Underwater photography as we know is a frustrating work in
progress. One cannot progress however without being in the water with a camera
in hand. Then one day the sun aligns with the moon and the actors perform at perfect exposure in aquatic bliss.The following achievement speak to this point.
My wife (and wayward buddy) Sue has just achieved a wonderful accolade. She has cracked a bronze medal (gold, silver, bronze) for the
category “Macro: Not Swimming” in the prestigious 2011 Underwater Photography
image competition. (Sneak results just out on the web site www.underwaterphotography.com).
The image depicts an unusual unique (family?) collection of seven geometric eels as attached below. This stunning image was taken at our favorite house reef “Johnnies Rock” off Mahe in the Seychelles. I have written a few times on my blog, (divewithclive.com) about this wonderful reef. She took the shot he shot while the family resided for quite a while at a particular point that was a landmark during dives and while there were always a number of eels, the most Sue got previously was five in one shot!
The image depicts an unusual unique (family?) collection of seven geometric eels as attached below. This stunning image was taken at our favorite house reef “Johnnies Rock” off Mahe in the Seychelles. I have written a few times on my blog, (divewithclive.com) about this wonderful reef. She took the shot he shot while the family resided for quite a while at a particular point that was a landmark during dives and while there were always a number of eels, the most Sue got previously was five in one shot!
So the question is asked many times,why shoot photo's and accumulate expensive Gigabytes on your computer? Clearly once you have dived a few times talking images makes the dives more pleasurable while also (with some frustration) improving your skill. From time to time you may also enter competitions which may equally be a burden/pot shot given the high degree of competitive biase that sometimes emerge in addition to all the luck required. You also enter many times without even a nod that it is sometimes questioned: is it all worth it, given the significant investment?
Now Sue has cracked a big one! The shot was one of more than 11 000 entries from 130 countries. Some 1200 shots were selected for final evaluation and over the last month we have seen her shot creep through the various eliminations to ultimately achieve the only medal for South Africa and (Seychelles).
Needless to say I am extremely proud of my intrepid buddy
who takes no prisoners as we all know and now has once (again) also taken the winning shot. Please
join me, her proud buddy and hubby, family, friends and fellow divers in
congratulating her on this stupendous achievement! Go Sue!
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