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2009 Fort Myers Beach 23rd Annual Sand Sculpting Contest - Final Day

The Fort Myers Beach 2009 Sand Sculpting Championship is in the books. It appears crowds this year were slightly less than last year. Perhaps the windy weather or economy held things down. Those in attendance were treated to an excellent contest and the following pics show the talent of the 16 Master carvers.

The themes ranged from the whimsical to the patriotic. This eagle was a crowd pleaser.

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Imagine the time spent carving these geo designs !

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Dolphins are always popular and this carving was a hit with the kids !

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Castles in the sky or on Fort Myers Beach. Crowd favorite Amazin' Walter makes it look easy !

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And the winner is ?!?!?! This entry qualifies the carver for the World Championship in Washington D.C.

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Hope you enjoyed my pics of the 2009 Fort Myers Beach Sand Sculpting Championships. All pics takes with a Nikon D80, 18 - 155 tele or Sugma 10-20 wide angle.

Let me help you find your own castle here in paradise !

Posted by Bill Gillhespy Fort Myers Beach Realtor on 11/09/2009 04:15 PM

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20 Comments on 2009 Fort Myers Beach 23rd Annual Sand Sculpting Contest - Final Day

NOV

Absolutely these sand sculptures are amazing! We have a similar contest in Imperial Beach (San Diego) every summer and the talent is incredible.

wow these are great I would have a hard time picking out 1 winner ....peace zane

Bill - I continue to be amazed at the intricacy shown with sculpted sand. Those are really nice pictures!

Hi Bill, What a wonderful photo story on the sand sculptures. We have several events here on our beaches but the sand isn't as refined ( and white) as this and these could have sculptured out of plaster. Stunning Bil.

NOV

Hi everyone ! Thanks for stopping by and commenting ! The talent level is amazing and it makes for a great draw for the island !

Hi Bill- I'm completely confused - I've commented twice on this post - but it's at a diffent URL - What's up with that? LOL

http://activerain.com/blogsview/1328829/2009-fort-myers-beach-23rd-annual-sand-sculpting-contest-final-day

Did you post it twice?

Debi

Ah, I see the text is different....

Those are some incredible works of art! It was interesting to see them evolve on your posts. I had no idea that there would be a plywood structure inside some of them.

NOV

Bill...Simply amazing! How they do that with sand! Amazing!

Thanks for sharing with all of us!

NOV

Georgina : I was hoping the daily pics would do them justice. I envy their talent !

Thom: They are basically covered with a very light glaze of water and Elmer's glue. Brutal work, amazing talent = priceless !

NOV

WOW! You have some amazing sand artists in Fort Myers Beach! My favorite is the dolphins - even though I am not a kid ;)

NOV

Bill- those were amazing. We went to our local Sand Scupture contest in July but they just don't compare to the work of art you showed us. Don't know how they do it.

NOV

Bill,

That is absolutely amazing! I too love the dolphins...but the one that one first prize is totally amazing....

NOV

Bill, these are amazing! What a talent, and it sort of makes you want to stop the tides from coming in!

NOV

I'm so impressed with the skill these people show. What fun it must be to see this contest in person!

Hi "Rainers ! Can't help but notice that the word " amazing " shows up in so many of these comments. You are all absolutely correct - the talent is truly amazing - just like my 'Rainer friends !

NOV

Wow! Some folks have quite a talent and enormous patience.

NOV

Hi Bill,

These sand sculptures and your photos are awesome! (I tried to find an adjective other than amazing!) How gorgeous and intricate they are. Imagine the patience these artists have.

NOV

Bill, I read all the other posts on the 2009 Fort Myers Beach Sand Sculpting. What talent, it would indeed be hard to judge the best sculptor. Enjoyed seeing all the photos.

Hi Donna, Lynn & Rebecca !

Thanks for stopping by and commenting ! Every facet of this event - from pounding the sand to the intricate carving of details still amazes me. Glad you all enjoyed the pics !

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