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2011 All-South shots up

Nov 13
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All-South 2011 figure competitor
Shots from the 2011 All-South, held November 5th in St Augustine, FL,are up on the site.

This is maybe the most consistent color balance I’ve ever gotten from a show, despite being seated somewhat left of center stage and a slight lack of light to stage right (must remember to sit closer to the darker side to compensate). As usual Pete and Gene put on a wonderful show which flowed smoothly start to finish and attracted top-conditioned athletes.

This closes out the year for me; the Nationals are being held in Miami this year but that show is just too darn big for me to cover properly, plus the holidays are almost upon us and dang it, I am just hopping from one project to the next.

I hope you enjoy seeing the shots as much as I enjoy taking them, and I would love to hear from you with any praise or criticism, or just to say “hi”.

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2011 Southeastern USA shots up

Nov 6
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Southeastern USA 2011 FBB competitor
Shots from the 2011 Southeastern USA, held October 22 in Orlando, are up on the site.

Big freakin’ show. That’s all I can say. One big freakin’ show. Because of the overwhelming number of competitors in the “Physique” classes, the show ran ‘way long, judging was rushed, and there were far too many people on stage at once.

This was the first show I’ve shot at Olympia High School (appropriate name), and the venue is quite nice. Shot quality is hit-or-miss because of the conditions I mentioned, but overall not too bad. Enjoy.

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2011 Lakeland shots up

Sep 17
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Lakeland 2011 figure competitor
Shots from the 2011 Lakeland , held September 10, are up on the site.

Crossing a stage that was brilliantly lit by more than a half-dozen Mason jars containing a dead firefly each, the level of competition was nevertheless outstanding.

I also ran in to Melissa Babers who has been somewhat scarce of late while she attends to frivolous pastimes such as raising her child.

We did a mini-shoot with a competitor she was training and with luck I’ll be able to persuade Melissa to take some new shots for her page later in the fall.

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2011 Treasure Coast shots up

Sep 5
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Treasure Coast 2011 FBB competitor
Shots from the 2011 Treasure Coast, held August 28 in Port St. Lucie, are up on the site.

I was not expecting this to be a large show; Port St. Lucie is just a bit isolated for bodybuilding to maintain traction. However, when they do have a show in this part of the state, I’ve never been disappointed by the calibre of competition. Hopefully this will be the start of some good things.

The backdrop would have benefitted greatly from something to break up the field of black– statuary, potted palms, anything– and I’ve never been a fan of conference-style seating at a venue; ideally seats should be staggered and the floor should rise as you gain distance from the stage.

But I’ve no interest in arguing with the weather. I enjoyed the trip, I hope you enjoy the shots.

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Bailing on the Floridas

Aug 19
Bodybuilding, Contests, Ramblings, Schedule

I’ll have to apologize to Deke next time I see him, but what with the busy week and getting the old house ready for sale and the two-hour drive, tomorrow’s 9 a.m. prejudging start is just TDE.

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2011 Greater Gainesville shots up

Aug 14
Bodybuilding, Contests, G'ville, Ramblings, Updates

Greater Gainesville 2011 figure competitor
Shots from the 2011 Greater Gainesville, held August 13, are up on the site.

I’m always surprised by how much bodybuilding talent is tucked away in the smaller boroughs across the state. While the show was small, it was well-run and the lighting was good.

I did get caught off-guard and only got a couple of (bad) shots of the lone heavyweight competitor, as he was on the far side of the stage from me and was sent off after the first round of compulsories rather than shifted to the closer side as I had expected– though that had happened in an earlier weight class and I should have been prepared. Even though the quality wasn’t great, I included them in the collection.

I read on Ian’s Facebook page that he is donating his proceeds from the show through August to the promoters to add to their donation to STOP! Children’s Cancer. So I encourage anyone who might consider purchasing a photo from the show to go to iajephoto.com as soon as possible.

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2011 Dexter Jackson Classic shots up

Aug 9
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Dexter Jackson 2011 FBB competitor
Shots from the 2011 Dexter Jackson Classic, held August 6 in Jacksonville, are up on the site.

I’m quite pleased with the color balance. The UNF theater used to be a pit but they’ve clearly upgraded their lighting.

This was a much smaller show than I expected; though the quality of the competitors was outstanding, I have to wonder if the bikini slash “physique” elements are drawing potential competitors out of the bodybuilding classes. Or it could just be the recession. Time will tell.

Next up: the Greater Gainesville! No travel required, woo-hoo!

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