Welcome to the Digital Shootout Palau 2006 daily webcast, by Eric Cheng
The Digital Shootout 2006 is run by Backscatter and Light & Motion,
with support from Wetpixel.com, Sam's Tours, and the Palau Pacific Resort

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Digital Shootout Palau 2006

This year's Digital Shootout is sponsored by Backscatter, Light & Motion, and Wetpixel.com. We are hosted by the Palau Pacific Resort and Sam's Tours.

The Digital Shootout directors are Dan Baldocchi and Berkley White, and the staff this year also includes Jim Watt, Sy Harris , and Wetpixel's Eric Cheng.

Coming up: Digital Shootouts 2007! Details will be posted at thedigitalshootout.com, or you can e-mail for more information.

berkley white in palau. life does not suck.

Splash into the world of underwater digital photography at the fifth annual underwater Digital Shootout. With daily dives and seminars with some of the world's most knowledgeable underwater photographers, you'll be sure to head home with your heads stuffed with new photographic techniques, for both above and below water. We are also hosting a photo contest with over $10,000 in prizes!

April 3, 2006

As I type this, Berkley White is giving an informative talk about exposure and lighting, where he shows slides entitled "Digital Bummer" (re: sunballs) and talks about how to light the elusive glowing squid and spherical nudibranch. The shootout staff has been here in Palau for a few days now, and we've set up a nice, air-conditioned classroom adjacent to the Palau Pacific Resort's main lobby. Our group of 25 participants is picked up bright and early every morning by dive boats from Sam's Tours, who are proving to be one of the most accommodating, organized, and friendly dive operators I've ever encountered. Manager Dermot Keane and photo pro Kevin Davidson have been amazing in their help with the shootout.

digital shootout staff, ready to serve! we're excited
because Berkley finally bought new booties, sparing us
from the lovely view of his toes we've been graced
with for the past who-knows-how-many years.
unfortunately, staff member sy harris is missing
from this photo.

We have an eager group of participants this year, and are excited for what the coming week will bring. After two days of diving, we're finally settled in and expect to be receiving our first batch of images for the evening slideshow. Stay tuned for the upcoming week! I'll be posting new images when time allows.

Selected Underwater Photos (by Eric Cheng unless otherwise noted)

anemonefish, guarding eggs	hard coral on top of helmet wreck
anemonefish in anemone	dive guide daniel in jellyfish lake
school of black snapper above blue corner	school of jacks above blue corner
anthias at 100' (dexter's wall)

Topside Photos (by Eric Cheng unless otherwise noted)

dinner: early arrivers mel, audrey, sy, dermot, jim,berkley, and dan	group participants get an orientation
SAM of Sam's tours!	berk, dan, and mel
jim watt shoots in the surf during a surface interval	our boat driver, jake, checks out Sy. his camera, i mean.
berk macgyvers on a diopter with parts from a soda can	jim watt stuffs brown bags
a nice surface interval stop, no?

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1. Hi Eric,

   Say Hi to everyone - wish I could be there!  Ask Mel how my Nikon 17-35AFS lens is doing :-) I hope she’s taking good care of my baby…

   Posted by James Wiseman on 04/04 at 05:41 AM

2. Hello Shootout staff,
   I wish that I was there with you guys.The images that you have posted Eric are great.
   I have been looking for Berks booties on E-Bay in the vintage bronzed section but have had no luck finding them.Do you know if he is keeping those worn out relics?
   Keep up the great work!
   Hope to join you guys on the next Shoot out.
   Michael

   Posted by mcarey on 04/04 at 07:21 PM

3. Awesome, and here I am at work. Sign me up for next year!

   Posted by loftus on 04/05 at 08:22 AM

4. Eric,

   Just wanted to give a shout out to Dan.

   Let him know that I’ve got my FCP editing course ready and am wrapping up the HD workflow chapters. I’ll be teaching in the Spring. So I am ready to help edit his footage when he is back in Chicago!

   Venson

   Posted by Venson on 04/07 at 07:59 AM

5. Something must be wrong w/ that Professional Photographer(TM)’s camera - it’s only using 1/2 the megapixels :-)

   Posted by James Wiseman on 04/17 at 10:38 AM

6. totally flabbergasted at what you produced behind our backs… you certainly are a whizzzzkid. fun to look at all those memories.
   we miss the whole excitement, slavery, indoctrination and wonderful company already. switzerland is nice, but diving’s better. and yezzzz i am sweet and juicy, but monsieur cheng, you did not have to proclaim this to the whole world.....

   Posted by catnap on 04/19 at 02:26 AM

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