I’m working on my series of images from the polo match I shot 4th of July weekend and have been dying to post some images but don’t want to give too much away. I’m hoping the series can stand on its own. However, I thought I might post an outtake. Here is Diego Flores riding Peanut during one of the chukkers.
As some of you know my wife and I were invited to visit a ranching friend of ours this past weekend and attend a polo match on his property. I’d never seen polo before and was unaware such a spirited and vibrant community existed in the state of New Mexico. Here is an image as a teaser of more to come. I took close to 800 frames while there so hopefully I can manage a decent photo-essay.
Yesterday I posted a short series of images taken during a classic car show here in Albuquerque over last weekend. I had originally intended to include this image with them but I felt the contrast between this High Dynamic Range shot and the black and white ones to be too much. So I present it here instead. I just love the hat-holder!
Some more images from the Chinese New Year Lion Dance this past Sunday. Today I thought I would post a series of color images instead of the black and white style I had done for the previous posts.
Update: I originally referred to this group and event as Dragon Dances and Dragon Dancers and today I received and email from the drummer for this group, Bao Giang, who kindly informed me that they aren’t Dragon Dancers, but they are Lion Dancers. My apologies to Bao and his friends. Accordingly I have change the reference in these posts to reflect the more accurate name. Thanks Bao!
Yesterday I posted an image of a Lion Dance performance I visited here in Albuquerque put on by a local Buddhist Youth Group. It was a lot of fun, filled with energy, invigorating movement, firecrackers, drums, cymbals, pageantry, and good humor. I really enjoyed myself shooting this event and learned a lot about how I respond to what I am shooting (more on that it a future post) and about Lion Dances. The images here are all black and white, which is what I am trying to shoot these days, but I do have some color images coming in the next few days. Let me know what you think!
Update: I originally referred to this group and event as Dragon Dances and Dragon Dancers and today I received and email from the drummer for this group, Bao Giang, who kindly informed me that they aren’t Dragon Dancers, but they are Lion Dancers. My apologies to Bao and his friends. Accordingly I have change the reference in these posts to reflect the more accurate name. Thanks Bao!
Today I went to our local international and Asian food market because I heard there was going to be a Chinese New Year performance. Boy, I’m glad I went. We don’t have what would amount to a Chinatown here in Albuquerque but today’s performance makes me wish we did. I’m posting this shot as a little teaser today as I need some more time to process the images. Please check back over the next week for more images.