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2 AT PLANET DIVE
11. PELICAN CASE FROM DIVE ZONE
12. TWO BAHURA BOOKS FROM GUTSY TUASON
13. OVERNIGHT STAY FOR TWO AT PIER UNO
14. OVERNIGHT STAY FOR TWO AT MONTE CARLO
15. DIVE GEAR FROM AQUAMUNDO
16. OVERNIGHT STAY FOR TWO IN SUNBEAM RESORT
17. SEA MOUNTAIN SCUBA DIVE RESORT – OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2
18. HAN BUK GLOBAL – OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2
19. THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER – OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2
20. ARTHUR’S PLACE DIVE RESORT – OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2
21. MARIKO RESORT – OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2
22. PHILPAN RESORT – OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2
23. CRYSTAL BLUE RESORT – OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2
24. THE MERMAIDS HIDEAWAY – OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2
25. MAHARLIKA BEACH RESORT – OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2




Board of Judges:

1. Gutsy Tuason
2. Marissa Floirendo
3. Yvette Lee
4. Manny del Rosario
5. Eduardo Cu Unjieng

 

[solanabezo]

Here are some reminders from the organizing committee for the participant of the First Mabini-Tingloy Annual Digital Underwater Shootout.

I. REGISTRATION WILL BE AT 4 PM ON 18TH FEBRUARY 2006 AT EAGLE POINT RESORT. HERE YOU WILL BE GIVEN YOUR ENTRY SECRET NUMBER AND THE DATE AT WHICH TO SET YOU CAMERA.
II. AFTER. THERE WILL BE SIMPLE OPENING CEREMONIES AND DINNER. DINNER WILL BE SPONSORED BY GLOBELINES AND INNOVE.
III. THE FIRST 20 PARTICIPANTS, WHO REGISTER AT EAGLE POINT, DO NOT HAVE TO PAY THE ENTRANCE FEE OF P2, 500.00 THAT ENTITLE HIM/HER TO SUBMIT 5 PHOTOS FOR THE CONTEST.
IV. ALL PARTICANTS WHO SUBMIT MORE THAN 5 PHOTOS AS ENTRIES MUST PAY AN ADDITIONAL P500.00 PER PICTURE.
V. FILES ENTERED MUST BE NAMED AS FOLLOWS:
SKILL LEVEL FOLLOWED BY UNDERSCORE
1. SB – SPECIAL BEGINNERS
2. I – INTERMEDIATE
3. O – OPEN

THE CATEGORY FOLLOWED BY UNDERSCORE
1. M – MACRO
2. W – WIDE
3. A – ABSTACT
4. C – CRITTERS

THE SECRET NUMBER FOLLOWED BY UNDERSCORE

a, b, c, d, e if you are submitting more than one image in category followed by an underscore

ORG FOR ORIGINAL AS FROM CAMERA WITH NO EDITING

FOR EXAMPLE: SB_M_122_a_122_a means Special Beginners, Macro, Secret Number 122, entry a, the ORIGINAL AND THE ACTUAL ENTRY.

Competitors should copy these files to a CD or flash disc/usb drive for submission. It is the responsibility of the competitor to ensure that images are retrievable from the CD or flash disc/usb drive by our technical staff of STI.

VI. MORE THAN ONE PERSON CAN PUT THEIR ENTRIES IN A SINGLE CD, AS LONG AS THE FILES ARE APPROPRIATELY NAMED. DO NOT USE SEPARATE FOLDERS.
VII. MORE THAN ONE PERSON CAN USE A SINGLE CAMERA
VIII. CUT OFF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES IS 12 NOON 26TH OF February AT VISTAMAR RESORT.
IX. CLOSING CEREMONIES AND AWARDING WILL BE AT VISTAMAR RESORT AT 7 PM ON THE 26TH OF February 2006. DINNER IS SPONSORED BY GLOBELINES AND INNOVE.


IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 02-7512888 AND LOOK FOR LEKS. OFFICE HOURS ONLY.