The New Old-Time Chautauqua Circus played to a sold out house on the lawn at The Commons last night and it was the most fun I've had since...well, since last weekend's barn dance. I guess everybody has their heroes and mine are mostly entertainers. It's a hard life. I know. I've done it, traveling all the time, modest pay, dicey food. There were plenty of young people in the troupe but a lot of graybeards too and you've really got to love show business to keep doing it well into your middle years. Believe you me, the Chautauqua crew loves what they do. What they do is make people happy and thanks to them, a lot of Gabriolans went to sleep with smiles on their faces last night.
The trapeze artists, Shannon and Islando, were working with their backs to the remains of the day which made for a nice silhouette. I tweaked the image a bit in post to make it pop. More circus photos here
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14 comments:
I like the way you shot that picture - the silhouette in monochrome was just right.
Hi!
Great "A" Shot!! Actually an Awesome shot! Have a great day!
Sherrie
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Beautiful. Love the Silhouette.
Fantastic photo! It's like a photo from 50+ years ago.
Your photos are very interesting - I'm a follower now.
This shot would be great for Monochrome Monday, too! :D
Gosh Snap, that's a fabulous shot. My jaw dropped!
V
That's a great image! And a great 'A', too! Shall I give you an 'A' for achievement? :D
Ooh, I love this! Have you ever seen the movie "Wings Of Desire"? Your photo reminds me of the movie.
Great A post.
I was a gymnast for a while in Jr. and Sr. high school and I do admire these trapeeze folks. They have incredible strength and courage and resilience.
This is just a super shot!
An awesome silhouette photo. I try to take silhouettes, but never have much luck.
An Arkies Musings
Great silhouette. It could not be bettered.
Awesome Silhouette! I love the composition of this picture!
This is a unique photo, and very nice!
Thanks for sharing both photo and text.
Really good eye. Love the shot and it works perfectly in b/w.
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