California Beach Dive Photographic Competition Winners

[Chuck Tribolet]

The annual (this was the 28th) California Beach Dive Photo Competition
was held this weekend in Monterey. This is a one-day contest. Shoot
on Saturday, turn in images Saturday afternoon, judging and awards on
Sunday. You gotta beach dive, no boats, no Pt. Lobos.

There were 54 entrants, and 24 won something for their images, and 5
more won door prizes. Not bad odds.

We'll get the winners posted on Northern California Underwater Photographic Society in a few
days.

And the winners were:

Novice Still Behavior
First Sean Baribeau
Second Todd Aki
Third Michelle Manson
HM Jim Kirklin
HM Mark Lloyd

Open Still Behavior
First Brad Brown
Second Linda Reisinger
Third Mark Krag
HM Tay Tousey
HM Steve Rosenberg
HM Steve Rosenberg

Video Behavior
First Mike Elliot
Second Ken Bailey
Third Susan Brown

Best Of Behavior Stills
Sean Baribeau

Novice Still Wide-Angle
First Kendra Karr
Second John Fifer
Third Kendra Karr
HM Michelle Manson
HM Vance Taitano

Open Still Wide-Angle
First Jim Patterson
Second Jim Patterson
Third Marc Hannigan
HM Roy Dumlao
HM Mike Jimenez
HM Jim Patterson
HM Tay Tousey

Video Wide-Angle
First Susan Brown
Second Mike Elliot
Third Ken Bailey

Best Of Wide-Angle Stills
Kendra Karr

Novice Still Macro
First Todd Aki
Second Mark Lloyd
Third Sean Baribeau
HM Debbie Driggers
HM Eric Frank
HM Eric Frank

Open Still Macro
First Mark Krag
Second Mark Krag
Third Robert Lee
HM Chris Kitting
HM Robert Lee

Video Macro
First Ken Bailey
Second Susan Brown
Third Mike Elliot

Best Of Macro Stills
Mark Krag

Best Of Video
Susan Brown

Best Of Stills
Kendra Karr

 

[TSandM]

If all Rob Lee got was a third, I REALLY want to see the winners!

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

The winning images have been posted at
http://www.ncups.org/beach09.html

 

[mikemath]

The winning images have been posted at
Annual California Beach Dive Photo Competition (CBDPC) at NCUPS

Beautiful pictures. Great job, everyone, and congratulations to the winners!

 

[mikemill]

Wow! Some of those shots really inspire me.

A lot of the novice ones were just as good or better as the open ones.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

A lot of the novice ones were just as good or better as the open ones.

The best of stills shot was a Novice.

 

[mikemill]

Yeah noticed that. I loved the kelp in the background shots.

 

[mofongo_max]

A lot of the novice ones were just as good or better as the open ones.

My sentiments exactly.

Those were some fantastic prizes as well.

Great shots all around!

 

[sarita75]

Lovely images. I am impressed by all of them. Congrats to the winners!

 

[marcus8]

Congrats to you all!