posted by Sharon Rainis on 2008/11/13
Epson Red Sea 2008 Competition Webcast
Since the "Eilat Shoot Out" competition had officially ended yesterday
night, and photographers were requested to submit their final images
by 10 o’clock this morning, today was a relatively relaxed day in the
Manta diving center. Participants finally had a "day off" to catch up
some sleep, to carry some small talks and other essential activities
which were placed somewhere in the bottom of their priorities list
during the three days of the competition. Most of these photographers
chose not to enter the water today, although there were a few who
decided to take the opportunity and conduct a relaxed camera-free dive
in the Red Sea, viewing the underwater environment perhaps for the
first time through their own eyes and not through the lens.
For those that did not feel like resting, today’s schedule offered
quite a few attractions, including a unique underwater photography
session conducted by Kurt Amsler, one of the judges in the competition
and a professional underwater photographer, a lecture conducted by
Oren Fleisher, the general manager of Epson Israel and more. However,
the main attraction of the day turned out to be a Cypress party which
was carried out in the afternoon at the Manta diving center. The event
included a live show playing happy music, traditional Cypress snacks
and of course the traditional Cypress Anis called "Uzo". According to
Dudu Vered, the general manager of the Isrotel Red Sea Sports Club,
more than 20 liters of Uzo were consumed during this party, which
might explain the large number of people on the dance floor (and their
very innovative dancing style...). The party was so happy and delightful
that even when Aya Grunman, the general manager of the Isrotel Yam Suf
hotel, arrived at the diving center especially in order to ask for the
volume to be lowered, she eventually found herself drinking and
dancing, surrendering to the irresistible charm of the Epson Red Sea
mood.
Almost everyone around took part in this wild party. Well, everyone
but the judges. While the party was reaching its pick, the judges were
busy coping with the extremely difficult task of deciding upon the
winning images in the different categories of the competition. Based
on my acquaintance with the judges, missing the party was probably
especially hard for Alberto Muro Peliconi, our Italian judge who
constantly seeks for a reason to fool around. No worries guys, Alberto
wouldn’t dare to miss such an event, and somehow he found a way to
join the party towards the end of the evening, immediately becoming a
main attraction.
Although for a moment there it seemed as if the tension had dropped, tomorrow it is definitely going to increase again, BIG TIME! Tomorrow evening the winning ceremony is going to take place at the Isrotel Yam Suf hotel, and we will finally find out who are those lucky fellows taking some very valuable prizes back home. This year, aside from announcing the winners and handing out prizes, we have some other special surprises planned for you. So stay tuned with us or even better, go Google for a quick and cheap flight to Eilat, Israel, and witness this all in live!
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Driven by the (legitimate) hope that beer enhances creativity, after having a few drinks, most of the photographers rushed back into the water. Late at night, it is still quite busy in the diving center, and I can’t help but being amused with the thought that while writing this report, someone might have just taken his $25,000 winning shot.
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