Lightworks

What would light be without darkness? As July draws to a close, here's a recap of Independence Day (2009), splendid lighting effects due not just to roman candles etc. but to a thousand pyromaniacs smoking up the atmosphere with unsafe and insane flammable product.


Watching from the other side of the street



Fireworks vendor



Hawking the wares



Lightworks



Bonfire of the manatees

Fervor, Pt. II

My local shots will take a brief hiatus as I will be in Great Britain for a few weeks. I hope to post a few shots thereof to my other Eff-Stop site.

To tide you over, here's my 4th of July at the Muckleshoot Reservation:

Fervor

What with the relentless criminalizing of fireworks in the county, I had to go far afield to find this week's subject. Greetings from the Muckleshoot Rez.


Indigenous, purpose-built architecture and the cool signage, check.



Festive carnival amosphere, check.



Danger, check.



Shock and awe, check.