Results in for the BUIF Photo Competition 2010. 19th May 2010
The results of the BUIF Photo Competition were announced at Dive Fest 2010. The Sea & Sea Open section was the closest-fought of the prints categories; the judges thought the overall standard was the highest they had seen at BUIF, and several commendations were made in addition to the top three awards. Jeffrey de Guzman's super-macro shrimp portrait impressed with its sharpness and detail, but was pushed into third place by Dennis Vandermeersh's dramatic photograph of a shark swimming over a shipwreck, which came second.
After much discussion, the judges settled on Sterling Zumbrunn's dynamic scene of 'Atlantic Dolphins at Night' (right) for first place. Thematically, this was familiar ground - many photographers on board the Shearwater liveaboard have had the opportunity to photograph dolphins feeding on flying fish in the Gulf Stream off Florida. However, it is a difficult photograph to execute well with a single dolphin, let alone three moving quickly, and in complete darkness. The image benefits from well-directed lighting and the cameraman's instinctive framing - a worthy winner in the open section.
For full details, all results and winning images see the BUIF webpage on Dive Magazine's website.
