We are happy to announce that the winner of the RSDS Photo Competition for May has been chosen. Congratulations to Charlie Cupples with his photo “The Soul Stare“!
We would like to apologise for the late release of the news of the winner of May’s competition.
Charlie wins a free stay at the RSDS village of his choice. You can view the winning photo, and all the May 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 Charlie, and good luck to all those participating in 2019!
From Paul Duxfield, our competition judge:
May’s choice was all about the lighting and the stand out shot in this regard is the curious Moray staring into the lens.
It’s also a great shot for eye contact, as whilst Morays have very poor eyesight, you could be forgiven for thinking that
this sinuous creature was staring right down the barrel of the lens deep into your soul ! Charlie’s idea not mine ;)
There was some other strong contenders, Melanie’s duo of Clownfish was artfully lit as was Adam’s Whip Coral Goby.
In the end though it was the lighting tht gave Charlie’s Moray the three dimensional quality that stacked things in his favour.
So well done Charlie cracking shot.
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 2020 Red Sea Photo Camp with Duxy and Alphamarine Photography will be in Shagra from June 7-19 2020 - full information.
