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.
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.
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.)
O Lord please acknowledge my prayer, I entreat
My impetus couldn’t be clearer
Today help me suffer the fools I will meet
And start with that yutz in the mirror.
No one with a mortgage will willingly speak truth to power.
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.
Found and fixed a small bug in the EOS theme for WordPress. In the CSS, commenting out the line that reads
.HeaderMenu ul {
height:100%;
}
resolved the issue and seems to be working across all browsers.
Now whether that CSS originally came from the theme or was a tweak I had added is another question entirely.