The rapid hands of Arco Iris Samba Band
The local Fire Brigade were manually pulling one of their fire engines
through the street
The University's Lion Dance Troop
One problem I hadn't anticipated was that, though the performers could be blurred nicely, those watching were static, and this distracted from the action. A lot of tinkering of the computer solved the problem for the shot above.
Cambridge Morris Men
Morris dancers proved unexpectedly tricky to photograph in this way.
The dancers of Ely And Littleport Riot
The colourful dancers above required an enormous amount of work on the computer to give any sort of image: interesting but not what I'd envisaged.
Arco Iris
The samba band, Arco Iris, gave their usual colourful and extrovert performance which I hope is conveyed by the pictures above and below.
I also got several useable shots of the parade....
I didn't catch who was responsible for the vibrant carnival parade and I can't find any mention of them on the Winter Fair website. You get used to these unexpected happenings on Mill Road!
Colonel Spanky's Love Ensemble
Bands with unlikely names were everywhere - Release The Chimps, The Galapagogos, Jason and the Skagonauts, Shake Your Tailfeather, Ember Rev, Fruity Clave and of course Colonel Spanky, all provided musical entertainment.
I tried to capture the chaos of the crowded streets and just snapped a few slow, blurry shots as I walked along. I rather like the impressionistic feel of this one, with just one face showing clearly through the patterns.
And finally......
These gentlemen are not for blurring!
Take care.
Hi John - wonderful colour escapades of photos ... great fun to see - though as you note the two gentleman deserve their presence to be remembered in real life. Sounds great fun - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteI think it worked wonderfully! I so love The Dancers...and it should be titled that. I bet it would sell in an art gallery. I also especially loved the third from the bottom.
ReplyDeleteThe blurred imagery really gave a sense of the parade's action, John, even more so than simply taking a static shot.
ReplyDeleteYour colorful motion photos are great! Way to capture the celebration!
ReplyDeleteLove it! An unusual and fascinating take on a fair.
ReplyDeleteVery creative!
ReplyDeleteAnd who said photography isn't art! I loooove these images John, you have definitely inspired me to try this. Hard to pick a favourite but the three Morris dancers is an image I'd happily frame and hang, gorgeous 💜
ReplyDeleteYour photos are awesome. They capture the energy of the dancers!
ReplyDeleteI love your photos! The motion is fun energy to see.
ReplyDeleteLove these photos. They're so full of whirling action. Truly grand!
ReplyDeleteA successful experiment here, John. Love those two that Rose has highlighted especially - the third from bottom and the three colourful dancers.
ReplyDeleteGlad there was so much music. It seems often missing from events here.
Excellent creative photogrpahy, John. Great sense of colour and movement, well done!
ReplyDeleteI, too, love the blurs...they capture the fast moving action! Very nice.
ReplyDeleteYes, a great experiment. Lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteSome great shots here. You're getting pretty artsy, Cousin! I like them.
ReplyDeleteFun action shots! Lion dancers are always fun to watch!!
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