5th Underwater Festival™ 2011 (UF11)
‘The Australasia Challenge’
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3rd – 10th September 2011
- Hosted by Mathieu Meur, Underwater Photographer
- Daily photo workshops
- Practical in water assistance
- In depth RAW photo post processing labs
- 7 night stay at Matava in an Oceanview Bure
- All meals and airport transfers included
- 5 days of 3 tank boat dives – 15 dives (incl 1 night dive)
- Complimentary unlimited shore diving
- Guided waterfall hike and village visit
- Free use of kayaks, snorkelling around the resort
- Free PADI Coral Conservation Course on one afternoon
- Traditional Lovo Feast and Kava Ceremony
FJD 3250.00 per person
(only valid for double / twin share)
(Group 10 pay – 2 FOC)
Underwater Festival
UF11 will feature a shootout competition that happens simultaneous all over Australasia – 25 countries spanning both hemispheres – every dive you can imagine will be a shootout locality, every dive centre, liveaboard, resort in the area will facilitate this new kind of shootout. You can dive your local favourite spots, go out with your dive club or shore dive with your buddy
Become part of this huge event and not unlike an underwater ‘Earth Hour’ help to highlight the underwater beauty but also the underwater issues of this fantastic bio-region and help to show the world what we’ve got to lose.
If you like organised events, dozens of Underwater Festival Fringe Events are planned all over Australasia during the 10-day shootout period.
The top 100 images will be showcased at the new Australian Dive & Tavel Expo ODEX in Brisbane on the second weekend in October 2011. A whole hall will be devoted to the Festival and seminars as well as the Underwater Festival Awards will be held during the 3 days of ODEX 2011.
The Week’s Plan
Dive with Mathieu to learn practical skills in:
- Art of Composition
- Shooting with Ambient Light – silhouette & colour filter
- One on one image review & critique session with Matheiu
- Shooting Macro techniques & strobe positioning
- Art of fish photography
- Shooting with single/ twin strobes
- Night Shooting – lighting & techniques
- Working with models
Practical hands on classroom workshops on:
- Processing RAW images – using Adobe Bridge CS5
- Tonal correction – Level and Saturation tool
- Asset Management & Workflow
- Lighting Techniques – single strobe, two strobes
- Art of Seascapes – wide angle
- Conversion to Black & White techniques
- How to select images for competition
- Preparation of images for portfolio and entry into UF11 competition
Shoot-out Sign Up
You can sign-up to the Underwater Festival Shootout by purchasing your entry credits – or if you are not ready to commit yet, you can just register yourself for FREE and purchase the shootout credits later.
There are 2 initial packages:
- Photographer registration (A$50) – 5 photo upload credits + 5 lucky draw entries
- Videographer registration (A$50) – 2 video upload credits + 5 lucky draw entries
Additional entries can be purchased at any stage in the lead up and during the shootout period:
- A$10 per additional photo – includes 1 lucky draw entry
- A$25 per additional video – includes 2.5 lucky draw entries
Head on over to the official website for the Shootout to register.
Mathieu Meur
In 2004, Mathieu co-authored “An Essential Guide to Digital Underwater Photography” with Michael Aw. This was the first book entirely dedicated to the techniques associated with shooting digital underwater. The book was met with an overwhelming response, and was quickly sold out, requiring an updated version to be published in 2005.
Following the success of this introductory book, Mathieu went on to co-author “An Advanced Guide to Digital Underwater Photography” in 2007.
He is currently working on a new, comprehensive book on underwater digital photography, “Complete Digital Underwater Photography”, which is due to be published in 2011.
He is also a regular speaker at dive events, judge at underwater photography competition, and coach at underwater photography workshops.
Matava
Mad Fish Dive Centre is Matava’s on site PADI Dive Centre. We dive the The Great Astrolabe Reef extensively and cater for all levels of diver from beginner to experienced. Mad Fish Dive Centre will take you to sites varying in depths, currents and visibility ranging from 20 – 50m where you can expect a kaleidoscope of colourful corals and wonderful marine life – we can assure you that you won’t be disappointed.
The crew at Mad Fish Dive Centre are a dedicated team of professionals who look forward to guiding you through some of the best dive sites in the world. As the only dive operation located directly on the world famous Great Astrolabe Reef we will zip you the abundant coral reefs of the 4th largest barrier reef in the world in minutes.
Combined with simple access to The Manta Dive, Fiji’s only year round manta dive site, Mad Fish Dive Centre truly offers divers easy and comfortable access to some of the best diving Fiji can offer. With a fully stocked dive centre and access to some of the best scuba diving in the world on the Great Astrolabe Reef, Mad Fish Dive Centre is the prime diving operation in Kadavu.
Matava is Fiji’s Premier Eco-Adventure Resort offering you a fun and unique blend of cultural experiences and adventure activities in the environmentally pristine and remote island of Kadavu in Fiji. Mad Fish Dive Centre is Matava’s on site PADI Dive Centre. We dive the The Great Astrolabe Reef extensively and cater for all levels of diver. Mad Fish Dive Centre will take you to sites varying in depths, currents and visibility ranging from 20 – 50m where you can expect a kaleidoscope of colourful corals and wonderful marine life – we can assure you that you won’t be disappointed
Contact us to book your ticket to this once in a lifetime opportunity event!
Digital Underwater Photography Workshop with Mathieu Meur
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