These were taken with my cellphone, thus the grainy blurry photos. But there was something about these grainy blurry photos that I liked.
The men were doing this complicated step while dancing with lanterns or uchiwa (Japanese fans) in their hands. And although everyone tends to watch the hands and expression on their faces, they're feet and the steps were also a big part of the Awa-Odori (Awa dance). So I'm posting these as my last photos of the Kagurazaka festival, which I think would make fun postcards.
I totally forgot today was theme day and squeezed in that "postcard" part in the last paragraph. hehe.
I don't recall you doing BnW before. The blurriness somehow works for this shot!
ReplyDeleteExcellent. Sort of spooky!
ReplyDeleteThere's a fair bit of foot stompin' going on there Kaori, would definitely make fun postcards.
ReplyDeleteNice shot. have you joined?
ReplyDelete「踊る阿呆に、見る阿呆。同じ阿呆なら、踊らにゃ損、損！」
Fun to see those guys doing their festival dancing! Perfect postcard photo!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, our two younger daughters are with me at the 41st Annual Suzuki Violin Institute in Stevens Point, Wisconsin! We're staying in my hometown at my parents' house.
Dr. Suzuki from Matsumoto, Japan started this method!
I like them too Kaori, especially the black and white.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like that blur too.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding piece of art !
ReplyDeleteA deep bow in respect.
daily athens
I sometimes try to work on that. “Right foot and right hand out at same time. Toe of right foot crosses over left foot. Then the opposite; drawing a triangle in the air with outward hand held high... ‘One, two; one, two’;...”
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should study this more.
i can almost feel the rhythm in this foto, the thumping and its movements.
ReplyDeletegr8 for theme day and good in b*w. ^0^
Nice shots - I like the feeling of motion in them.
ReplyDeleteYour "squeezing" works very well! It has an abstract quality to it and I love the bw!
ReplyDeleteI agree with T... nice movement, perfect in monochrome, Kaori.
ReplyDeleteLOVE your postcard, Kaori. For some strange reason my CDP postcard's link didn't work. Strange but true!
ReplyDeleteI like the sense of movement.
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