Going back to 2005, I was fresh into underwater photography. Holding a standard Olympus C-4000 digital camera, and a matching underwater case- I signed up for the first ever Sandisk Red Sea underwater photography competition, held in Eilat, Israel.
The rules were simple- three days, do whatever you want with a camera as long as your are submerged. We had to submit a series of 5 Images and one single image.
At the end of a 105 minute dive, long and shallow to enjoy good lighting and plenty of opportunities, I was already cold, tired and hungry. My only wish was to get dry and have a hot cup of coffee. On my way out, about 10 meters from the shoreline, I was passing by this fence. Took a snapshot, and went out.
Other photographers have pushed me to include this one in my series, and while I didn’t have any special sentiments towards it, I took the recommendation.
Luckily enough- it was a good one. I won a “surprise” category titled “Judges favorite”. Beginners luck? maybe. It only proves how intuition and a good timing can beat the competition.
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