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Maldives Manta Madness gallery posted

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:05:39 +0000

Here is a promo shot for Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo at Little Cayman Beach Resort

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:41:50 +0000

The Digital Shootout is a annual underwater photography workshop, usually held in the Caribbean in places like Bonaire for the last few years. This year it was in Little Cayman, and there were about 30 underwater photographers in attendance. Staff was onsite from Backscatter Photo, Canon, Light & Motion and Aquatica. Well-known underwater photographers Berkley White and Doug Sloss gave several excellent workshops. Even though hurricane Alex tried to blow in, the weather held up enough to complete most of the diving schedule. Photo Gallery.

Published in ONEXPOSURE, an underwater image from Maldives

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:15:20 +0000

Here is one of my recent photos that just got selected by a juried panel for publication. This was taken in the Indian Ocean, Maldives. There was an amazing fish count in this cavern and the model struck the right pose at just the right moment.

Take the most famous photographers as well as many serious amateurs, select their best work and put it all in one place – there you have Onexposure. Every photo is screened, which means it has to be approved by an editor before being published. Onexposure is like a constantly evolving high class photo gallery with new art every day. Like in an arts gallery, you can buy many of the photos as prints and hang them on your wall. Onexposure was created because we missed an online collection of only high quality photos. The idea of Onexposure is to create a collection of some of the most beautiful photos in the world. They stand up for photography as an art. Onexposure is intended as an oasis of quality in a world of never ending commercial messages and constant noise of impressions, a place to rest your mind for a while. We want the collection to be a source of inspiration. Photo is about expressing yourself. The one general rule about photo is that every photograph you shoot is in fact a self-portrait. Even though a photo resembles reality, the photographer decides where to point the camera, at what time and what settings to use depending on past experience, personality, and mood. Link.

Manta and Whale Shark Photo Safari

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:18:39 +0000

Backscatter recently dove again with the Manthiri. A refit has given the Manthiri a large and gracious air conditioned salon. Half of this salon is organized with couches into cozy islands where small groups of passengers may gather to visit, or seek privacy in their book. The other half of this comfortable salon serves as the dining room with two large round tables giving everyone plenty of elbowroom. The food was superb and lavish with a European/American/Indian flair. There is a meat and a fish course at every meal. No report about this fine dive boat would be complete without mentioning the exceptional crew that acts as your host, food service, cabin maintenance, and dive crew. Working in exceptional harmony this crew of eleven will have learned all your habits by the second day. On the dive dhony (boat) the dive crew will have your gear set-up and waiting when you arrive, your backpack positioned just as you like it. Photo Gallery.

Under Watercolours Collection now at SCUBA Specialties in Phoenix

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:13:22 +0000

Scuba Specialties, 4139 West Bell Road Phoenix (602) 866-3636 is now featuring giclee gallery wrap fine art prints from The Main Event Imaging. Since 1993 Scuba Specialties has been the premier dive shop in the Phoenix area offering diver training, dive travel and retail equipment sales. “We offer open-water training from a beginner scuba diver to an instructional level. We have an indoor pool heated to 85 degrees, and we sell everything you can possibly think of for scuba diving,” said Scuba Specialties store manager Frankie Smith. I was certified with PADI in Digital Underwater Photography though Scuba Specialties and look forward to a great partnership with them in the future. So visit the store today to become certified or schedule your next dive trip, and don’t forget to buy a giclee or two while you’re there!

Here’s some of my underwater watercolor collection, any favorites?

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:54:21 +0000

Click on image to enlarge, then scroll through

January Shutterbugs Photo Presentation

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:48:42 +0000

Shutterbugs meetings are on the first Wednesday of the month, N. 32^nd Street, Phoenix, AZ at 7:00pm. The Elks Lodge has a Wednesday night Steak Cookout starting at 5:30 pm and we are invited to join in. Cost: $9. Come early and join us before the meeting at 7 pm.. All members are encouraged to bring prints for display and up to 20 digital images for projecting. Images should be stored on a compact flashcard or other storage device and filed under the maker’s name. Images should JPEG and no larger than 1024 pixels wide and/or 768 pixels in height and sRGB for best color projection. Call Bob Buckles (602) 464-4765

The photos in this presentation were taken in Indonesia, primarily in a very remote dive resort called Wakatobi, and in Raja Ampat island archipelago aboard the Kararu. I spend the entire month of November 2009 exploring this bio-diverse region of the world. Photo Gallery.

George Childress wins 1st Place in Wetpixel International Photo Contest

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:46:45 +0000

The Wetpixel Photo contest will tests both underwater photography skills and image-manipulation skills. . Submitted images may be used and published by Wetpixel LLC to announce and promote Wetpixel photo contests. Special thanks to Ikelite Underwater Systems and the Solmar V Liveaboard Dive Vessel for their generous sponsorship of the contest. Link 1/ 2/.

George Childress wins 1st place awards in both wide angle and macro at the 8th Annual Digital Shootout in Bonaire

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:02:18 +0000

Over $10,000 in Prizes we offered for the best images taken at the Shootout! The judging is over, and the votes are in to determine the winners of the 2009 Digital Shootout. The judges were asked to rank the photo entries primarily on the question, “Would I want this image on my wall?” Thus artistic value ranked higher than uniqueness of subject and technical difficulty. Photo gallery.

Main Event supplies Roatan’s Reef House Resort images for their website

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:19:49 +0000