Monday 30 January 2012

Year Of The Dragon

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It's been dampish for the past couple of Chinese New Year parades.
It doesn't seem to keep the crowds away or dampen anyone's enthusiasm.
(these aren't very sharp images, I was struggling with low light, wide open apertures, yada, yada …)

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10 comments :

Andy said...

A very colourful display of culture.

s.c said...

They seems to celebrate it over the whole world. For certain in the Netherlands. Thanks to your sharp picture I see that one of the chinese girls is in reality a girlfriend who loved to walk in a colorful costume like these.

Anonymous said...

The colors are striking—beautiful people on the march. Neat blog too.

Unknown said...

Love your angles!

CaT said...

i think they look very good!
they celebrated here too, yesterday, but i missed most of it.. :( will post a pic one day or the other but they for sure arent as nice as yours!

TheChieftess said...

I love the second shot Wayne!!! The little girl in the middle absolutely drew me in!!! Her smile is delightful...and the color...wow!!!

Virginia said...

No apologies here W. These are wonderful shots. I l ove them both!
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alex said...

yeah it was. great shots!

Lynne with an e said...

Not sharp enough? Why I can see the blemishes beneath the girl's make-up in the first picture. She'd probably like a little less focus. But I think these are wonderful captures, full of life and colour and stilled motion.
(I chickened out of facing the dragons/parade due to rain and crowds. Glad you brought back the goods to your blog).

Chrissy Brand said...

Wonderful close ups and colours.

Chrissy at Manchester: a photo a day at Mancunian Wave