June 2012 Photo Contest Discussion

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This month's topic:
Wide Angle

Brief Description:
This is where we talk about what we mean by wide angle.  In this instance, it is a picture that is taken with a wide angle lens or a zoom lens set at a wide angle focal length.  You can choose a panorama style or use the close-focus/wide-angle approach.

hups.org Slideshows & Information:
http://www.hups.org/Photo%20Contest/Photo%20Contest%20Current.htm#Jun

Post your topic discussion here.

[Debbie]

Results to be verified by Dennis:

ADVANCED
1st - Ken Bean
2nd - (tie) Ken Knezick (x2), Tom Collier
3rd - Terry Moore

INTERMEDIATE
1st - Jim Mensay
2nd - (tie) Mike Grueter, John Petty
3rd - (tie) Debbie Mensay (x2)

NOVICE
1st - Greg Grimes
2nd - Mike Fernandez
3rd - Bess Bright

[KiwiKen]

1st - Ken Bean

Really?!?!  I demand a recount!

[TomC]

Ken,

That was a cool shot - tell us about it.
Where was it taken?
What are the two divers doing?

[KiwiKen]

That's a shot of a wreck in Beqa Lagoon, Fiji.  It was one of our two boat dives that day, and our group was having a swim on/around the wreck.  From what I remember, it had been down a while, so there was a good bit of growth on it, but not so long that it was falling in on itself. 

The diver on the left is Misty and the two on right were in our group.  I do remember sitting off the bow of the boat and getting a few shots as everyone had a look around it.  This just happened to get one of the better shots, and it was an easy conversion to B&W.  The original was all washed out blue anyways. 

I'm sure our Beqa Lagoon expert, Mr Moore, probably knows the wreck and its name.

[scubafish]

Well I loved it; very dramatic!

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The June slideshows are now posted and can be viewed here:
http://hups.org/Photo%20Contest/Photo%20Contest%20Current.htm#Jun


Year to Date POTY standings can be found here:
http://hups.org/Photo%20Contest/POTY/2012/POTY-06.pdf