Key West 101

More from Key West - October, 2000. We started off 100% tourist, photo-wise, but had a great time. The photography gets a little more serious in the next couple of posts. Above is the recently renovated Customs House.

I can't quite explain why I loved this scene at the Key West cruise ship dock, and felt so compelled to shoot it. Something about the colors, soft light and spacing. Dunno. When in doubt - take the shot!

Key West Light at night. Scarier than it looks.

Capt. Tony's - the original Sloppy Joe's, shot by [Maris]. More locals, fewer tourists, more character...

... and it's right down the street from the Toe Ring King! Oh, and there are chickens! How can you not love a seedy, end-of-the-road tourist-trap town with feral chickens (and Hemingway cats!) running around?

... and bars called Crabby Dicks! [Maris]'s shot.

The garden between La Mer and Dewey House - Southernmost Resorts. Another [Maris] photo.

Halloween in Key West! Booya!

Snowy Egret prowling the beach at La Mer.

Another obligatory sunset vista from Mallory Square. Nice.

Okay, friends. Join us next time for a seaplane excursion to Fort Jefferson, some 70 miles west of Key West, to see why it is Joe's Happy Place...