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 In this month's issue
 
  • Anaconda Adventure : What’s it like to photograph a 5m-long anaconda? Michael Patrick O’Neill tells all
  • Atoll Tales : This month’s Water Column reveals all about diving atolls
  • The Town That Time Forgot : Andy Torbet reports on the survey of an ancient sunken town
  • It Shouldn’t Happen To A Drysuit Diver: Nick Lyon takes a lighthearted look at diving suits
  • Double Take : We journey to a couple of dives in Egypt’s Deep South
  • A History Of Dive Watches: From Rolex to Citizen, Steven Newton tells the story of diving timepieces
  • Photopro : Using a ring-flash
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Dive Fest 2010
With the winter weather keeping us from diving, now's a good time to book tickets for Dive Fest 2010. Taking place at the newly refurbished Pentewan Sands in Cornwall over the 30th April to the 3rd May, Dive Fest 2010 has loads going on - everything from cetacean rescue with BDLMR to survival courses with Andy Torbet, and, of course, plenty of diving. To find out more go to the updated website www.divefest.co.uk

British Underwater Image Festival
 
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BUIF 2010 is now open for entries from underwater photographers and film-makers

Thousands of pounds worth of prizes will be up for grabs in seven stills categories and three film categories. Last year, BUIF received more than 1,000 entries from photographers in more than 20 countries around the world.

'Next month, DIVE is running a special feature on how to succeed at underwater photo competitions - it's being written by one of my co-judges, Alex Mustard, so expect lots of insider advice. My message is to get your prints looking as beautiful as possible, and get those entries in.'

The winners will be announced at Dive Fest, which is being held at Pentewan Sands Holiday Park in Cornwall from 30 April to 3 May 2010. All images and video that are shortlisted will be on display at Dive Fest, and there will also be a Splash-In competition where underwater photographers will compete to get the best shots over the weekend

Shortlisted images will also go on display at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. The closing date for entries is 20 March 2010. DIVE IN
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 Latest News
Diver died saving buddy - Published in NEWS
British diver Robert Fox, who died diving in the Red Sea in January, suffered a heart attack that could have been triggered by helping a buddy. - 10/3/10
Prizes announced for BUIF - Published in NEWS
Thousands of pounds worth of prizes are announced for The British Underwater Image Festival - 8/3/10
Plane to be sunk at Capernwray - Published in NEWS
A passenger aircraft is to be sunk at Capernwray, an inland dive site at the edge of the Lake District. - 5/3/10
Diving fraudster jailed - Published in NEWS
A diving instructor who defrauded the NHS of £250,000 by claiming false hyperbaric treatments has been jailed. - 4/3/10
Cruise liner smashes into Sharm harbour - Published in NEWS
A cruise liner has crashed into a pier in Sharm El Sheikh harbour in Egypt killing three crewmembers. - 1/3/10
Orca kills trainer - Published in NEWS
Wildlife charities have condemned keeping dolphins and whales in captivity after a killer whale killed its trainer at Sea World in Orlando, Florida. - 25/2/10
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 Kit
Hel Heaven - Published in KIT
Suunto HelO2 open circuit trimix dive computer - 10/2/10
VR Technology NHeO computer - Published in KIT
It used to be the case that the VR3 from VR Technology was the de facto standard technical diving computer. - 31/1/10
Lighting up - Published in KIT
Is it possible to find a good-quality dive torch for under £250? Charles Hood sheds some light on subject - 11/1/10
Seac Sub D-Synchro Ice regulator - Published in KIT
Weighing in at just over 1.1kg, the D-Synchro Ice (DIN 230 bar) is one of the latest additions to the lightweight regulator market - 30/11/09
Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR and housing - Published in KIT
With its impressive performance in low and contrasting light conditions, Fujifilm’s latest luxury compact has much to offer the underwater photographer. - 30/11/09
Custom Divers Seeker radar-detectable dsmb - Published in KIT
Becoming separated from the dive boat is a situation that all divers want to avoid. - 29/11/09
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 Go Diving
Chambers of delight - Published in GO DIVING
The coral caverns of southern Egypt offer a glimpse of the world that has seduced many a cave diver. Words and photographs by Simon Rogerson - 13/1/10
Water Column: Dance of the mantas - Published in GO DIVING
Baa Atoll in the Maldives is the setting for a seasonal spectacle unlike any other witnessed at any other location in the world. Douglas David Seifert reports on the world’s greatest manta ray aggregation - 12/1/10
The good, the bad and the bug-eyed - Published in GO DIVING
Some say that, with its 18,000 islands and location at the heart of the famous Coral Triangle, Indonesia is the ultimate diving nation. Simon Rogerson is your guide to some of the archipelago’s most popular scuba spots - 12/1/10
Through the looking glass - Published in GO DIVING
Europe’s deepest aquarium is offering divers a chance to swim with its sharks, but how does it compare to the real thing? Simon Rogerson finds out - 12/1/10
British Beasts: Red Bandfish - Published in GO DIVING
In my early days of diving there was a well-studied population of a curious red fish that lived in muddy burrows off the east coast of Lundy, in the Bristol Channel – an astonishing 14,000 of them, in fact, in a relatively small area. - 12/1/10
Shore Thing: Mevagissey Eastern Gullies, Cornwall - Published in GO DIVING
Neil Hope checks out a site that’s set to become one of Cornwall’s best-known south coast dives - 30/11/09
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 Skills
PhotoPro: How to win underwater photo competitions - Published in SKILLS
With the deadline for the British Underwater Image Festival (BUIF) approaching, judge Alex Mustard offers his top ten tips for succeeding in underwater photography competitions - 1/3/10
Tunnel vision - Published in SKILLS
This summer, a team of British cave divers travelled to northern Spain to explore the unknown submerged tunnels of Pozo Azul in a perilous expedition that pushed the discipline to its very limits. - 12/1/10
Losing weight - Published in SKILLS
An unfamiliar buddy combined with some problematic equipment led dive leader Howard Johnson to reconsider his dive planning - 12/1/10
PhotoPro: School of thought - Published in SKILLS
This month, Alex Mustard elicits the advice of one of his photographic gurus as he considers the challenge of shooting schools of fish - 29/11/09
Snapper School - The magic setting - Published in SKILLS
Compact digi expert Paul Duxfield gives the low-down on the camera setting that can work magic with your underwater photographs - 7/10/09
A BSAC badge for Blue Peter - Published in SKILLS
Tradition has it that presenters of the long-running BBC kids’ programme Blue Peter must undergo adventurous challenges for their young viewers. In a great coup for BSAC, presenter Joel Defries trained with the club - 6/9/09
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