Friday, August 18, 2017

#Photography for the Unusual 8/19


Cali, Colombia

Members of a dance group perform during the 21st edition of the Petronio Alvarez Pacific music festival

Photograph: Ernesto Guzman Jr/EPA

Whom else enjoys dancing as much as the people of South America and the Islands.  You better be good if you will keep up with their spins.




Kumano, Japan

Fireworks explode during the Kumano fireworks festival at Shichirimihama beach

Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images

When I see fireworks getting this cool and the displays this large, it may be time to take another look at a show.




Southport, UK

A begonia radiates in the fine weather at the Southport flower show. The event is the UK’s biggest independent flower show, attracting 80,000 visitors a year

Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Although he didn't often paint flowers, my ol' Dad frequently used gradients in this way, often to create surreal landscapes.




Singapore

A baby greater flamingo named Squish struts in its bespoke booties, made by keepers to protect its feet from the hot concrete, at the Jurong Bird Park

Photograph: Reuters

Bluer than blue




Tomb unknown

How it looked about three thousand years ago ... or so.

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