venerdì 26 novembre 2010
mercoledì 24 novembre 2010
Pesce sega di nome ma...non di fatto ! :-)
Buzz, il pesce sega beniamino del Parco Acquatico Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's di Vallejo, San Francisco, nonostante i suoi stimati 80 anni di età, è partito alla volta di New Orleans per seguire un programma di riproduzione :-)
Di seguito l'articolo, tratto da The Reporter:
80-year-old shark sent to breeding program
After about 19 years at the park, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's only sawfish, which is believed to be about 80 years old, has been shipped to New Orleans for a breeding program, officials said.
Buzz's species is believed to have a life span of more than 200 years, "so he's not the old man we thought he was," park Animal Care Director Michael Muraco said.
Buzz lived among five or six shark species at the park's Shark Experience until late Friday when he headed for his new home, Curator of Fish John Shultz said.
"We all feel this is good for Buzz and good for the species, which is endangered," Shultz said.
Muraco said the process that led to Buzz's departure started during a regular "blue sky" meeting where ideas are discussed.
"This led to a conversation with the Autobahn Aquarium in New Orleans, and they mentioned there are only a handful of these animals left in United States and that they're at risk in the wild and they asked how we'd feel about a cooperative breeding program," Muraco said.
This left park officials with "a moral dilemma," he said.
Discovery Kingdom lacks the space for a breeding program for animals as large as this, so if Buzz were going to be involved, he'd have to go there, Muraco said.
"As much as we loved having Buzz here, we did the right thing," and sent him there, he said.
Buzz was caught by two fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico in 1968, park spokeswoman Nancy Chan said.
He is 13 feet long and weighs more than 250 pounds. Buzz lived for two years at the Texas State Aquarium and in Galveston's Texas SeaArama for 24 years before coming to what was then Marine World in 1991, she said.
If Buzz's breeding is successful, and "extra" offspring are produced, Discovery Kingdom is in line to get one, Muraco said.
Di seguito l'articolo, tratto da The Reporter:
80-year-old shark sent to breeding program
After about 19 years at the park, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's only sawfish, which is believed to be about 80 years old, has been shipped to New Orleans for a breeding program, officials said.
Buzz's species is believed to have a life span of more than 200 years, "so he's not the old man we thought he was," park Animal Care Director Michael Muraco said.
Buzz lived among five or six shark species at the park's Shark Experience until late Friday when he headed for his new home, Curator of Fish John Shultz said.
"We all feel this is good for Buzz and good for the species, which is endangered," Shultz said.
Muraco said the process that led to Buzz's departure started during a regular "blue sky" meeting where ideas are discussed.
"This led to a conversation with the Autobahn Aquarium in New Orleans, and they mentioned there are only a handful of these animals left in United States and that they're at risk in the wild and they asked how we'd feel about a cooperative breeding program," Muraco said.
This left park officials with "a moral dilemma," he said.
Discovery Kingdom lacks the space for a breeding program for animals as large as this, so if Buzz were going to be involved, he'd have to go there, Muraco said.
"As much as we loved having Buzz here, we did the right thing," and sent him there, he said.
Buzz was caught by two fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico in 1968, park spokeswoman Nancy Chan said.
He is 13 feet long and weighs more than 250 pounds. Buzz lived for two years at the Texas State Aquarium and in Galveston's Texas SeaArama for 24 years before coming to what was then Marine World in 1991, she said.
If Buzz's breeding is successful, and "extra" offspring are produced, Discovery Kingdom is in line to get one, Muraco said.
Impacchetta lo squalo bianco!
Port Lincoln - Australia.
Strappy, uno squalo bianco di 2.5 metri di lunghezza è stato liberato da un cappio di plastica rimasto impigliato sul dorso, tra le pinne pettorali e le branchie,grazie all'intervento di alcuni sub del "Rodney Fox Shark Expedition" capitanati da Andrew Fox.
Di seguito l'articolo, tratto da Australian Geographic :
Great white shark freed from plastic noose
An ailing great white named Strappy has been freed from a plastic noose by divers in South Australia.
Great white sharks are usually feared for their threat to humans in the ocean, but one shark has found out how dangerous humans can be.
In late September, local divers spotted what seemed to be a subdued great white shark during an expedition about 50 km from Port Lincoln, South Australia.
The 2.5 m great white (or white pointer) was being slowly choked by a ribbon of plastic strap encircling his torso. He was affectionally nicknamed Strappy because of his predicament.
Cutting into his flesh, the plastic had restricted use of Strappy's left fin, and had completely destroyed part of his gills, says Andrew Fox, part of the father-and-son team that runs dive tour operator Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions.
"From the look of the wounds I reckon he'd been suffering for a couple of months and [I thought] if we didn't do something, he would go downhill fast," Andrew says. "He probably wouldn't have lasted much more than another month."
Dicing with death
Andrew has been diving with great whites for 31 of his 45 years. Son of the legendary shark diver, Rodney Fox, Andrew says he's been in the water since childhood. Rodney, who was mauled by a great white shark in 1963, went on to develop the shark cage. He was one of the first people to capture the species on film, with some of his footage used in the movie Jaws. He is also a great advocate of shark conservation.
Over the span of a couple of expeditions in September, Rodney, Andrew and others tried to free Strappy, first from the side of the boat, then from the safety of a shark cage.
The cage was sitting on the ocean floor about 20 m below the surface, and Strappy repeatedly swam past it as if he knew the divers were trying to help him, Andrew says. Finally he came close enough and Andrew was able sever the strap by reaching out from the cage and sliding a knife between the shark's flesh and the plastic strapping. The plastic still remained embeded into Strappy's flesh, but a short while later Andrew was able to reach out and pull the plastic free.
"We saw him several days later; he had a big pot belly from a recent feed and looked much happier. I reckon he was really grateful," he told Australian Geographic.
Plastic death
Unfortunately, this is not an unusual event. Earlier this year Andrew cut fishing line from another shark, as he did last year and the year before that.
Darren Kindleysides, director of the Australian Marine Conservation Society says that many marine species get caught in this kind of debris, as well as abandoned 'ghost fishing' nets. Everything from fishes and whales to turtles, penguins and jellyfish can become entangled.
"On a global level, three times more rubbish is dumped into the oceans than there are kilograms of fish caught," says Darren. "Unfortunately, plastic debris is one of the biggest threats to marine life, and with the amount of plastics we produce and dump increasing, it's not surprising our marine life is increasingly becoming entangled."
Rodney Fox Expeditions has been working in conjunction with Flinders University and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) to help with shark research.
Some cooperative studies have included testing the possible effects of berleying (attracting sharks to bait and then capturing them) on behaviour; population ecology; and tissue sampling.
You can sponsor Strappy and receive a picture and bio of him, with all proceeds going to the work of the Fox Shark Research Foundation.
Strappy, uno squalo bianco di 2.5 metri di lunghezza è stato liberato da un cappio di plastica rimasto impigliato sul dorso, tra le pinne pettorali e le branchie,grazie all'intervento di alcuni sub del "Rodney Fox Shark Expedition" capitanati da Andrew Fox.
Di seguito l'articolo, tratto da Australian Geographic :
Great white shark freed from plastic noose
An ailing great white named Strappy has been freed from a plastic noose by divers in South Australia.
Great white sharks are usually feared for their threat to humans in the ocean, but one shark has found out how dangerous humans can be.
In late September, local divers spotted what seemed to be a subdued great white shark during an expedition about 50 km from Port Lincoln, South Australia.
The 2.5 m great white (or white pointer) was being slowly choked by a ribbon of plastic strap encircling his torso. He was affectionally nicknamed Strappy because of his predicament.
Cutting into his flesh, the plastic had restricted use of Strappy's left fin, and had completely destroyed part of his gills, says Andrew Fox, part of the father-and-son team that runs dive tour operator Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions.
"From the look of the wounds I reckon he'd been suffering for a couple of months and [I thought] if we didn't do something, he would go downhill fast," Andrew says. "He probably wouldn't have lasted much more than another month."
Dicing with death
Andrew has been diving with great whites for 31 of his 45 years. Son of the legendary shark diver, Rodney Fox, Andrew says he's been in the water since childhood. Rodney, who was mauled by a great white shark in 1963, went on to develop the shark cage. He was one of the first people to capture the species on film, with some of his footage used in the movie Jaws. He is also a great advocate of shark conservation.
Over the span of a couple of expeditions in September, Rodney, Andrew and others tried to free Strappy, first from the side of the boat, then from the safety of a shark cage.
The cage was sitting on the ocean floor about 20 m below the surface, and Strappy repeatedly swam past it as if he knew the divers were trying to help him, Andrew says. Finally he came close enough and Andrew was able sever the strap by reaching out from the cage and sliding a knife between the shark's flesh and the plastic strapping. The plastic still remained embeded into Strappy's flesh, but a short while later Andrew was able to reach out and pull the plastic free.
"We saw him several days later; he had a big pot belly from a recent feed and looked much happier. I reckon he was really grateful," he told Australian Geographic.
Plastic death
Unfortunately, this is not an unusual event. Earlier this year Andrew cut fishing line from another shark, as he did last year and the year before that.
Darren Kindleysides, director of the Australian Marine Conservation Society says that many marine species get caught in this kind of debris, as well as abandoned 'ghost fishing' nets. Everything from fishes and whales to turtles, penguins and jellyfish can become entangled.
"On a global level, three times more rubbish is dumped into the oceans than there are kilograms of fish caught," says Darren. "Unfortunately, plastic debris is one of the biggest threats to marine life, and with the amount of plastics we produce and dump increasing, it's not surprising our marine life is increasingly becoming entangled."
Rodney Fox Expeditions has been working in conjunction with Flinders University and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) to help with shark research.
Some cooperative studies have included testing the possible effects of berleying (attracting sharks to bait and then capturing them) on behaviour; population ecology; and tissue sampling.
You can sponsor Strappy and receive a picture and bio of him, with all proceeds going to the work of the Fox Shark Research Foundation.
lunedì 22 novembre 2010
The Raja Ampat Shark Sanctuary
Buone notizie da Raja Ampat (Indonesia): pochi giorni fa è stato istituito, su tutto il territorio, il primo "santuario degli squali" indonesiano entro i cui confini squali, mante, mobule, dugonghi e tartarughe saranno specie protette.
Sarà inoltre proibita:
-la cattura di pesci con l'utilizzo di bombe, cianuro, compressori etc.;
-la cattura di pesci vivi per gli acquari;
-la pesca in generale nelle aree protette.
E' stata così posta una pietra miliare per la conservazione di queste specie marine e per la salvaguardia di Raja Ampat, area ad altissima biodiversità (1397 specie di pesci e 600 di coralli classificati fin ora).
Immagine tratta da PARIWISATA - TOURISM
L'istituzione di questa area protetta da parte del Reggente di Raja Ampat, Bupati Drs Marcus Wanma, è stata la risposta concreta alla proposta di Shark Savers e del Misool Eco Resort di creare un "santuario degli squali" per salvaguardare l'incredibile ricchezza faunistica della zona.
Speriamo che altre località indonesiane seguano questo ottimo esempio!
immagine tratta da World destination
Notizia, dati ed immagine di apertura tratte da Shark Savers
venerdì 19 novembre 2010
Un'immagine per il weekend - A.Mustard
Le sculture subacquee di Jason deCaires Taylor
Tempo fa ho letto un articolo su Jason deCaires Taylor, artista ed istruttore subacqueo che, dopo un lavoro durato un anno e mezzo, ha piazzato le sue sculture a grandezza naturale sui fondali del Parco Nazionale dell'Isla Mujeres (Cancun, Messico) creando un reef artificiale composto da 400 figure umane.
Per puro caso ho trovato il suo sito. Pare che il progetto di installazione delle sculture sia stato completato.
I modelli vanno dai 3 agli 85 anni, presi dalla popolazione locale.
Le statue sono state realizzate in cemento, partendo dai calchi dei corpi dei modelli, pertanto il realismo è impressionante.
Profondità 9 metri, accessibile sia agli snorkelisti sia ai subacquei.
titolo dell' "opera": La Evolución Silenciosa
Guardando le immagini, sorge spontanea una domanda:
Dopo aver invaso gran parte della terraferma ad ogni latitudine con i nostri manufatti, utili/inutili, belli/orrendi, biologici/inquinanti...c'era proprio bisogno di invadere anche il mare?
fonte e immagini: Jason deCaires Taylor
Per puro caso ho trovato il suo sito. Pare che il progetto di installazione delle sculture sia stato completato.
I modelli vanno dai 3 agli 85 anni, presi dalla popolazione locale.
Le statue sono state realizzate in cemento, partendo dai calchi dei corpi dei modelli, pertanto il realismo è impressionante.
Profondità 9 metri, accessibile sia agli snorkelisti sia ai subacquei.
titolo dell' "opera": La Evolución Silenciosa
Guardando le immagini, sorge spontanea una domanda:
Dopo aver invaso gran parte della terraferma ad ogni latitudine con i nostri manufatti, utili/inutili, belli/orrendi, biologici/inquinanti...c'era proprio bisogno di invadere anche il mare?
fonte e immagini: Jason deCaires Taylor
martedì 16 novembre 2010
I record di apnea - freediving records
Per una mia curiosità personale, ho approfondito l'argomento dei record di apnea e devo dire che le quote di cui si parla sono strabilianti!
Soprattutto mi impressiona molto il Constant Weight without fins (assetto costante senza pinne) per cui senza nessun tipo di aiuto (cima e pinne appunto) sono stati raggiunti 95 metri dagli uomini e 62 dalle donne...
Sono senza parole!
Ecco i record attuali per le varie discipline certificati da AIDA (International Association for the development of freediving) :
Soprattutto mi impressiona molto il Constant Weight without fins (assetto costante senza pinne) per cui senza nessun tipo di aiuto (cima e pinne appunto) sono stati raggiunti 95 metri dagli uomini e 62 dalle donne...
Sono senza parole!
Ecco i record attuali per le varie discipline certificati da AIDA (International Association for the development of freediving) :
Le discipline riconosciute da AIDA sono le seguenti:
"AIDA only recognizes these 8 categories as official disciplines for world records and competitions; other kind of "similar" or "different" categories could only be considered as "demonstration disciplines", without any sanctionned world record. Men and women's records exist for each category. Links to the world records No other subdivision of these categories are considered (eg: lake/sea, altitude, under ice, 25/50 meter's pool, tandem-sled, etc)"
venerdì 12 novembre 2010
Un'immagine per il weekend - D.Doubilet
E'azzardato parlare di momenti mistici, sott'acqua?
David Doubilet: Wreck of MV Keith Tibbetts (Russian Destroyer 356), Cayman Brac 00199
David Doubilet: Wreck of MV Keith Tibbetts (Russian Destroyer 356), Cayman Brac 00199
Etichette:
Black'n'White,
Doubilet,
Fotografi,
Relitti
giovedì 11 novembre 2010
Il record di Carlos Coste: 150 metri in apnea dentro una grotta!
Forse perchè sono negata per l'apnea, forse perchè sto finendo di leggere un coinvolgente libro di Pipin Ferreras, ma ultimamente queste news mi toccano particolarmente.
Qualche giorno fa il venezuelano Carlos Coste ha stabilito il primato di apnea in grotta, percorrendo 150 metri in 2 minuti e 30", nella rete di grotte sommerse Dos Ojos, in Messico.
Dotazioni particolari? Un monopinna e una torcia !!!
Di seguito foto e articolo, tratti dal Daily Mail:
Carlos Coste has created a new Guinness world record for freediving, after swimming 150 metres through a cave using no apparatus.
The Venezuelan was armed with only a torch and a monofin - a single giant flipper worn on both feet - when he made the death-defying dive on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old soared through a passage inside Dos Ojos, a colossal cave network that twists for 31 miles under Yucatan, Mexico
Caught on camera by British underwater photographer Dan Burton, Mr Coste, from Caracas, has pioneered a new kind of record by taking the world of freediving into the underwater caves.
While only swimming at a depth of around seven metres, the record attempt could have killed the freediver as he swam through the cave while holding his breath.
Becoming trapped in the winding rocky passage could have been fatal.
Beginning at the surface, he dropped into a selected tunnel of the underwater system.
Using special swimming techniques he has honed to perfection over 12 years of freediving, he optimised strength, speed and energy conservation.
He said: 'I have been doing competitive diving for ten years and this is by far the most bizarre run I have ever made.
'To achieve this is a dream come true for me. I have been interested in speleology (the study of caves) since I was a little boy and to combine this with my profession as a freediver was amazing.
'I was not scared about it. We have planned this for a long time and I was fully prepared for what I had to do.
'If something had gone wrong then there were emergency divers on hand.
'They didn't have a spare air supply down there for me. At critical times like that it would simply have been about getting me to the surface as quickly as possible.'
Mr Coste, who can hold his breath for seven minutes, completed his spectacular run in just two minutes and 30 seconds, emerging victorious at the other end of the chosen passage
A rope that was laid before he began the attempt showed him the route. But in pitch darkness he needed to hold a torch in one hand so he could see it.
'It's not about speed,' he continued. 'It's about striking a balance between many factors.
'With monofins you can achieve the fastest speeds possible but for something like this you don't want to be frantically kicking your way through the cave.
'Inertia, displacement and modality are all massive factors and the optimal technique that has been perfected is to make two kicks, then glide, two kicks, then glide. You need to be in the best hydrodynamic position.
'It really feels like you are flying through the cave and you have to adopt a position like Superman with your arms stretched out in front of you.
'The adrenaline brings a massive rush. It makes me feel amazing to be involved in things like this.'
Planned meticulously by his wife and manager Gabriela Contreras, 45, the extreme attempt has been three years in the making.
The pair selected the chosen tunnel a year ago and have since been preparing him for the attempt.
'This hasn't been done before,' Mr Coste added. 'But Guinness said I would need to make at least 75 metres to have a world record.
'I doubled that so I hope they are satisfied that this should go into the books.'
In October 2003 he became the first person to achieve a free immersion (using no swimming apparatus and descending only by pulling on a rope) of more than 100 metres.
Qualche giorno fa il venezuelano Carlos Coste ha stabilito il primato di apnea in grotta, percorrendo 150 metri in 2 minuti e 30", nella rete di grotte sommerse Dos Ojos, in Messico.
Dotazioni particolari? Un monopinna e una torcia !!!
Di seguito foto e articolo, tratti dal Daily Mail:
Carlos Coste has created a new Guinness world record for freediving, after swimming 150 metres through a cave using no apparatus.
The Venezuelan was armed with only a torch and a monofin - a single giant flipper worn on both feet - when he made the death-defying dive on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old soared through a passage inside Dos Ojos, a colossal cave network that twists for 31 miles under Yucatan, Mexico
Caught on camera by British underwater photographer Dan Burton, Mr Coste, from Caracas, has pioneered a new kind of record by taking the world of freediving into the underwater caves.
While only swimming at a depth of around seven metres, the record attempt could have killed the freediver as he swam through the cave while holding his breath.
Becoming trapped in the winding rocky passage could have been fatal.
Beginning at the surface, he dropped into a selected tunnel of the underwater system.
Using special swimming techniques he has honed to perfection over 12 years of freediving, he optimised strength, speed and energy conservation.
He said: 'I have been doing competitive diving for ten years and this is by far the most bizarre run I have ever made.
'To achieve this is a dream come true for me. I have been interested in speleology (the study of caves) since I was a little boy and to combine this with my profession as a freediver was amazing.
'I was not scared about it. We have planned this for a long time and I was fully prepared for what I had to do.
'If something had gone wrong then there were emergency divers on hand.
'They didn't have a spare air supply down there for me. At critical times like that it would simply have been about getting me to the surface as quickly as possible.'
Mr Coste, who can hold his breath for seven minutes, completed his spectacular run in just two minutes and 30 seconds, emerging victorious at the other end of the chosen passage
A rope that was laid before he began the attempt showed him the route. But in pitch darkness he needed to hold a torch in one hand so he could see it.
'It's not about speed,' he continued. 'It's about striking a balance between many factors.
'With monofins you can achieve the fastest speeds possible but for something like this you don't want to be frantically kicking your way through the cave.
'Inertia, displacement and modality are all massive factors and the optimal technique that has been perfected is to make two kicks, then glide, two kicks, then glide. You need to be in the best hydrodynamic position.
'It really feels like you are flying through the cave and you have to adopt a position like Superman with your arms stretched out in front of you.
'The adrenaline brings a massive rush. It makes me feel amazing to be involved in things like this.'
Planned meticulously by his wife and manager Gabriela Contreras, 45, the extreme attempt has been three years in the making.
The pair selected the chosen tunnel a year ago and have since been preparing him for the attempt.
'This hasn't been done before,' Mr Coste added. 'But Guinness said I would need to make at least 75 metres to have a world record.
'I doubled that so I hope they are satisfied that this should go into the books.'
In October 2003 he became the first person to achieve a free immersion (using no swimming apparatus and descending only by pulling on a rope) of more than 100 metres.
mercoledì 10 novembre 2010
UWPG Ocean Art Photo Competition 2010
Il sito Underwater Photography Guide propone un concorso online con 11 categorie, 3 delle quali dedicate esclusivamente alle compatte:
• Wide-angle
• Macro
• Marine-life Behavior
• Portrait
• Nudibranchs
• SuperMacro
• Underwater model / Fashion
• Novice dSLR
• Compact Camera wide-angle
• Compact Camera Marine Behavior
• Compact camera Macro
Molto interessanti gli sponsor che forniscono i premi:
Diving centers sparsi nelle più rinomate mete sub, barche da crociera, aziende di attrezzatura sub etc. etc. :-)
Info, regole, premi e dettagli
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ISCRIZIONE ENTRO IL 14.11.2010 !!!
martedì 9 novembre 2010
Dipinto o foto?
Un altro fotografo che amo è Frans Lanting.
In questo caso mi piace molto il contrasto tra "impressionismo" e "realismo", tra dipinto e fotografia, tra il mare e la terraferma...poesia pura!
In questo caso mi piace molto il contrasto tra "impressionismo" e "realismo", tra dipinto e fotografia, tra il mare e la terraferma...poesia pura!
lunedì 8 novembre 2010
Finalmente le foto vincitrici del Festival!
Ecco finalmente le foto premiate al 37° Festival Mondial de l'Image Sous Marine !!!
venerdì 5 novembre 2010
Epson Red Sea 2010 Competition
Dall' 8 al 13 Novembre si terrà ad Eilat (nota località balneare israeliana sul Mar Rosso) l' Epson Red Sea 2010 Competition, concorso fotografico rivolto a professionisti e non.
Le categorie previste sono 5:
1. Main Category: 5 Best Pictures (digital)
2. 3 Best Shark Images (print)
3. Best Single Color Image (print)
4. Best Underwater Ship and Plane Wreck Image – Black & White (print)
5. Best Underwater Environmental Conservation Image (digital)
info su categorie e premi
Schedule of Events during the Epson Red Sea 2010 Competition
Monday, November 8, 2010
9:00-19:00 Registration at the Manta Diving Center at the Coral Beach, Eilat
20:30- Official opening ceremony at the conference room of Isrotel Yam Suf. This ceremony includes briefings by the judges’ representative, by the production team, and by a representative of the local Environmental Conservation Authorities.
00:01 Competition officially begins. Start taking photographs!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Continued Registration at the Manta Diving Center
First day of Competition – heading to all of the dive sites
18:00-19:00 - HAPPY HOUR
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Second day of the Competition
18:00-19:00 - HAPPY HOUR
19:30-20:30 - Open cocktail at the Underwater Observatory in Eilat.
21:00 - A face to face meeting with the judges. Learn how they make decisions and get tips on how to choose a good photograph.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Third and final day of competition
Photographers make final decisions and submit entries to the judges at the Manta Diving Center
18:00-19:00 HAPPY HOUR
Friday, November 12, 2010
Entries must be submitted until 10:30am.
11:00 – Official opening of the underwater art exhibition at Coral Beach,
featuring the work of artist Shlomo Cohen
18:00-21:00 - Cyprus Party, sponsored by the Cyprus Ministry of Tourism Office
21:00 - Isrotel Yam Suf introducing Marseille Festival Movies
Saturday, November 13, 2010
10:00 – Group photograph taken at the Satil wreck dive site
11:30 - 14:30 Introduction of all submitted photographs at Isrotel Yam Suf
20:30 – The official awards ceremony
22:30 – Celebration party at Aqua Sport, Coral Beach
Additional Information:
www.eilatredsea.com
info@eilatredsea.com
Telephone: 09-7457055
Fax: 09-7411628
giovedì 4 novembre 2010
I vincitori del 37° Festival mondial de l'image sous-marine
Comunicato ufficiale dei vincitori:
(tratto dal sito del Festival...le immagini premiate le trovate qui!!!)
(tratto dal sito del Festival...le immagini premiate le trovate qui!!!)
FMISM WINNERS 2010
LONG AND MEDIUM (Films Group A)
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC PRIZE
GOLD PRIZE
to Christian PETRON, Boris RAIM, Sound&Vision, Cinemarine, Arte Germany, ZDF Enterprise [France-Germany]
for Great White Sharks of Guadalupe (Adventure Ocean Quest Part. I)
SILVER PRIZE
To Bertrand LOYER, Saint Thomas Productions [France]
for Naissance d'une île Bertrand LOYER, Saint Thomas Productions [France]
BRONZE PRIZE
to Jérôme ESPLA, Poisson-Lune Productions [France]
for Dans les yeux des requins
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SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
to Didier NOIROT, NHU Africa [France]
for Into the Dragon's Lair
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SPECIAL PUBLIC PRIZE
to Jacques PERRIN, Jacques CLUZAUD, Galatée films [France]
for Océans
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NAUSICAA PRIZE (1 500 €)
to René HEUZEY, Label Bleu production [France]
for Le Mystère des requins baleines
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ALBERT 1st - MONACO OCEANOGRAPHIC FOUNDATION
to Ante ZULJEVIC, Blue World [Croatia]
for Open Sea - Le Large
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INFORMATION & NEWS PRIZE
to Mathieu PRADINAUD, BPDM [France]
for Arles, l’histoire engloutie
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PRIZE FOR ANIMAL DOCUMENTARY
to René HEUZEY, Yukimi YAMAMOTO, Pedro ALEDO, Label Bleu Vidéo, WhalesWhisperers [France]
for La nuit des Mantas
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PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
à Savas KARAKAS, M. Sibel GOLOGLU, IZ TV [Turkey]
for Hitler's Lost U-Boat U20
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FICTION PRIZE
to Lee TOSHIO, Leeriders co. ltd. [Japan]
for Sunshine Ahead
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PRIZE FOR THE UNUSUAL
to Guillaume ALLAIRE, Mad executive, Victorimage [France]
for Le monde de Ramette
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PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to Didier NOIROT, NHU Africa [France]
for Into the Dragon's Lair
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SHORTS and CLIPS (Films Group B)
GOLD PRIZE
SMY Ondina Prize (Cruise for a value of approx. 4000 €)
to Daniele IOP [Italy]
for L'aimant
SILVER PRIZE
to José LACHAT [Switzerland]
for Ma forteresse
BRONZE PRIZE
to Gino ROSIERS [Belgium]
for Le cycle de la vie
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SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
to Alexis DEMENKOFF [France]
for Les sentinelles du bleu
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PRIZE OF THE F.F.C.V. (Fédération Française of Cinéma and Vidéo)
to José Maria ESTEBAN-INFANTES, Laura EGUILUZ ALEBICTO [Spain]
for A sea of sharks
---
PAUL RICARD OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE PRIZE (1000 €)
to Michel METERY, Albert FALCO, Direction régionale de l'environnement Martinique [France] for La mer en héritage
---
PRIX DIMITRI REBIKOFF
to Ricardo CASTILLO MIGUEZ, Luis SANCHEZ CHAVEZ, Lourdes DEL OLMO, Bernardo GONZALEZ, Marcela SOLARES, Fundación Rango Extendido A.C. [Mexico]
for 20'12''
---
BRIGITTE CRUICKSHANK PRIZE (750 €)
to Pierre LABOUTE, Thomas DOUCHY [France]
for Se Nourrir, Vivre et Mourir
---
PRIZE FOR NEWS DOCUMENTARY
to Florent CADE, L'oeil de la Mer [France]
for Vers le Parc national des calanques
---
PRIZE FOR ANIMAL DOCUMENTARY
to Leonardo SERGIANI [Italy]
for Interaction
---
PRIZE FOR FREE EXPRESSION
to Peter LOMBAR [Slovenia]
for If I can drive, I can dive
---
HUMOUR PRIZE
to Nicolas GILBERT, Charlotte BLAN, Géom [France]
for L'addition, videoclip from the video serie Ecoplongée
---
PRIZE FOR THE UNUSUAL
to Guillaume NERY, Julie GAUTIER, BlueNery [France]
for Free Fall
---
PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to Antoine GANNE, SCHMIDT Florian [France]
for Souffle
---
YOUNG JURY PRIZE
to Elodie TURPIN [Canada]
for Poèmes au clair de lune
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
AWARDS FOR PORTFOLIOS AND AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS CONCHYIOLOGY
JORGE ALBUQUERQUE PRIZE
to Philippe RICHARD [France]
for "Le penseur de Rodin"
PRIZE OF THE FRENCH CONCHYIOLOGY ASSOCIATION
to Charles RAWLINGS [USA]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS
Sound series
GOLD DIVER
to Paolo ROSSI [Italy]
for Arcobaleno (Over the Rainbow)
SILVER DIVER
to Luc Eeckhaut [Belgium]
for Wonderful World
PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to BALOGLU Alptekin [Turkey]
for Au delà des rêves
Slide shows
GOLD DIVER
to Michael AW, michael aw.com [Australia]
for Exodus
SILVER DIVER
to DomenicoDRAGO , Multivisione Mare [Italy]
for Le silence des rêves
PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to Domenico DRAGO, Multivisione Mare [Italy]
for Le silence des rêves
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRIO-PHOTO
GOLD DIVER
PRIZE Red Sea Boats Holidays (Dive Cruise in Sudan)
to Robert HAUSWIRTH [France]
SILVER DIVER
to Thomas VIGNAUD [France]
BRONZE DIVER
to Carlos VILLOCH [Spain]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
PORTFOLIOS
GOLD DIVER
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PRIZE ( 3 weeks of diving in PNG)
to Michael AW [Australia]
SILVER DIVER
to Claudio GAZZAROLI [Switzerland]
BRONZE DIVER
to Bettina BALNIS [Germany]
APNEA PRIZE "Best free-diving image" (300 €)
to Christian COULOMBE [France]
OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PRIZE $1800 [Artistic] Voucher for MSY SeaHorse
to Nicholas SAMARAS [Greece]
PRIX OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY JELLY FISH AWARD PRIZE [Science] Voucher for MSY SeaHorse
to Bettina BALNIS [Germany]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AWARDS FOR PRINTS COLOUR PRINTS
GOLD DIVER
to Tony BASKEYFIELD [Great Britain]
for "Spinner Dolphins"
SILVER DIVER
to Giovanni SMORTI [Italy]
for "Il granchio del corallo"
BRONZE DIVER
to Sylvain GIRARDOT [France]
for "Regard de baleineau"
André LABAN PRIZE "La Passion du Bleu"
to Brigitte BERTRAND [France]
YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER PRIZE under 15
to Sonya SHPINIOVA [Ukraine]
for "Sirène musicale"
Our World Underwater Scholarship Society Prize (Young photographer 18 to 25 years) (€700)
to IllyaGUBIN [Ukraine]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS
GOLD DIVER
to Davide ARMAND UGON [Italy]
for "La Sfinge"
SILVER DIVER
to Michele DAVINO [Italy]
for "Mulino"
PRIX JEAN ET MARYSE CHAPEYROUX
to Gabriele DONATI [Italy]
for "Tursiopi"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"MUSIC AND THE SEA"
FRANÇOIS DE ROUBAIX PRIZE
to RODIN Alexander [Ukraine]
for Symphony "Moon and Sea
FESTIVAL PRIZE
to Virginie ASTER [France]
for Turbulence(s)
PAUL RICARD OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE PRIZE
to Bérenger GASSER [France]
pour To the heart of the seas
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"THE BOOK AND THE SEA"
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR UNDERWATER IMAGE BOOKS for "Loving Sharks"
to ohn A. SCARLETT [USA]
BEST UNDERWATER GUIDE PRIZE
for "La Corse - 100 plongées incontournables et nos autres coups de cœur"
to Nicolas BARRAQUÉ, Hervé COLOMBINI, Gilles DIRAIMONDO
publisher GAP Editions
CORAL PRIZE
for "La musique des Kerguelen"
to Olivier BASS [France]
publisher La Découvrance
CORAL PRIZE - SPECIAL MENTION
for "Cousteau, 20 000 rêves sous les mers"
to Franck MACHU [France]
publisher Le Rocher
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLONGEE MAGAZINE PRIZE FOR UNDERWATER REPORTING
GOLD DIVER ( 600 €)
to Alain PONCHON, Philippe JOACHIM, Bleue Passion [France]
for Cristina ou le shark Feeling
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDERWATER WEB SITE PRIZE
PRIZE for educational site
to Nicolas GILBERT, Charlotte BLAN, Geom [France]
for www.ecoplongee.com
SPECIAL MENTION for educational site
to Christian COUDRE, Association Côte Bleue [France]
poforur www.cotebleue.org
PRIZE for promotional site
to Jérôme PIDOUX, Mathias ROLLAND, Pierre DESCAMP, Andromède Océanologie [France]
for www.andromede-ocean.com
PRIZE for artistic site
to William RHAMEY [France]
for the blog www.azur-diving.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDERWATER ADVERTISING PRIZE
FILM Category
GOLD PRIZE
to Microsoft [USA]
for Lola & Windows 7
STILLS Category
GOLD PRIZE
to Zena HOLLOWAY [Great Britain]
for the advzertising Campain "Radox - Renew you"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maurice BRAUD PRIZE for "Plongeur Sourire"
to Anne-Lise ROBLIN-BRIEU [France]
LONG AND MEDIUM (Films Group A)
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC PRIZE
GOLD PRIZE
to Christian PETRON, Boris RAIM, Sound&Vision, Cinemarine, Arte Germany, ZDF Enterprise [France-Germany]
for Great White Sharks of Guadalupe (Adventure Ocean Quest Part. I)
SILVER PRIZE
To Bertrand LOYER, Saint Thomas Productions [France]
for Naissance d'une île Bertrand LOYER, Saint Thomas Productions [France]
BRONZE PRIZE
to Jérôme ESPLA, Poisson-Lune Productions [France]
for Dans les yeux des requins
---
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
to Didier NOIROT, NHU Africa [France]
for Into the Dragon's Lair
---
SPECIAL PUBLIC PRIZE
to Jacques PERRIN, Jacques CLUZAUD, Galatée films [France]
for Océans
---
NAUSICAA PRIZE (1 500 €)
to René HEUZEY, Label Bleu production [France]
for Le Mystère des requins baleines
---
ALBERT 1st - MONACO OCEANOGRAPHIC FOUNDATION
to Ante ZULJEVIC, Blue World [Croatia]
for Open Sea - Le Large
---
INFORMATION & NEWS PRIZE
to Mathieu PRADINAUD, BPDM [France]
for Arles, l’histoire engloutie
---
PRIZE FOR ANIMAL DOCUMENTARY
to René HEUZEY, Yukimi YAMAMOTO, Pedro ALEDO, Label Bleu Vidéo, WhalesWhisperers [France]
for La nuit des Mantas
---
PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
à Savas KARAKAS, M. Sibel GOLOGLU, IZ TV [Turkey]
for Hitler's Lost U-Boat U20
---
FICTION PRIZE
to Lee TOSHIO, Leeriders co. ltd. [Japan]
for Sunshine Ahead
---
PRIZE FOR THE UNUSUAL
to Guillaume ALLAIRE, Mad executive, Victorimage [France]
for Le monde de Ramette
---
PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to Didier NOIROT, NHU Africa [France]
for Into the Dragon's Lair
------------------------------------------------------
SHORTS and CLIPS (Films Group B)
GOLD PRIZE
SMY Ondina Prize (Cruise for a value of approx. 4000 €)
to Daniele IOP [Italy]
for L'aimant
SILVER PRIZE
to José LACHAT [Switzerland]
for Ma forteresse
BRONZE PRIZE
to Gino ROSIERS [Belgium]
for Le cycle de la vie
---
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
to Alexis DEMENKOFF [France]
for Les sentinelles du bleu
---
PRIZE OF THE F.F.C.V. (Fédération Française of Cinéma and Vidéo)
to José Maria ESTEBAN-INFANTES, Laura EGUILUZ ALEBICTO [Spain]
for A sea of sharks
---
PAUL RICARD OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE PRIZE (1000 €)
to Michel METERY, Albert FALCO, Direction régionale de l'environnement Martinique [France] for La mer en héritage
---
PRIX DIMITRI REBIKOFF
to Ricardo CASTILLO MIGUEZ, Luis SANCHEZ CHAVEZ, Lourdes DEL OLMO, Bernardo GONZALEZ, Marcela SOLARES, Fundación Rango Extendido A.C. [Mexico]
for 20'12''
---
BRIGITTE CRUICKSHANK PRIZE (750 €)
to Pierre LABOUTE, Thomas DOUCHY [France]
for Se Nourrir, Vivre et Mourir
---
PRIZE FOR NEWS DOCUMENTARY
to Florent CADE, L'oeil de la Mer [France]
for Vers le Parc national des calanques
---
PRIZE FOR ANIMAL DOCUMENTARY
to Leonardo SERGIANI [Italy]
for Interaction
---
PRIZE FOR FREE EXPRESSION
to Peter LOMBAR [Slovenia]
for If I can drive, I can dive
---
HUMOUR PRIZE
to Nicolas GILBERT, Charlotte BLAN, Géom [France]
for L'addition, videoclip from the video serie Ecoplongée
---
PRIZE FOR THE UNUSUAL
to Guillaume NERY, Julie GAUTIER, BlueNery [France]
for Free Fall
---
PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to Antoine GANNE, SCHMIDT Florian [France]
for Souffle
---
YOUNG JURY PRIZE
to Elodie TURPIN [Canada]
for Poèmes au clair de lune
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
AWARDS FOR PORTFOLIOS AND AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS CONCHYIOLOGY
JORGE ALBUQUERQUE PRIZE
to Philippe RICHARD [France]
for "Le penseur de Rodin"
PRIZE OF THE FRENCH CONCHYIOLOGY ASSOCIATION
to Charles RAWLINGS [USA]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS
Sound series
GOLD DIVER
to Paolo ROSSI [Italy]
for Arcobaleno (Over the Rainbow)
SILVER DIVER
to Luc Eeckhaut [Belgium]
for Wonderful World
PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to BALOGLU Alptekin [Turkey]
for Au delà des rêves
Slide shows
GOLD DIVER
to Michael AW, michael aw.com [Australia]
for Exodus
SILVER DIVER
to DomenicoDRAGO , Multivisione Mare [Italy]
for Le silence des rêves
PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to Domenico DRAGO, Multivisione Mare [Italy]
for Le silence des rêves
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRIO-PHOTO
GOLD DIVER
PRIZE Red Sea Boats Holidays (Dive Cruise in Sudan)
to Robert HAUSWIRTH [France]
SILVER DIVER
to Thomas VIGNAUD [France]
BRONZE DIVER
to Carlos VILLOCH [Spain]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
PORTFOLIOS
GOLD DIVER
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PRIZE ( 3 weeks of diving in PNG)
to Michael AW [Australia]
SILVER DIVER
to Claudio GAZZAROLI [Switzerland]
BRONZE DIVER
to Bettina BALNIS [Germany]
APNEA PRIZE "Best free-diving image" (300 €)
to Christian COULOMBE [France]
OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PRIZE $1800 [Artistic] Voucher for MSY SeaHorse
to Nicholas SAMARAS [Greece]
PRIX OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY JELLY FISH AWARD PRIZE [Science] Voucher for MSY SeaHorse
to Bettina BALNIS [Germany]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AWARDS FOR PRINTS COLOUR PRINTS
GOLD DIVER
to Tony BASKEYFIELD [Great Britain]
for "Spinner Dolphins"
SILVER DIVER
to Giovanni SMORTI [Italy]
for "Il granchio del corallo"
BRONZE DIVER
to Sylvain GIRARDOT [France]
for "Regard de baleineau"
André LABAN PRIZE "La Passion du Bleu"
to Brigitte BERTRAND [France]
YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER PRIZE under 15
to Sonya SHPINIOVA [Ukraine]
for "Sirène musicale"
Our World Underwater Scholarship Society Prize (Young photographer 18 to 25 years) (€700)
to IllyaGUBIN [Ukraine]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS
GOLD DIVER
to Davide ARMAND UGON [Italy]
for "La Sfinge"
SILVER DIVER
to Michele DAVINO [Italy]
for "Mulino"
PRIX JEAN ET MARYSE CHAPEYROUX
to Gabriele DONATI [Italy]
for "Tursiopi"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"MUSIC AND THE SEA"
FRANÇOIS DE ROUBAIX PRIZE
to RODIN Alexander [Ukraine]
for Symphony "Moon and Sea
FESTIVAL PRIZE
to Virginie ASTER [France]
for Turbulence(s)
PAUL RICARD OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE PRIZE
to Bérenger GASSER [France]
pour To the heart of the seas
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"THE BOOK AND THE SEA"
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR UNDERWATER IMAGE BOOKS for "Loving Sharks"
to ohn A. SCARLETT [USA]
BEST UNDERWATER GUIDE PRIZE
for "La Corse - 100 plongées incontournables et nos autres coups de cœur"
to Nicolas BARRAQUÉ, Hervé COLOMBINI, Gilles DIRAIMONDO
publisher GAP Editions
CORAL PRIZE
for "La musique des Kerguelen"
to Olivier BASS [France]
publisher La Découvrance
CORAL PRIZE - SPECIAL MENTION
for "Cousteau, 20 000 rêves sous les mers"
to Franck MACHU [France]
publisher Le Rocher
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLONGEE MAGAZINE PRIZE FOR UNDERWATER REPORTING
GOLD DIVER ( 600 €)
to Alain PONCHON, Philippe JOACHIM, Bleue Passion [France]
for Cristina ou le shark Feeling
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDERWATER WEB SITE PRIZE
PRIZE for educational site
to Nicolas GILBERT, Charlotte BLAN, Geom [France]
for www.ecoplongee.com
SPECIAL MENTION for educational site
to Christian COUDRE, Association Côte Bleue [France]
poforur www.cotebleue.org
PRIZE for promotional site
to Jérôme PIDOUX, Mathias ROLLAND, Pierre DESCAMP, Andromède Océanologie [France]
for www.andromede-ocean.com
PRIZE for artistic site
to William RHAMEY [France]
for the blog www.azur-diving.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNDERWATER ADVERTISING PRIZE
FILM Category
GOLD PRIZE
to Microsoft [USA]
for Lola & Windows 7
STILLS Category
GOLD PRIZE
to Zena HOLLOWAY [Great Britain]
for the advzertising Campain "Radox - Renew you"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maurice BRAUD PRIZE for "Plongeur Sourire"
to Anne-Lise ROBLIN-BRIEU [France]
E tu chiamale se vuoi...emozioni
Egitto, Sharm el Sheikh, Ras Ghamila
Terza immersione della giornata, tornando da Tiran.
Causa Ramadan, non abbiamo potuto fermarci lì, ma abbiamo iniziato a tornare verso la costa, per poter attraccare al porto con un po’ di margine rispetto al tramontare del sole.
La guida decide che ci immergeremo a Ras Ghamila.
Ho un tuffo al cuore. Avendo lavorato per un diving situato proprio lì, conosco questo sito come le mie tasche ed ho proprio voglia di tornarci.
Purtroppo questa volta sono senza il buddy “storico” e mi tocca aggregarmi al gruppo.
Ci tuffiamo ampiamente fuori zona, in prossimità del pontile del Baron, per una drift dive con il reef sulla sinistra.
Scendiamo in un punto un po’ noioso: sabbia e pinnacoletti, sabbia e acropore, sabbia e….che palle!
La corrente è lieve e stimo con disappunto che non ce la faremo ad arrivare dove inizia il “bello”: gorgonie, drop off e via dicendo. Ok, mi concentro su un po’ di macro anche se non posso attardarmi molto: il gruppo è piccolo e sono molto più veloci di me e voglio evitare il cazziatone. La luce è bellissima, il fondo bianco regala un riverbero che fa risaltare i colori.
Qualche carangide passa nel blu, frettoloso. La visibilità non è ottima, ma non ci si può lamentare. Qualche razza maculata riposa sotto le acropore, per il resto non trovo nessun soggetto che mi attiri, quindi preferisco sbrigarmi un po’, magari si riesce ad arrivare dove vorrei….
Ed infatti dopo una buona ventina di minuti, i pinnacoletti e blocchi di reef iniziano ad essere più numerosi e rigogliosi; mi fermo a fotografare una murena nascosta sotto un “tavolino”, ma è un po’ controluce e non ottengo l’effetto che speravo. Subito dopo c’è un bel pesce palla mascherato che riposa su un’acropora, come se fosse su un vassoio: qualche minuto anche per lui e…il gruppo è sparito!
Lontano intravedo le bolle. Senza fretta riprendo il mio cammino, mi aspetteranno…credo!
Inizio a pinneggiare, ma mi accorgo che la distanza è sempre la stessa.
Vabbè, “sticazzi” non ho voglia di faticare! Sai che c’è? Mi godo questo scampolo di autonomia.
Spengo la macchina fotografica, mi guardo attorno e….vengo sopraffatta da una miriade di ricordi.
Noto il punto dove la zona di sabbia scende un po’ più ripidamente: luogo che, a 40 metri e mille anni prima, mi ha visto impegnata negli esercizi del corso Advance.
In un attimo mi tornano in mente molti dettagli delle immersioni di quel periodo, i personaggi, le storie.
Proseguo fino ad un pinnacolo, alto un paio di metri, diviso a metà e ribattezzato “il portale”: alla sua base era solita arrotolarsi una murena gigante e la prima volta che la vidi, la scambiai per un vaso.
Era davvero enorme, testa e coda non si vedevano e l’ansa formata dal suo sinuoso corpo avvolto al pinnacolo pareva veramente un vaso. Dovetti toccarla, per capire cosa fosse. Rido al ricordo.
Poco più avanti un cespuglio di corallo nero e l’immagine vivida di 2 delfini che giocano intorno a noi, sfiorandoci con il muso e fingendo di “brucarlo”.
Subito dopo il pianoro con la boa e la catena: palcoscenico di corsi e check dive.
Ripenso all’unica volta in cui ho rinunciato ad un’immersione, proprio lì, qualche anno fa, causa corrente disumana: la catena a 45° dava un’idea della forza dell’acqua per cui saggiamente decidemmo di lasciar perdere tornando faticosamente al pontile.
Tutte le immersioni vennero cancellate, quel giorno: se avevo rinunciato io, che mi buttavo con qualsiasi condizione, voleva dire che era veramente impossibile scendere…
Mi fermo per una macro di rito al nudibranco che staziona sempre sulla spugna rossa sotto al masso vicino al corpo morto.
Mi balena l’idea di attraversare il giardino di coralli e portarmi verso il drop off, a salutare le gorgonie, magari non quelle a 30 metri, ma quella perfetta, a forma di ventaglio, che io e il Cicciuzz abbiamo letteralmente “ricucito”, causa strappo da lenza, nel corso di un paio di immersioni, magari sì….
Guardo il computer: no, oramai sono a fine immersione, riscendere a 23 metri non mi va. La decisione mi pesa come un macigno, sento un groppo che sale inesorabile, la maschera si riempie di lacrime.
Piango.
Piango davanti alla bellezza dei colori, delle forme, della quantità di vita che popola questo reef.
Piango ricordando quella botta di narcosi a 18 metri; piango per la manta con cui giocai un pomeriggio d’inverno; piango per lo squalo chitarra che abitualmente gironzolava all’imbrunire al “sandy patch”; per gli intro scorrazzati avanti ed indietro sulla barriera corallina, godendo ogni volta del loro sincero stupore; piango per la nuvola di fucilieri che si radunava d’estate al tramonto; piango per le notturne meravigliose che questo posto mi ha regalato; per quella volta che insieme a mio padre decidemmo di raggiungere dal pontile Gorgonia City, facendoci un culo così pinneggiando in superficie contro vento; per l'unica volta che sono riuscita a portare sott'acqua mia sorella, per gli amici che lavoravano qui ed ora sono sparsi per il mondo; per una stagione della mia vita che non c’è più.
Piango travolta dalle emozioni.
Mi riempio gli occhi di tutti quei particolari che hanno colorato quei giorni, la luce, la danza degli anthias, la meraviglia delle sfumature.
Sono pronta per risalire.
Terza immersione della giornata, tornando da Tiran.
Causa Ramadan, non abbiamo potuto fermarci lì, ma abbiamo iniziato a tornare verso la costa, per poter attraccare al porto con un po’ di margine rispetto al tramontare del sole.
La guida decide che ci immergeremo a Ras Ghamila.
Ho un tuffo al cuore. Avendo lavorato per un diving situato proprio lì, conosco questo sito come le mie tasche ed ho proprio voglia di tornarci.
Purtroppo questa volta sono senza il buddy “storico” e mi tocca aggregarmi al gruppo.
Ci tuffiamo ampiamente fuori zona, in prossimità del pontile del Baron, per una drift dive con il reef sulla sinistra.
Scendiamo in un punto un po’ noioso: sabbia e pinnacoletti, sabbia e acropore, sabbia e….che palle!
La corrente è lieve e stimo con disappunto che non ce la faremo ad arrivare dove inizia il “bello”: gorgonie, drop off e via dicendo. Ok, mi concentro su un po’ di macro anche se non posso attardarmi molto: il gruppo è piccolo e sono molto più veloci di me e voglio evitare il cazziatone. La luce è bellissima, il fondo bianco regala un riverbero che fa risaltare i colori.
Qualche carangide passa nel blu, frettoloso. La visibilità non è ottima, ma non ci si può lamentare. Qualche razza maculata riposa sotto le acropore, per il resto non trovo nessun soggetto che mi attiri, quindi preferisco sbrigarmi un po’, magari si riesce ad arrivare dove vorrei….
Ed infatti dopo una buona ventina di minuti, i pinnacoletti e blocchi di reef iniziano ad essere più numerosi e rigogliosi; mi fermo a fotografare una murena nascosta sotto un “tavolino”, ma è un po’ controluce e non ottengo l’effetto che speravo. Subito dopo c’è un bel pesce palla mascherato che riposa su un’acropora, come se fosse su un vassoio: qualche minuto anche per lui e…il gruppo è sparito!
Lontano intravedo le bolle. Senza fretta riprendo il mio cammino, mi aspetteranno…credo!
Inizio a pinneggiare, ma mi accorgo che la distanza è sempre la stessa.
Vabbè, “sticazzi” non ho voglia di faticare! Sai che c’è? Mi godo questo scampolo di autonomia.
Spengo la macchina fotografica, mi guardo attorno e….vengo sopraffatta da una miriade di ricordi.
Noto il punto dove la zona di sabbia scende un po’ più ripidamente: luogo che, a 40 metri e mille anni prima, mi ha visto impegnata negli esercizi del corso Advance.
In un attimo mi tornano in mente molti dettagli delle immersioni di quel periodo, i personaggi, le storie.
Proseguo fino ad un pinnacolo, alto un paio di metri, diviso a metà e ribattezzato “il portale”: alla sua base era solita arrotolarsi una murena gigante e la prima volta che la vidi, la scambiai per un vaso.
Era davvero enorme, testa e coda non si vedevano e l’ansa formata dal suo sinuoso corpo avvolto al pinnacolo pareva veramente un vaso. Dovetti toccarla, per capire cosa fosse. Rido al ricordo.
Poco più avanti un cespuglio di corallo nero e l’immagine vivida di 2 delfini che giocano intorno a noi, sfiorandoci con il muso e fingendo di “brucarlo”.
Subito dopo il pianoro con la boa e la catena: palcoscenico di corsi e check dive.
Ripenso all’unica volta in cui ho rinunciato ad un’immersione, proprio lì, qualche anno fa, causa corrente disumana: la catena a 45° dava un’idea della forza dell’acqua per cui saggiamente decidemmo di lasciar perdere tornando faticosamente al pontile.
Tutte le immersioni vennero cancellate, quel giorno: se avevo rinunciato io, che mi buttavo con qualsiasi condizione, voleva dire che era veramente impossibile scendere…
Mi fermo per una macro di rito al nudibranco che staziona sempre sulla spugna rossa sotto al masso vicino al corpo morto.
Mi balena l’idea di attraversare il giardino di coralli e portarmi verso il drop off, a salutare le gorgonie, magari non quelle a 30 metri, ma quella perfetta, a forma di ventaglio, che io e il Cicciuzz abbiamo letteralmente “ricucito”, causa strappo da lenza, nel corso di un paio di immersioni, magari sì….
Guardo il computer: no, oramai sono a fine immersione, riscendere a 23 metri non mi va. La decisione mi pesa come un macigno, sento un groppo che sale inesorabile, la maschera si riempie di lacrime.
Piango.
Piango davanti alla bellezza dei colori, delle forme, della quantità di vita che popola questo reef.
Piango ricordando quella botta di narcosi a 18 metri; piango per la manta con cui giocai un pomeriggio d’inverno; piango per lo squalo chitarra che abitualmente gironzolava all’imbrunire al “sandy patch”; per gli intro scorrazzati avanti ed indietro sulla barriera corallina, godendo ogni volta del loro sincero stupore; piango per la nuvola di fucilieri che si radunava d’estate al tramonto; piango per le notturne meravigliose che questo posto mi ha regalato; per quella volta che insieme a mio padre decidemmo di raggiungere dal pontile Gorgonia City, facendoci un culo così pinneggiando in superficie contro vento; per l'unica volta che sono riuscita a portare sott'acqua mia sorella, per gli amici che lavoravano qui ed ora sono sparsi per il mondo; per una stagione della mia vita che non c’è più.
Piango travolta dalle emozioni.
Mi riempio gli occhi di tutti quei particolari che hanno colorato quei giorni, la luce, la danza degli anthias, la meraviglia delle sfumature.
Sono pronta per risalire.
mercoledì 3 novembre 2010
XIX Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Medicina Subacquea e Iperbarica (SIMSI)
Dal 18 al 21 novembre 2010, a Villafranca (VR), si terrà il XIX Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Medicina Subacquea e Iperbarica (SIMSI)
Per leggere il programma di Medicina subacquea clicca qui
Per leggere l’intero programma ed i costi clicca qui
Gli organizzatori hanno riservato dei prezzi speciali ai subacquei iscritti al DAN Europe (non appartenenti alla categoria medica/infermieristica) che vorranno partecipare al congresso:
-Solo sabato 20 novembre + domenica 21 novembre = € 40,00 invece di € 75,00
La quota comprende l’attestato di partecipazione, i ticket lunch ed i coffee break
-Intero congresso = € 60,00 invece di € 100,00
La quota comprende la partecipazione ai lavori scientifici, il materiale congressuale, gli atti del Congresso, l’attestato di partecipazione, i ticket lunch ed i coffee break
Solo per gli istruttori subacquei iscritti DAN, le quote comprenderanno anche il corso di formazione per la gestione delle emergenze subacquee ed iperbariche "Diving and Hyperbaric Safety System" che sarà tenuto dal dr. Alberto Fiorito, Capitano di Fregata Medico della Marina Militare Italiana.
L’iscrizione è a numero chiuso, massimo 50 partecipanti.
Il programma del corso è il seguente:
Sabato 19 Novembre 2010 ore 09.00 – 13.30
Sala Parigi
1. Inquadramento delle emergenze subacquee
• Patologia da decompressione
• Barotraumi
• Intossicazioni da gas
2. Principi di OssigenoTerapia Iperbarica
3. La corretta gestione del soccorso
4. Il razionale del trattamento iperbarico
5. Altre indicazioni per il trattamento iperbarico
Verona, 19.11.2010 Simposio satellite in occasione del XIX Congresso SIMSI
Sede Centro Congressi Hotel Expo - Villafranca (VR)
Per informazioni
fioritoa@gmail.com
Tel. 0187.21898
Sono previste immersioni gratuite che si effettueranno domenica 21 novembre nel lago di Garda.
Il team DAN Europe Research effettuerà dei test sui subacquei che vorranno partecipare alla raccolta dati del DAN Europe Safety Laboratory.
Per prenotare le immersioni gratuite clicca qui
Scarica il modulo d'iscrizione.
info e foto tratte dalla newsletter di DAN Europe
martedì 2 novembre 2010
David Doubilet - Nudibranchi
Ho ritrovato per caso, tra i miei link, questa spettacolare gallery di David Doubilet, uno dei miei fotografi preferiti...
Ecco quelche immagine tratta da National Geographic ed il video della realizzazione di questi scatti:
Ecco quelche immagine tratta da National Geographic ed il video della realizzazione di questi scatti:
Etichette:
Doubilet,
foto,
Fotografi,
Nudibranchi,
video
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