Friday February 12, 2010
All presentation are Free with admission unless noted.

Saturday February 13, 2010

All presentation are Free with admission unless noted.

David Prichard

David Prichard and Lily Mak are photojournalists and dive instructors who have traveled extensively around the world on assignments for Dive Training, Wreck Diving Magazine as well as other scuba and travel publications. David and Lily have gained a wealth of travel knowledge both as trip leaders and traveling solo to international destinations. They will be sharing their tips and tricks including some they gained from the world's most experienced travelers. They established Enchanted Sea Images, Inc. (www.enchantedsea.com) in 2001 and invented the Vari-Fit snorkel keeper that is sold around the world.

Whether you are with a group or traveling by yourself, help ensure that your diving vacation is thoroughly planned to involve the least amount of problems while maximizing your vacation enjoyment. David and Lily will cover planning, packing, travel tips and tricks, dive boats, land excursions, and preparing for emergencies.

Fred Dion

Fred Dion has been selling and servicing underwater photographic equipment since 1984. He has helped pro’s like Brian Skerry, Jeff Rotman and Marty Snyderman with their underwater photo purchases. His business Underwater Photo-Tech has just merged with Backscatter Photo & Video to become one of the largest retailers of underwater photo equipment in the country.

Backscatter offers the best pricing with full techical support. They offer the same prices from the discount mail order houses that dont know an o-ring from a d-ring. all of Backscatter staff are active divers that use the gear they sell. They can help you select the best systems and teach you how to use it.

How to pick the perfect Digital Camera System

This presentation will help you design the perfect digital camera system for your style of shooting. Fred will discuss the latest camera and strobe systems available today. What features you need and what to avoid.  Whether you are a beginner or advance shooter this presentation will help take some of the mystery out of picking that perfect system. This will be an interactive talk so bring you questions.

Digital photography made easy

This presentation is designed to take the mystery out of digital photography. The talk will included how digital TTL works and when to use it, camera pixels and resolution, Raw and Jpeg files, strobe set-up and testing, in camera video, camera accessories and much more. This will be an interactive talk so bring you questions.

Phil Rudin

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WITH COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERAS

Phil Rudin will be teaching a two hour UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WITH COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERAS seminar on Friday 12 February 2010 from five to 8 PM at TexasDive Show. The class is directed at photographers using the compact camera systems and those wanting to get into underwater photography. Students are encouraged to bring their cameras to the seminar. A verity of equipment will also be on display for those interested. Topics being covered will include an introduction to using digital underwater, camera and strobe systems, raw and Jpag. file use, wet and dry lens adaptors, strobe selection and use, enhancing your images in post processing and much more. The fee for the course is $40.00 and includes a free VIP pass good for entry to the show on both days. Please contact Phil Rudin to register at 561-315-4345 or tropicalone@bellsouth.net

Macro Photography

Phil Rudin will be teaching a three hour MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY seminar on Saturday from 10:AM to 1 PM at Texas Dive Show. This class is for all skill levels and will provide hands-on assistance with both consumer compact cameras and DSLR’s. You are encouraged to bring your cameras to the seminar so that we can share ideas on how to get the best images out of your equipment. Topics covered will include lens and subject selection, proper exposures, use of TTL and manual strobe lighting, shooting in RAW, lens diopters, extension tubes, tele converters, composition and much more. We will also cover some of the issues involved with enhancing your images in post processing. The fee for the course is $50.00 and includes a free VIP pass good for entry to the show both days. Please contact Phil Rudin to register at 561-315-4345 or tropicalone@bellsouth.net

About Phil Rudin

Phil Rudin began taking photographs underwater while he was in the U.S. Navy in 1968. He is now a freelance writer/travel photographer, Senior Photographer for Dive Chronicles magazine and DC Dive Shows. As past President of the South Florida Underwater Photography Society, Phil has served on the Board of Directors for over sixteen years and enjoys the diverse makeup of the club membership. Phil is retired from the West Palm Beach Florida Police Department where he served as Dive Team Commander for the city. With thirty years experience as a public safety diver and dive team manager Phil has done over five hundred recovery dives during his carrier. Phil has recovered vehicles, aircraft, evidence, bodies and more. Other dive team duties included hull inspections of large commercial vessels, underwater crime scene management, crime scene photography, collection of evidence, training and more. Phil has also traveled extensively throughout the world to pursue his passion for underwater photography. His images have appeared in magazines such as Popular Science, Reflections, Scuba Diving Magazine, Underwater Journal, Skin Diver, Florida Underwater, South Florida Adventures, Waterways, The Sun, Dive Chronicles and others. Phil also lectures on travel destinations, public safety diving and photography around the country. He also teaches at digital seminars in Cozumel and St Croix. Phil currently uses Olympus cameras and lenses, Olympus and SeaTool camera housings, Athena and Olympus lens ports and Inon float arms with Inon strobes and close-up lenses.

Kris Wilk

See Your Fish and Count Them Too

Due to environmental pressures such as global warming and overfishing, it is more important than ever to have an accurate, timely record of the world's fish populations. Learn how your recreational dives can improve our understanding of the sea by conducting easy and fun REEF fish surveys. Includes a basic fish ID lesson, introduction to the REEF survey method, and free REEF survey materials!

Discovering New Species...in Your Backyard

Since much of the sea is unexplored, it's no surprise that new fishes and invertebrates are always being discovered. But did you know that many of them are found in calm, shallow water on some of the most well-known reefs? How have these creatures been overlooked, and who finds them? ReefNet's Kris Wilk shares memorable accounts of search, discovery, and scientific investigation in this engaging seminar.

Marine Biodiversity of Eastern Indonesia

Eastern Indonesia's Banda Sea is fringed by thousands of islands that harbor the world's most varied array of marine life. Take an educational tour of the region and learn about its geography, natural history, and its underwater treasures. From the explosion of reef life in Raja Ampat to the alien creatures of Ambon's muck sites, the Banda Sea is both a photographer's and a naturalist's playground!

Biography of Kris Wilk

Kris Wilk is an award-winning underwater videographer, marine life expert, and CEO of ReefNet Inc. As a co-author of the interactive field guide “Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas”, Kris has spent almost 20 years documenting the world's rarest marine life. Between expeditions, Kris and the rest of the ReefNet team develop innovative products for recreational, commercial, and scientific divers.