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Posted by akarui (Kagoshima, Japan) on 13 June 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

During a festival. Not really Japanese traditionnal dress but they were Japanese dancers.

Thank you very much for all your comments.
You can see the same picture in bigger size and better resolution on my new blog.

Evelyn from New Milford, United States

Exciting! I can feel the heat of the dance. What kind of お祭り is it?

13 Jun 2008 5:36am

@Evelyn: It was a little matsuri down town. This group was may be from a flamenco shcool?

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

I love it! Fabulous effect...

13 Jun 2008 6:40am

KIJI from Valenciennes, France

It looks like Flamenco
Very nice!

13 Jun 2008 9:20am

HoMo from Tehran, Iran

woow grat image

13 Jun 2008 12:25pm

Eleftheria, 9 1/2, from Athens, Greece

Beautiful shot! I love the color.

13 Jun 2008 12:37pm

Cheryl from Texas, United States

excellent movement!! bravo :-)

13 Jun 2008 1:11pm

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

Very nicely framed. Well spotted.

13 Jun 2008 2:09pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Beautiful ... the composition and sense of motion are perfect! Superb!

13 Jun 2008 4:14pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States

this is a marvelous image...! makes me spin! love the bright red! and the composition too!

13 Jun 2008 5:23pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Superbe image. L'effet de mouvement est magique!

13 Jun 2008 7:48pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Nice refreshing shot, like the colours and movement

13 Jun 2008 8:08pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Une ambiance plus Andalouse que Japonaise, dis donc.... ( j'ai fait quelques photos dans ce genre là à une soirée Flamenco ). Joli détail sur le mouvement de la robe, c'est très vivant.

13 Jun 2008 9:53pm

Margie from Auckland, New Zealand

Wonderful!

14 Jun 2008 1:24am

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

Nice composition, as usual.

14 Jun 2008 5:09am

saeed from ahwaz, Iran

lovely composition and colour indeed! i like it! nice done

14 Jun 2008 11:32am

MahGol from Tehran, Iran

impressive shot .. well done

14 Jun 2008 11:50am

TILALA from bordeaux, France

Un joli mouvement, très graphique !

14 Jun 2008 1:24pm

Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco

C'est superbe : le mouvement de la jupe ,les pieds ...et la composition !

14 Jun 2008 8:43pm

Rian from Brooklyn, United States

flamenco? cool! i also love the movement.. :)

15 Jun 2008 5:23pm

Laurent from Lyon, France

un très jolie mouvement. j'adore.

15 Jun 2008 5:58pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

fabulous colour, movement and composition.

15 Jun 2008 9:46pm

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