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Our friends at Beuchat have updated their Sportwear Range, with a new logo, new colours and some new products! 

Among the new products adde is a new Collection Designed for Women; which includes the ‘T-Shirt Lady’, ‘ Tank Top Lady’ and ‘Fleece Lady’.  The ladies range comes in sizes from XS to XL, and a range of colours.  Check them out on the Beuchat website or your local Beuchat stockist.

The mens range is updated, with teh Wind-Stopper. Comfort Dry, Sweat-shirt with hood and the T-shirts.  Sizes of the items range from S to XXL, so should fit most of us!

Apeks have issued a recall of its XTX20, XTX40, XTX50, XTX100 & XTX200 model regulators.  These are units manufactured from February to June 2008, with serial numbers 802 0001 to 807 001. 

These units are missing a metal ring on the diaphragm, and can leak water if used.  Contact your local Apeks distributor for more details.

I was lucky enough to get a place on the recent SDI/TDI ‘IT Workshop’ (Instructor Trainer/Evaluator) held her in Singapore, from the 16^th to 22^nd June 2008.  For my own personal development moving up to Instructor Trainer/Evaluator was the next logical step, and with the course being held in Singapore an opportunity too good to miss.

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Color is a great thing, but sometimes black and white photos can have an extra impact!

So why not consider changing some of your photo’s too black and white?  Its easy just follows the steps below for a controllable way to make the most of your pictures.

Yes, you can just select Desaturate or Grayscale from the Image menu but neither gives you good control over the final result.  Here we’ll show you a better way!

STEP 1

        Open your over exposed photo in Photoshop; example below.

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