Hemingway Look-alike Contest in Key West
This was taken at the finals of the Ernest "Papa" Hemingway lookalike contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West. The Papa in the center, Tom Grizzard, was the 2008 winner. This was a tough shot because I couldn't get near the stage, and the bar was standing room only, so my view was blocked by a throng of people. So I put my camera on a tripod (a GorillaPod), set the self-timer, pressed the shutter button and held up the tripod as high as I could, and hoped that nobody bumped into me as the shutter clicked. Whew! I used a Canon S1 IS point-and-shoot, which has a tilting LCD panel, so I could see what I was aiming at.
Here is a link to Sloppy Joe's lookalike page - www.sloppyjoes.com/lookalikes.htm
And another link about the Hemingway Days Festival - fla-keys.com/hemingwaymedia/
And don't miss Weird and Wonderful Summer Festivals on Frommer's web site!
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Hemingway Look-alike Contest in Key West
This was taken at the finals of the Ernest "Papa" Hemingway lookalike contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West. The Papa in the center, Tom Grizzard, was the 2008 winner. This was a tough shot because I couldn't get near the stage, and the bar was standing room only, so my view was blocked by a throng of people. So I put my camera on a tripod (a GorillaPod), set the self-timer, pressed the shutter button and held up the tripod as high as I could, and hoped that nobody bumped into me as the shutter clicked. Whew! I used a Canon S1 IS point-and-shoot, which has a tilting LCD panel, so I could see what I was aiming at.
Here is a link to Sloppy Joe's lookalike page - www.sloppyjoes.com/lookalikes.htm
And another link about the Hemingway Days Festival - fla-keys.com/hemingwaymedia/
And don't miss Weird and Wonderful Summer Festivals on Frommer's web site!
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