Any diver with a camera, armed with a modicum of ability, in-position at a dive site, COULD take the prize! First rule of photography: You gotta BE there. Get out and capture that one-in-a-thousand shot!
THE 411:
HOST: Blue Water Photo ( Pricing, Submissions & Rules )
-You may take the photos anywhere in SoCal from September 16th-18th (only).
-Register by 11:59PM Sept. 15th here: Pricing, Submissions & Rules
-$40 entry fee (gets you 8 entries).
PRIZES:
Grand Prize: Stay at Wakatobi Resort in Indonesia
Other prizes include stays at Ambon Maluka divers resort, a Philippines HCA liveaboard, stay at Marco Vincent Dive Resort, trip on the Solmar V liveaboard, a stay at Club Cantamar in Baja, a stay an Manta Ray Bay in YAP. Special thanks to Reef and Rainforest!
Entrants get $189 in coupons just for entering. Major boat and hotel discounts for all participants. Great opportunity for compact & dSLR camera shooters Winners displayed inCalifornia Diving News & California Diving Magazine Winners displayed at the September LAUPS meeting.
CATEGORIES:
Open: Wide-Angle • Behavior • Macro • Marine Life Portrait
Compact Camera: Wide-Angle • Behavior • Macro • Marine Life Portrait
Unedited Video
RULES:
-The contest will last 72 hours and underwater photographers are eligible by diving from any boat, beach or island south of Point Conception, CA to the Mexican border - basically Santa Barbara to San Diego.
-The contest is open all day & night September 16, 17 and 18 for shooting.
-All entries will need to be submitted online by 11:59pm on Monday, September 19, 2011.
-Registration will be open until 11:59pm on September 15. Pricing, Submissions & Rules
-They will be sending an email the afternoon of September 15 (day before contest starts) with details on setting the date/time of your camera to a date TBD. This will ensure photos have been taken during the Shootout timeframe. Photographers who register in the hours after the official email is sent out will receive the information as soon as they can process your registration, within a couple of hours.
You can enter photos taken from any boat dive or shore dive. You don't need to be on a specific boat. However, BlueWater Photo hopes you join their 2-day shootout trip on the Peace. They will visit the best spots. 9-10 dives, $299. Call (310) 633-5052 or email sales@bluewaterphotostore.com to reserve a spot.
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Full Disclosure: Power Scuba is not hosting this event nor does it have any financial interest in the outcome. Power Scuba is, however, sponsored by Bluewater Photo.
THE 411:
HOST: Blue Water Photo ( Pricing, Submissions & Rules )
-You may take the photos anywhere in SoCal from September 16th-18th (only).
-Register by 11:59PM Sept. 15th here: Pricing, Submissions & Rules
-$40 entry fee (gets you 8 entries).
PRIZES:
Grand Prize: Stay at Wakatobi Resort in Indonesia
Other prizes include stays at Ambon Maluka divers resort, a Philippines HCA liveaboard, stay at Marco Vincent Dive Resort, trip on the Solmar V liveaboard, a stay at Club Cantamar in Baja, a stay an Manta Ray Bay in YAP. Special thanks to Reef and Rainforest!
Entrants get $189 in coupons just for entering. Major boat and hotel discounts for all participants. Great opportunity for compact & dSLR camera shooters Winners displayed inCalifornia Diving News & California Diving Magazine Winners displayed at the September LAUPS meeting.
CATEGORIES:
Open: Wide-Angle • Behavior • Macro • Marine Life Portrait
Compact Camera: Wide-Angle • Behavior • Macro • Marine Life Portrait
Unedited Video
RULES:
-The contest will last 72 hours and underwater photographers are eligible by diving from any boat, beach or island south of Point Conception, CA to the Mexican border - basically Santa Barbara to San Diego.
-The contest is open all day & night September 16, 17 and 18 for shooting.
-All entries will need to be submitted online by 11:59pm on Monday, September 19, 2011.
-Registration will be open until 11:59pm on September 15. Pricing, Submissions & Rules
-They will be sending an email the afternoon of September 15 (day before contest starts) with details on setting the date/time of your camera to a date TBD. This will ensure photos have been taken during the Shootout timeframe. Photographers who register in the hours after the official email is sent out will receive the information as soon as they can process your registration, within a couple of hours.
You can enter photos taken from any boat dive or shore dive. You don't need to be on a specific boat. However, BlueWater Photo hopes you join their 2-day shootout trip on the Peace. They will visit the best spots. 9-10 dives, $299. Call (310) 633-5052 or email sales@bluewaterphotostore.com to reserve a spot.
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Full Disclosure: Power Scuba is not hosting this event nor does it have any financial interest in the outcome. Power Scuba is, however, sponsored by Bluewater Photo.
