Wednesday 1 September 2010

St. Abbs Splash In 2010








On Saturday the conditions were magnificent. All the boats were out and all the competitors were taking images in fantastic visibility of around 10 metres. It was with more than a little surprise when i realised that there would be no diving on the Sunday as the weather turned with serious 50 MPH winds out in the North Sea. By the time i arrived down in St. Abbs with my buddy Derek Borthwick a 5 metre swell was crashing spectacularly over the rocks. It was then we found out that one of the boats had got out for a quick dive in the morning, the intrepid divers being rewarded with a sighting of a john Dory, Which is fairly Special.
The judging show was well attended and i took the opportunity to rub shoulders with my underwater photograph buddies and caught up with the news.
My picture of Derek with a lions mane jellyfish secured 3rd spot in the reserve atmospheric category. There were some other nice images and Brian Jubbs daughter was a worthy winner of the whole contest with her excellent shot of a shanny.

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