It was a beautiful day up in the northern part of Okinawa, Japan Wednesday, Aug 24, 2011, at the Ungami Matsuri. Here is a scene I took where the Pentax came in handy. World-famous for water-resistant qualities, the Pentax was my camera of choice over the Canon and Panasonic.
I wanted to get down close to the action yet, go wide-angle to catch the blue skies, mountains and the three dragon boats racing towards the shore. There was a good chance I'd get wet, too.
These ladies didn't just get wet from jumping in the ocean to cheer their dragon boat teams. They did a whole lot of dancing and wetting their whistles before taking a dip in the East China Sea.
7 comments:
I'm glad you had the Pentax handy, too. Great shot. Interesting ladies!
I thought thwey were out their fishing until I read further.
Cathy and Jim,
Really, they were a lively bunch. It'll probably be a week before I finish developing all the photos I took. Hope you come back to see more.
Lovely shot, those ladies are pretty cool!
Angelina,
They really are something special to see. I'm still developing photos today. More to come. Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment.
What a sight that must've been for you! Especially, of course with all that dancing. I've always wondered why SE Asian women typically love getting wet fully clothed.
Sherry,
LOL I get so busy shooting these scenes, they could all be naked and I'd nevef know !
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