Thursday, August 24, 2017

#Photography for the Unusual 8/25


Sitges, Catalonia, Spain

Members of Diables de Sitges create a display of fireworks for the Festa Major de Sitges celebrations in the seaside town

Photograph: Oeste/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

The question isn't so much when they are holding religious festivals in Spain but rather when they are not.  They even celebrate the burial of the sardine and good luck determining what significance that may have.




Van, Turkey

Purple haze: children play in a garden in the Edremit district of Van

Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

That's got to be lavender and a field of lavender takes me immediately back to Montelimar.  Break up a little of the lavender flower in your hand to release the scent.




Tokyo, Japan

Lulu Hashimoto, a ‘living doll’ model, poses on a crossroads in central Tokyo

Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

That seems like a bit of a hassle just for a selfie.




Izmir, Turkey

A ferris wheel at the 86th İzmir international fair in the western Turkish city

Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images




Fehmarn, Germany

Athletes’ kites create shapes in the sky as they compete in the Mercedes-Benz kitesurf world cup

Photograph: GmbH/Rex/Shutterstock

The first impression was this may have some religious significance but that's not at all true.

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