I ever displace to see my "local" shrine inward the morn when they are doing their street procession every bit piece of occupation of the Phuket vegetarian festival. Kathu is (so the history books say) where the festival originated as well as the local community accept a lot of pride inward the festival as well as their history. I already blogged most our see to the shrine on the seventh for the opening ceremonies of the festival. I also headed to Kathu a duet of times during the calendar week for food, every bit I tried rattling difficult to stick to the vegetarian diet for the duration of the festival. On Fri 15th the persuasion was to hold upward at the shrine prissy as well as early, but the morn looked as well as thus grey. I did non rush, got to at that topographic point at most 6:30am, a flake slowly to scout human face upward piercing. I had been before final twelvemonth as well as had some piercing photos similar this one. Last twelvemonth the morn was brilliant as well as sunny.
Seemed to me that alongside approaching pelting the participants inward the procession were great to instruct moving. They walk all the trend from Kathu to Phuket Town, through town as well as halt past times the bounding main at Sapan Hin, a walk of most 8km. Barefoot. With abrupt objects embedded inward cheeks, or carrying statues of the emperor gods. Actually, mayhap they were glad for a cooler, wetter morning. Easier walking compared to a hot sunny morning.
I had been shopping the solar daytime before as well as bought a 50mm f1.8 lens for my trusty Canon EOS 20D. Figured it would hold upward practiced for portraits similar the i above, as well as practiced inward lower light. Using a fixed lens is rather odd when you lot are used to a zoom, the composition of the photograph depends a lot to a greater extent than on where you lot stand, as well as varying the aperture tin bathroom conduct maintain a huge effect. And if you lot desire to zoom out, walk backwards!
The shot inward a higher house uses f2.8, every bit I wanted to blur the human face upward as well as accentuate the piercing on the arm. Obviously the spikes inward the cheeks as well as lips weren't plenty for this guy - plough over me needles inward the arms too! And the photograph below, i of my favourites from the day, shows I mean value why I wanted that novel lens.
The devotees started out of the shrine at most 7am. I had decided non to follow them to town due to the conditions addition this weblog is even as well as thus only for fun - I conduct maintain a dive shop to run! The guy below is a local police officer as well as a regular player inward the vegetarian festival.
The Ma Song (above) swings axes exterior the shrine. Some of these Ma Song actually create cutting themselves such every bit this guy at the Bang Neow shrine procession on the 13th. Some seem rather to a greater extent than careful to swing without cutting besides much!
The procession left the shrine led past times the most of import Ma Song who was carried along on a vehicle. Other Ma Song were on foot. Not all cutting themselves. I am non sure of the hierarchy, but I mean value that the most of import Ma Song, the ones who actually seem possessed past times spirits, are the ones who create non impale themselves. They fountain about, or walk bent similar quondam men, offering prayers, as well as I listen them speaking inward foreign voices. Can hold upward a flake spooky. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of attending goes to those alongside pierced faces, but Ma Song similar the i below are fascinating to watch.
The trend they walk, verbalize as well as move, I defy anyone to tell me it's all an act. I am sure at that topographic point is something quite existent happening, fifty-fifty if it's sometimes hidden behind the showmen - the ones who stick odd objects inward their cheeks inward the promise of getting their painting demo inward the paper! Yes, I hateful you, Mr "baseball bat"!
The parent of the procession is the loudest. While the odd firecracker may hold upward thrown at the feet of the Ma Song, the bulk are saved for the gods as well as those carrying them. As the emperor god images are paraded through Kathu village, I dashed around trying to avoid deafness as well as besides much smoke inhalation as well as trying to instruct a photo. The guys carrying the god images are prepared - wearing sports shoes rather than sandals as well as sure enough non barefoot similar the pierced devotees. Barefoot would hold upward quest for burns! Firecrackers are thrown as well as hoisted inward a higher house the gods on bamboo poles. The dissonance as well as smoke are something to witness.
As the procession left the hamlet that was pretty much the halt of the festival for me. I did attend the strength out walking trial at Kathu shrine on the 16th (The Lunch Room) had only been renovated as well as does burgers as well as they conduct maintain big TVs to scout the English linguistic communication football! Farewell vegetarian festival 2010. Next twelvemonth the festival starts before (date depends on Chinese lunar calendar), most September 27th. So, alone xi months to go!
• More photos from Vegetarian Festival at Kathu Shrine 15th October (Flickr) Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
Seemed to me that alongside approaching pelting the participants inward the procession were great to instruct moving. They walk all the trend from Kathu to Phuket Town, through town as well as halt past times the bounding main at Sapan Hin, a walk of most 8km. Barefoot. With abrupt objects embedded inward cheeks, or carrying statues of the emperor gods. Actually, mayhap they were glad for a cooler, wetter morning. Easier walking compared to a hot sunny morning.
I had been shopping the solar daytime before as well as bought a 50mm f1.8 lens for my trusty Canon EOS 20D. Figured it would hold upward practiced for portraits similar the i above, as well as practiced inward lower light. Using a fixed lens is rather odd when you lot are used to a zoom, the composition of the photograph depends a lot to a greater extent than on where you lot stand, as well as varying the aperture tin bathroom conduct maintain a huge effect. And if you lot desire to zoom out, walk backwards!
The shot inward a higher house uses f2.8, every bit I wanted to blur the human face upward as well as accentuate the piercing on the arm. Obviously the spikes inward the cheeks as well as lips weren't plenty for this guy - plough over me needles inward the arms too! And the photograph below, i of my favourites from the day, shows I mean value why I wanted that novel lens.
The devotees started out of the shrine at most 7am. I had decided non to follow them to town due to the conditions addition this weblog is even as well as thus only for fun - I conduct maintain a dive shop to run! The guy below is a local police officer as well as a regular player inward the vegetarian festival.
The Ma Song (above) swings axes exterior the shrine. Some of these Ma Song actually create cutting themselves such every bit this guy at the Bang Neow shrine procession on the 13th. Some seem rather to a greater extent than careful to swing without cutting besides much!
The procession left the shrine led past times the most of import Ma Song who was carried along on a vehicle. Other Ma Song were on foot. Not all cutting themselves. I am non sure of the hierarchy, but I mean value that the most of import Ma Song, the ones who actually seem possessed past times spirits, are the ones who create non impale themselves. They fountain about, or walk bent similar quondam men, offering prayers, as well as I listen them speaking inward foreign voices. Can hold upward a flake spooky. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of attending goes to those alongside pierced faces, but Ma Song similar the i below are fascinating to watch.
The trend they walk, verbalize as well as move, I defy anyone to tell me it's all an act. I am sure at that topographic point is something quite existent happening, fifty-fifty if it's sometimes hidden behind the showmen - the ones who stick odd objects inward their cheeks inward the promise of getting their painting demo inward the paper! Yes, I hateful you, Mr "baseball bat"!
The parent of the procession is the loudest. While the odd firecracker may hold upward thrown at the feet of the Ma Song, the bulk are saved for the gods as well as those carrying them. As the emperor god images are paraded through Kathu village, I dashed around trying to avoid deafness as well as besides much smoke inhalation as well as trying to instruct a photo. The guys carrying the god images are prepared - wearing sports shoes rather than sandals as well as sure enough non barefoot similar the pierced devotees. Barefoot would hold upward quest for burns! Firecrackers are thrown as well as hoisted inward a higher house the gods on bamboo poles. The dissonance as well as smoke are something to witness.
As the procession left the hamlet that was pretty much the halt of the festival for me. I did attend the strength out walking trial at Kathu shrine on the 16th (The Lunch Room) had only been renovated as well as does burgers as well as they conduct maintain big TVs to scout the English linguistic communication football! Farewell vegetarian festival 2010. Next twelvemonth the festival starts before (date depends on Chinese lunar calendar), most September 27th. So, alone xi months to go!
• More photos from Vegetarian Festival at Kathu Shrine 15th October (Flickr) Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com