Antibes Film Festival cuts the mustard

Alex Mustard · Issue 11, Feb/Mar 2003 · pp. 64–67

Products mentioned: Nikon F100, 28-70mm lens, 16mm lens, Subal housing, Subtronic Alpha flash, Kodak Elitechrome film, Nikonos V, 15mm lens

This picture finished first in the black and white pictures. It is my least favourite of the photographs I entered into the Antibes Festival - which I guess shows how subjective picture judging is! I took this picture at the wreck of the Oro Verde in Grand Cayman. I used my Nikon F100 + 28-70mm in a Subal housing and two Subtronic Alpha flashes. The film was Kodak Elitechrome “extracolor” (colour slide!) I drained the colour from the image on the computer before printing. Exposure was on aperture priority (f22), with slow, rear flash synch at (1/2 sec). This picture was second in the same category. This picture was taken at dawn at the Sandbar on Grand Cayman. I used a Nikonos V with 15mm lens, shooting on aperture priority at f5.6 with no flash (shutter approx 1/30-1/60th). This picture was also taken on colour slide and as such, is rather flat and unremarkable. But I liked the composit…