July 21, 2008
Shortly after the Kids Snorkel Treasure Hunt at Irie Safari, local Dive Instructors and Divemasters had a chance to prove their expertise and win a brand new Sea Life Camera. Participants were given a list 20 fish and marine creatures that they had to photograph underwater during a 45-minute dive.

Divemasters Prepare for Fish ID Competition
Congratulations to the winners… and thanks to SeaLife, Oceanic & Irie Safari!
1st Place: Kian Benjamin – SeaLife DC800 Pro Set Underwater Camera
2nd Place: Jamie – SeaLife Mini Underwater Camera
3rd Place: Erick Thomas – Oceanic Geo Dive Computer
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July 18, 2008

Friday evening all the divers who had been trying out the Sea Life Underwater Cameras during the course of the week gathered at ALDive’s Sea Lounge in Loubiere.
A brilliant slideshow displaying gorgeous underwater photos of Dominica was followed by the presentation of Awards for the top photos.

1st place: Sue Heiter
Photo: Shrimp in a Sponge
Prize: Sealife DC800 Camera Pro Kit
2nd Place:Carmine Genovese
Photo: Christmas Tree Worm (pictured above)
Prize: Sealife Mini Camera
3rd Place: Julie Taylor
Photo: Diver & Crinoid
Prize: Oceanic Pioneer Dive Mask & Dive Fest 2008 shirt
Honourable Mention: Marie Noelle Lamys
Photo: Barracuda
Prize: Oceanic Pioneer Mask
Thanks to the sponsor of this event SeaLife Cameras and also to Oceanic for contributing prizes.
And thanks to Izzy Madisetti over at the FaceBook Dive Fest event for the details!
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July 17, 2008
At Cabrits Dive Center on Monday, Sunset Bay on Tuesday, at Nature Island Dive on Wednesday, and at Dive Dominica on Thursday, divers got to try out the newest camera from Sealife cameras the DC800 an 8 megapixel camera. Each diver got some tips and advice from David Hall ( a rep from Sealife) on the camera and general advice from Barry Guimbellot of Dive Training Magazine.

Diver for the Sealife Camera Photo Shoot at Cabrits Dive
So divers from North to South took some great shots and have a chance to win a camera on Friday night for the Photo Exhibition at The Sea Lounge.

The small size of the camera allowed shots of creatures in tight spaces
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July 20, 2007
The final day of the week-long tour for Oceanic’s HUD Data Mask and Sealife Underwater Cameras was held at Cabrits Dive Center in Portsmouth.
Divers were enthusiastic about the new equipment and enjoyed taking underwater photographs.
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July 20, 2007
The Fort Young Hotel in Roseau hosted the DWA’s First Annual Photo Awards Dinner on Friday evening.
More than 70 people were in attendance for this delightful evening. An on-going Slide Show on the big screen displayed photographs taken during the week at the Sealife Photo Shoot events around the island.
Awards were presented for the winning photographs, as well as awards for the Divemaster Photo Fish ID Competition held on Thursday. (See post for details.)
Congratulations to all the winners!
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July 14, 2007
Oceanic’s Data Mask and Sealife’s Cameras were on tour at Dive Dominica at the Castle Comfort Dive Lodge on Thursday.
There was a huge turn-out to this event. All demo Data Masks and Sealife Cameras were signed out by divers – “that’s a first for Sealife” said Mr. Joe Ifi, Director of Sales & Marketing for Sealife Cameras.
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July 14, 2007
Wednesday afternoon was a new event – a chance to learn some tips and tricks from professional photographers at a “Live” Shoot at Trafalgar Falls.

Barry Guimbellot – Photographer
After a breif talk on the viewing platform, the group of twenty climbed to the base of the Falls to try out their new-found skills.
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July 14, 2007

Contestants
Representatives from Sunset Bay Club, Dive Dominica, Anchorage, Irie Safari, & Nature Island Dive all attended he Dive Fest’s First Annual Divemaster Photo Fish ID COmpetition. It was a good turn out and all participants enjoyed themselves.
Judges
Jerry Beaty – Associate Publisher, Dive Training Magazine
Barry & Ruth Guimbellot – Dive Training Magazine Staff Photographers
Joe Ifi – Manager SeaLife Cameras
Arun “Izzy” Madisetti – Sous Cook and associate bottle washer, Dive Fest
Contest Rules
Points were awarded for clarity of photo, number of identifiable species from the list provided and composition/artistic integrity. Most participants opted to chase species in the fish category, while the smarter photographers concentrated mainly on the coral and invertebrate species amassing points there before trying to chase down fish.
The Winners
1st Place
Woody Lawrence – 38 points
Wins a Sealife D600 Elite camera
2nd Place
Kian Benjamin – 35 points
Wins a Sealife Reefmaster Mini underwater camera
3rd Place
Sherman Julien – 33 pts
Wins an Oceanic Manta wrist computer
Two other categories were awarded Best Photo and Honourable mention, both selected by the judges (except Izzy).
Best Photo
Kian Benjamin – Social Feather duster Worms
Wins Dinner for 2 at La Robe Creole
Honourable Mention
Jamie - Golden zoanthids
Wins Lunch or dinner for two at Corner House Cafe
Kian - Turtle portrait
Wins $200 clothing voucher at Pennywise, sponsored by Best Buy
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July 11, 2007
Dive Fest was on the road on Tuesday, this time to the Sunset Bay Club & Seaside Dive Center in Coulibistrie. Sealife Cameras and Oceanic DataMasks were tested on the west coast dive sites today, and Barry & Ruth Guimbellot brought their photographic experise as well, providing tips on learning ow to take great pictures.
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