danclem
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[FONT="]February 13 PNWUPS Meeting[/FONT]
[FONT="]Hope your year is off to a great start! This should be another outstanding year for diving, photography, and travel.[/FONT]
[FONT="]February 13 Meetin[/FONT][FONT="]g[/FONT]
[FONT="]The February meeting will center around two topics: 1.) Calibrating monitors and 2.) Wide angle photography: different lenses, ports, lighting, and settings. A starting point will be some shark photography from a January trip to Tiger Beach in the Bahamas.[/FONT]
[FONT="]We will have calibration hardware and software for anyone who wants to see how this works on their lap tops.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Additionally, we want to firm up dates for some local, Canadian, and California diving. Plans are still progressing for an e-magazine that would showcase Pacific Northwest underwater photographers, dive operators, and travel. The initial test can be found at this link: [/FONT][FONT="]Marker Buoy e-Magazine[/FONT][FONT="].[/FONT]
[FONT="]Dives & Travel[/FONT]
[FONT="]So far the photo dive calendar looks as follows:[/FONT]
[FONT="] April 30-May 6: Pt Lobos & Monterey[/FONT]
[FONT="] May 27-June 4: Bahamas Dolphins & Sharks[/FONT]
[FONT="] July 23: World Wide Photo Walk[/FONT]
[FONT="] August 5-11: Six Gill Shark Week, Barkley Sound[/FONT]
[FONT="]If any trips sounds interesting, please call and leave a message at 425.418.8755.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Photo Contests[/FONT]
[FONT="]We are waiting on dates for the PNW Dive Expo so we can post information about this annual contest. Due to the holidays the [/FONT][FONT="]Dive Photo Guide[/FONT][FONT="] contest of the month has not been announced.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Meeting Logistics[/FONT]
[FONT="]PNWUPS meetings are held 2:00 PM, the second Sunday of each month, in the meeting room at Denny's Restaurant, 132 128 ST SW, Everett, WA 98204, 425.355.2210. The location is half a block west of I-5 off the 128th Exit. Click the [/FONT][FONT="]Directions Link[/FONT][FONT="] for a map. If you have any questions, feel free to call 425.418.8755.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Membership[/FONT]
[FONT="]If you would like to join PNWUPS, membership is free. Please follow the [/FONT][FONT="]join PNWUPS [/FONT][FONT="]link. The join/subscribe field is in the lower right.[/FONT]