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Citrus Cup 2011 female bodybuilding competitor
Shots from the 2011 Citrus Cup, held July 30 in Kissimmee, are up on the site.

Back after a hiatus of a decade or so, the Citrus Cup was held in the old Tupperware Center in Kissimmee. I was amazed at how the area has grown– there was a time when Tupperware and Gatorland were isolated in the swampland.

The show suffered just a few opening-day bugs, most notably the plodding ticketing system that left a hundred or so people in line with the show ready to start. However the level of competition was outstanding and overall the show went well.

Ancient City 2011 figure competitor
Shots from the 2011 Ancient City, held July 23 in St Augustine, are up on the site.

I also managed to squeeze in a shoot with Sherry B. afterwards, so look for an update on her page soon.

Mid Florida Classic 2011 figure competitor
Shots from the 2011 Mid-Florida Muscle Classic are up on the site.

The morning drive down 17 was absolutely magnificent and I plan to do a “photo safari” on that road one day soon.

The show shots came out slightly darker than I like but still acceptable. Enjoy.

Tampa Bay Classic 2011 figure competitor
Shots from the 2011 Tampa Bay Classic are up on the site.

This was a nice, big show. I did think that in some classes there were too many competitors being judged at once. Not that I’m suggesting the outcome was affected, because I’m not. Just kind of hectic onstage, hence more of the “group shots” rather than all individual as usual. Enjoy.

2011 Central District FBB competitor
I know everyone has appreciated my restraint during the Anthony Weiner crisis, but I’ve had plenty to keep me occupied. Shots from the 2011 Central District are up on the site.

Orlando Metro 2011 figure competitor
Shots from the 2011 Orlando Metro are up on the site.

This isn’t my best work; the light-colored background at Lyman got me again, leaving many of the competitors looking over-contrasted, though the shots look wonderful in the camera’s preview panel. Need to get there super-early one time and experiment– probably just need to use a counterintuitive metering mode.

For a debut show the Orlando Metro ran like a top. High point of the prejudging was head judge Pete Fancher calling out a “helpful” audience member who had yelled “Open it up!” to his figure-competitor protege’.

“Do not ‘open it up’,” Pete responded. “We’re holding a seminar called, ‘What the Judges are Looking For’, you might want to attend that.”

Priceless!  And overdue.  (Pete was serious, too, by the way.)

Jax Physique 2011 figure competitor
Shots from the 2011 Jax Physique are up on the site.

I’m liking this aerial view and plan to search out similar opportunities.

While the Bikini class did have competitors who were notably more athletic than in months past, this was the first show I’ve attended in a long time with no female bodybuilders at all.

I think Jacksonville has enough population to turn out a better showing than that.