We are happy to announce that the winner of the RSDS Photo Competition for August 2021 has been chosen. Congratulations to Keith Sheldon with his photo “Ready to Launch"!
Keith wins a free stay at the RSDS village of his choice. You can view the winning photo, and all the August participants
here.
If you would like a chance to win, simply register on our website and upload your photos from our competition page. Each day we choose a 'photo of the day' from the selection of entries. Anyone can register on our website and vote on photos entered into the competition. At the end of the month our Photo Pro and photography workshop leader, Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield, looks at the votes and chooses a winner from the highest scoring photos. Full terms and conditions and prize details are available
here.
Congratulations again to Keith, and good luck to all those participating in 2021!
From Paul Duxfield, our competition judge:
Hello again people. August’s competition is a very good example of persistence paying off.
However just because you enter the competition many times it wont guarantee you a winning place automatically. The shot still has to be strong, correctly exposed, focused and composed well.
There were a few pictures that caught my attention, the black and white conversion of Trevally hunting across, what i’m assuming, is a late afternoon reefscape with the other reef fish no doubt terrified by this voracious predator. This was captured by Christine Fawzy.
Jay Christopher’s picture of clown fish in an anemone is a cracking shot too, with the lovely blue of the water contrasting the colourful bottom two thirds with fish against the anemone.
in the end though I have chosen regular entrant Keith Sheldon’s head on shot of a Blue Spotted Ray. Patience and slow considerate diving is needed to get pictures of most reef fish, as they’re easily spooked by the clumsier diver, so Keith has clearly gone slowly and got down to the rays level to maintain eye contact, the curl of its fin tips also add to this picture and give it some symmetry as well, so well done Keith proving that a good shot of a common creature is always going to win out over a mediocre shot of a more glamourous fish.
Duxy
Duxy has been running escorted photo workshops in Marsa Shagra for the last three years. These workshops are designed for camera users of all experience levels, with any type of underwater camera. Duxy is on hand to share tips and information, troubleshoot individual photography issues, escort early morning and late afternoon dives, and give talks on specific subjects. The 2021 Red Sea Photo Camp with Duxy and Alphamarine Photography has been postponed and will now be held in Shagra from November 30- December 11 2021 - full information.
