Marsha said: "I think this year's Shootout at Little Cayman was spectacular! And I would advise people to come and try it. It's an opportunity to learn and dive, and they'll get the best of both experiences. Try it, you'll love it!"
Sean said: "Nobody else teaches this stuff. I'm definitely coming back next year!"
Elizabeth said: "The Shootout was an opportunity to combine an amazing vacation spot with great diving and an educational experience in underwater photography. (My favorite thing about the Shootout) is the nightly critiques where you can see the other people's photography and hear what you can do to make things better, so you can compare where you are as a photographer to people that are true professionals."
Dave said: "Mary Lynn does a very good job instructing people in the art of video editing. This particular competition-instruction-dive trip is very well run. It's a great dive site; we've had a lot of fun and I'd do it again!"
Jim said: "I've learned so much this week! I've learned how to cure a flooded housing…twice! I've learned how to deal with sync cords. I've learned how to deal with everything. It's been a good learning experience."
Kiril said: "To spend a whole week just focused on photography and diving, and to be able to talk to other attendees, staff and professionals who have been doing this for a very long time is so great! You know, just forget about everything else… worries, concerns, job… you just focus on this one thing for the whole week. I just absolutely love that."
Tim said: (When asked how he had heard about the Shootout) "I was up at Aquatica last year in Montreal, Canada. I ran into Jean and told him I needed to learn how to shoot pictures underwater. He said come to the Cayman Islands, and I said works for me!"
Jane said: "My objective was to learn to do video 'cause I'm a still photographer. I managed to whip out a couple dailies and I have a finished product where I learned a few tricks along the way and I learned how to edit for producing a video, which was fun!"
Rich said: "Fun trip! Dialed in my macro! Had a good time!"