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SHOOTOUT DVD
A DVD has been compiled of all the images and videos from Shootout 2006 and this is available for R120. Contact info@gups.co.za
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Shootout 2006 Winners!
Click on category links below to see ALL Winning Photos!
Digital First Places
Creative - Steve Rubin
Advanced - Anthony Grote
Intermed - Shaen Adey
and - Steve Rubin
Novice - Yosef Rafaelov
and - Doug Usher
Point + Shoot - Debrah Reid
Slide First Places:
Advanced - Cornie Herbst
Intermed - Bevan Challenor
and - Garth McQuade
Novice - Daniel Vienings
Video First Places
Advanced - Anthony Grote
Intermed - Rohan Leo  
email info@gups.co.za for info about the SHOOTOUT DVD - STILLS & VIDEO R120
Anthony Grote - Winner of Judges Choice Award
  Anthony Grote, long-time Shootout competitor won the "Judges Choice" Award as well as winning the Digital Advanced AND the Video Advanced categories. 
Read a few words from Anthony right here!
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YOU NEED ONE OF THESE!! An essential underwater multimedia reference title by Rover Media Productions
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Video Judge Convener, Gordon Hiles (pictured above) of Seacam Films 
has gathered this excellent group of experienced film makers to judge Sodwana Shootout 2006 Video:
Pierre Minnie - TV cameraman for more than 20 years + international and UW experience
Alethea Lindsay - many years editing, filming and producing for 50/50 Mike Wood
Mike Wood (above) - an underwater videographer with 3.5 years camera + production experience for TV. Click pic for more Info
Extra bits from Pam
Click to check your buddy.
As a tribute to all the return business for 2006, here's a list of all competitors names, so you can see who turned up this year.
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Stills Judge Convener, Chris Reilly is a professional photographer, photo mag editor and a diver! Shootout Competitor 2003 and Judge 2004.
STILLS JUDGES:
Eugene Viljoen
Eugene Viljoen - a successful and widely published photographer. Judge in 2005 and mulitple X Shootout winner before that.
Martin Prest Martin Prest of Prest-ige Dive School. Excelling for years as a Shootout competitor especially in 2005!
Peter Driessel - click for info Peter Driessel - Regional Manager for PADI, published photographer, Shootout Judge in 2000.
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Redmond Taggart - Chairman of the Shootout Comittee 2005 & 2006
Read Redmond Taggart's  great report on this year's competition.
Take whatever you imagine the time and KJ commitment required to organise the Shootout, multiply it by about 25 and you'll have some idea of how much work Redmond (pictured above) and his committee put into Shootout events. Congrats on yet another success!
2006 SPONSORS
Divers Alert Network is a steady and generous sponsor of the Shootout Competition in Sodwana
View the full list of prizes and sponorships here..
GOT YOUR OWN WEBSITE?
Want a link? Email me at info@africanscuba.com if you have your own photographic website. For any Shootout competitors, past & present, also judges & organisers. New links page coming soon! To get the ball rolling here's a link for Cormac McCreesh (long-time competitor and judge convener 2005) and Andrew Woodburn (Winner 2003 & 2004 + judge in 2005)
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