Fire spinning on Kamogawa [Photos]

July 16th, 2006 by Roy Berman
Mutantfrog

The penultimate night of the Gion Matsuri, and on my way home from being swept down Karasuma Dori through the hordes of locals and tourists buying mediocre festival food like a mentally handicapped salmon not sure which way is upstream, I stumbled across this excellent performance just below Sanjo Bridge on my way home.

All photos taken with Canon EOS 300d and EFs 17-85 IS lense. Naturally, these effects come from long exposures.

Spinning fire

Spinning fire

Fire Spinning

Fire Spinning

Spinning fire

Spinning fire

Fire eating

Fire eating

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  • 3 Responses to 'Fire spinning on Kamogawa [Photos]'

    1. Curzon Says:

      Huzzah! Beautiful shots!

    2. まさこ Says:

      あいにくの雨で少し残念なお祭りでしたね。
      ダンサーの迫力やスピード感がよく伝わる素晴らしい写真だと思います。
      見物客の驚いた顔も面白いです。

    3. moorethanthis Says:

      Ahh, so nice. Just makes me want to be back in Kyoto again.

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