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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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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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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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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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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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.
Sealife Camera
The world’s first truly waterproof and shockproof digital sports camera. Compact and action-ready. Depth tested waterproof to 75 feet, rubber armored for a sure grip and shockproof tested up to 6ft/2m.
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Monday afternoon was time for the divers to head to the Fort Young Hotel to attend a Photo Seminar. Here they learned tips and tricks from expert photographers Barry and Ruth Guimbellot of Dive Training Magazine.
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After debuting its underwater cameras at the Underwater Treasure Hunt on Sunday, Sealife is taking them on tour around Dominica to give everyone a chance to use them. Sealife Representative Mr. Joe Iffie was at Nature Island Dive in Soufriere today.
Divers took the plunge with two different camera models. Notice the cooperation of the octopus modelling for the photographers!
Divers also had the opportunity to use Oceanic’s new state-of-the-art mask called the DataMask. 
Mr. Dan Emke from Oceanic was on hand to allow divers to demo with this fantastic new piece of equipment.
This mask uses brand new technology to provide a “Heads-Up Display” (HUD) of important diving information: Air Time, Depth, Time Remaining, etc — all in the corner of the mask! This takes the place of the gauge traditionally attached to the regulator, eliminating one more piece of dangling equipment.
Live Action Photo: President of the Dominica Watersports Association, Mr. SimonWalsh, trying out his Oceanic Data Mask.
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