Kettle Corn Commando

With temperatures exceeding six hundred degrees and his share of scares to prove it, this Kettle Corn Maker plies his trade at the Virginia Renaissance Festival.

 

Though the heat was bearing down and popcorn was exploding all around him, this soldier of tasty goodness couldn't have been happier.

 

"I'm quitting my regular day job so I can do this full-time," he shouted to me above the din of the flying kernals. "I pour the sugar in and it doesn't just coat the popcorn, it disintegrates into the popcorn itself. That's what gives it the superior taste. The sweetness is in the popcorn, not just on the outside."

 

I'd type more about the experience, but my other hand is too busy feeding my face with this stuff!

 

I was ready to post the color version but for giggles I made a bw version and ended up liking this better.

 

I got the shot by putting my camera on my monopod, setting my timer, guessing the distance, tripping the shutter and holding the monopod over my head. Got the shot on the first try! Boo-yah!

Done