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万灯会 （まんどうえ） Ten Thousand Lantern Festival, at Ushiku Daibutsu (the Great Buddha of Ushiku), Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, August 15, 2007..
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2007-11-24 _MG_4532 Priere
May love last See where this picture was taken. [?].
2007-11-24 _MG_4414 Kratong
A fortuitous encounter. See where this picture was taken. [?].
2007-11-24 _MG_4425 Kratong
Kratong attack, 1 down. See where this picture was taken. [?].
2007-11-24 _MG_4458 Kratong
Little prayer before letting it go. See where this picture was taken. [?].
2007-11-24 _MG_4522 Priere
People queue up for a piece of the edge. See where this picture was taken. [?].
طفاك القدر يا شمعتي .. خلاني اجر بحسرتي!!
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Romantic date
دقـيـقـه مـن دقـايـق هـالـمـكـان تـسـوى مـيــة عـام هـنـا سـاعـاتـنـا مـا تـلـحـق ثـوانـينـا.
Reflections on a Red Hibiscus Flower
Study of a red Hibiscus flower illuminated by one floating candle and reflected in water..
not all bubbles burst
needed to let my inner child loose and blew soap bubbles:-)).
Season Wheel Leaf Lantern
I've never made a pumpkin lantern before and I thought it was about time that I did! So as soon as they hit the shops I was in like Flynn to get myself one with knife and spoon at the ready. I made a season sun wheel complete with central square and then begun to hollow out my pumpkin. Which to be frank sounds like a euphemism but I assure you that I only had good intentions for the use of my spoon. Although I was a pumpkin virgin I think I did pretty good! I wanted to put it on some still water so that I could also capture its reflection so I set off for the lake at the University hoping that the wind was calm enough to give a clear duplicate image. But as you well know it is never over until the fat pumpkin sings. Have you ever been up to your knees in gloopy mud? I was wearing wellies of course and they seem to share a specific characteristic. As your feet sink down into the silt there comes a point when you need to turn around and go back the way you came. But the proble.
Further reading
An article about candle history.
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