Most of the staff arrived today and yesterday on flights from various parts of the United States along with an intrepid group of early-bird participants eager to get in the water with their cameras. Although the shootout doesn't officially start until tomorrow, more than half the guests are already here. Serge, the manager of the dive shop at our host resort (the Divi Flamingo), gave a morning briefing on local dive policies and logistics, and by noon some of our participants had already spent a couple of hours in the water!

Most of the day was spent preparing. Shootout staff simultaneously assisted participants in assembling their cameras while preparing the two classrooms for the numerous afternoon seminars planned for the week ahead.

Rest well, participants! We have a long week ahead of us...