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A “Hipstamatic” Look at Westview Golf Course and the Little People’s Golf Championship

Hipstamatic is an app for smartphones which, through a variety of “lens,” filters and “film” selections one can create digital images that look decidedly retro. Herald-Whig staff photographer Phil Carlson shot this collection of images while covering the annual Little People’s Golf Championship Tuesday in Quincy.

LPGC-HipstamaticThe Little People’s Golf Championship draws contestants from all over the world, like 13-year-old Devon Whitaker, who hails from Johannesburg, South Africa. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)

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Little People’s Golf Championship

LPGC-Day 2Crimson Callahan cuts a dashing figure as he tees off during the Little People’s Golf Championship Tuesday at Westview Golf Course in Quincy. (H-W Photo/ Phil Carlson)

LPGC-Day 2Holing a long putt, whether in competition or on the practice green, is cause for celebration during the Little People’s Golf Championship Tuesday at Westview Golf Course in Quincy. (H-W Photo/ Phil Carlson)

LPGC-Day 2Lucia Scaletta, 7, of Inverness, Ill., makes a fist pump after holing a putt with some tutelage from her dad, Tony Scaletta, while practicing during the Little People’s Golf Championship Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Westview Golf Course in Quincy. (H-W Photo/ Phil Carlson)

LPGC-Day 2Marcus Smith, upper left, of Rockford, watches as Dominic Scaletta hams it up on the practice green during the Little People’s Golf Championship Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Westview Golf Course in Quincy. Smith and Scaletta know each other from competing at other tournaments, and both were expected to battle for first place in their age division this week. (H-W Photo/ Phil Carlson)

LPGC-Day 2Scores are updated throughout the day during the Little People’s Golf Championship Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Westview Golf Course in Quincy. (H-W Photo/ Phil Carlson)

LPGC-FisherEight year-old Luke Fisher sizes up a practice putt with the help of his father, former Quincy resident Dave Fisher, Monday morning on the putting green at Westview Golf Course in Quincy. Dave played in the inaugural Little People’s Golf Championship in 1974 at the age of eight, and he brought Luke back to Quincy this year to do the same. (H-W Photo/ Phil Carlson)

Do a Little Dance …

SA-PepsiSeven-year-old Lennox Richardson, left, breaks into a short rap dance after he and his stepbrother, Derek Moore, 13, bought cans of soda Monday night in front of a downtown Quincy business. “Me and him both like raps,” Derek explained. “He (Lennox) loves soda, and he likes to dance.” (H-W Photo/ Phil Carlson)

MIXFest

MIXFestConcertgoers take to their feet as headline act “For King and Country” takes the stage during MIXFest Saturday night at Upper Moorman Park in Quincy. The event was sponsored by Quincy Christian radio station WGCA. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)

MIXFestFour-year-old Amelia, left, plays with her brother Christian as Amelia’s friend, Meredith McAlister, 5, right, waits to join the fun during MIXFest Saturday night at Upper Moorman Park in Quincy. The event was sponsored by Quincy Christian radio station WGCA. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)

Gem Bird

SA-Gem BirdThe Quincy Gems’ Gem Bird greets patrons behind home plate during the team’s game against the Springfield Sliders Thursday at QU Stadium. (H-W Photo/ Phil Carlson)

Taking a Bow

SA-BargeA worker on the Ardyce Randall takes a seat on a front barge as the tow slides into the locking chamber Thursday evening at Lock and Dam 21. Locks and dams along the Upper Mississippi are busy as river traffic resumes after the recent high water. (H-W Photo/ Phil Carlson)

Tri-Motor Plane

Tri-motor plane2919AACarl Tortorige, with Experimental Aircraft Association local chapter 488 of Quincy, guides a Ford Tri-Motor passenger plane to it’s parking spot at the Quincy Regional Airport Thursday afternoon.  Public flights will be available on the 1929 passenger airplane at the airport June 14 through June 16th.    H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)