posted by Sharon Rainis on 2010/11/09
Epson Red Sea 2010 Live Daily Reports
Day 4 (November 11th)
The last day of the shoot-out is a stressful one for all photographers, as it is the final opportunity to carry out essential corrections in the selection of images or videos submitted. A few photographers even ended up creating their portfolio today all from the beginning!
Some are required to cope with the regular challenges expected in a shoot-out, such as a tight timeframe, unexpected bad visibility, equipment failure and plugged ears. Others, such as Shiran Valk, participating at the Fashion & Nudity and Video Clip categories, found themselves dealing with challenges that are somewhat more original. Shiran planned to shoot a video that introduces the point of view of a fish as it is being hunted by a fisherman, making use of a spear gun. For the purpose of the video, Shiran issued ahead authorizations from the Nature & Park Authority to enter the water with a spear gun (for his model) and to make use of red food coloring (for the purpose of visualizing a bleeding fish). However, Marine Park Authority inspectors weren’t all informed of this special authorization and kept making him exit the water even before he got to put his mask in. Eventually, after spending so much precious time on gearing up and going back to the diving center empty handed, Shiran got his own private inspector to accompany him during the dive, ensuring that nobody makes him exit the water again before he gets all of his shots complete. I bet that next year he will arrive with a plan that involves nothing that might upset anyone in the whole country…
Today I joined Patrick Neumann from Germany, participating in the Fashion & Nudity category, and his model - Shelly Ben-Shabat, on one of their dives. When I asked Patrick, who participates in many underwater photo competitions, what he thinks to be doing differently this year, he said that this year, he finally came with an organized plan. Now, I don’t know about you, but when I hear somebody saying “organized plan”, I immediately think he’s referring to the fact that for a change, he came up with a few nice ideas ahead and perhaps even arrived with the dresses created back home. But then, when I asked Patrick regarding the time that will be best for him to host me on his dive, he hesitated and then opened a notebook that consisted of an extremely organized, detailed schedule. “You can come at 14:15”, he said.
Tomorrow, by 10 am, all photographers will be submitting their images. Sure, they are obligated to stop diving at midnight, but they will then be required to review all of their images and select the best within the different categories. Based on the fact that many of them have spent more time underwater rather than on land during the past 3 days, I’m positive that many of them will be skipping the night.
Sleepless in Eilat.
Some are required to cope with the regular challenges expected in a shoot-out, such as a tight timeframe, unexpected bad visibility, equipment failure and plugged ears. Others, such as Shiran Valk, participating at the Fashion & Nudity and Video Clip categories, found themselves dealing with challenges that are somewhat more original. Shiran planned to shoot a video that introduces the point of view of a fish as it is being hunted by a fisherman, making use of a spear gun. For the purpose of the video, Shiran issued ahead authorizations from the Nature & Park Authority to enter the water with a spear gun (for his model) and to make use of red food coloring (for the purpose of visualizing a bleeding fish). However, Marine Park Authority inspectors weren’t all informed of this special authorization and kept making him exit the water even before he got to put his mask in. Eventually, after spending so much precious time on gearing up and going back to the diving center empty handed, Shiran got his own private inspector to accompany him during the dive, ensuring that nobody makes him exit the water again before he gets all of his shots complete. I bet that next year he will arrive with a plan that involves nothing that might upset anyone in the whole country…
Today I joined Patrick Neumann from Germany, participating in the Fashion & Nudity category, and his model - Shelly Ben-Shabat, on one of their dives. When I asked Patrick, who participates in many underwater photo competitions, what he thinks to be doing differently this year, he said that this year, he finally came with an organized plan. Now, I don’t know about you, but when I hear somebody saying “organized plan”, I immediately think he’s referring to the fact that for a change, he came up with a few nice ideas ahead and perhaps even arrived with the dresses created back home. But then, when I asked Patrick regarding the time that will be best for him to host me on his dive, he hesitated and then opened a notebook that consisted of an extremely organized, detailed schedule. “You can come at 14:15”, he said. Tomorrow, by 10 am, all photographers will be submitting their images. Sure, they are obligated to stop diving at midnight, but they will then be required to review all of their images and select the best within the different categories. Based on the fact that many of them have spent more time underwater rather than on land during the past 3 days, I’m positive that many of them will be skipping the night.
Sleepless in Eilat.
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