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Sipadan Water Village, Borneo
2008
schedule:
November 1 - 8, 2008
© Spipadan Water Village Resort
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© Spipadan Water Village Resort
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Description:
includes
1 night twin share accommodation at Shangri La Tanjung
Aru,
7 nights twin share junior cottage accommodation at
Sipadan Whater Village,
meals, 3 dives a day, unlimited shore diving, round
trip airport transfers, and round trip flight from
Kota Kinabalu to Tawau
accomodation
Choose from Deluxe Water Cottages (2), Standard Water
Cottages (27) and semi-detached Junior Water Cottages
(6). The cottages are equipped with twin or double
beds, private bathrooms with hot-water showers, tea
and coffee making facilities, hairdryers and ceiling
fans. In addition, the deluxe cottages have king-size
bedding, bathtubs and mini bars. Each cottage has a
private sundeck with deck chairs. The main restaurant
serves daily buffets featuring a variety of Asian and
Continental delicacies. The open-air bar has a breath-taking
seaview, music and videos for guest entertainment.
about Sipadan Water Village
The Sipadan Water Village Resort on the island of Mabul
is built on wooden stilts over the Celebes Sea. Mabul
and Kapalai are probably the most exciting places in
the world for macro marine life in the wild and great
for underwater photographers and divers alike. Sipadan
Island is world-famous for its biodiversity and marine
life abundance. The resort`s fully equipped dive center
offers PADI and CMAS certification courses, night dives
and dive trips to the neighboring Kapalai and Sipadan
dive sites, only 25 minutes away. For more detailed information on the resort please visit www.swvresort.com |
workshop Description:
These
workshops are intended for housed systems users of
all levels, serious amateur as well as professionals
wanting to advance their underwater image making skills.
Although this will be a very exciting and enjoyable
experience, you will work very hard. You will leave
this week with new found knowledge simply not available
any other way.
Up five hours underwater per day is required as well as daily lectures and open evening image critiques. Personal one on one time with Mr.Handler is essential. Lecture subjects include: natural, strobe and mixed lighting photography, wide angle, splits (half over -under), macro and extreme macro as well as equipment maintenance and field repair. There will be a strong emphasis on composition, color and personal vision. You will be catapulted to a new level in image making. In the end you are competing only with yourself and your own personal photographic goals.
Workshop
Pre-requisite
Must own a housed D-SLR system, arms and strobes, personal computer and have a basic working knowledge of photoshop or similar post production software.
PRICE:
$2305 includes round trip transfers from Tawau (mainland Borneo), junior cottage in Sipadan Water Village, all meals, hotel tax,
3 boat dives daily, plus shore diving and all photography instruction by Mauricio.
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