Vel festival - Black & White series (11)

Posted by Jeremie (St-Etienne - Paris, France) on 25 August 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.

While the boldest men are suspended to crane-like structures carried by trucks, lot of youngsters participating to the procession have hooks piercing their back skin, hold by a kind of leach. This view shows both the latter, in the foreground, and the former in the blurry background...

For general comment on Vel festival, meeting point on 15th of July...

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Nikon D200
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F/5.6
ISO 400
27 mm (35mm equiv.)

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