This is the Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City and this photo was taken during the Aliwan Festival held in Manila Philippines.
And about the Aliwan Festival here is an article:
The biggest festival in Manila is set as the 7th edition of the Aliwan Festival 2009 is around the corner and will be celebrated this coming April 23 to 25, 2009 with lots of fun and excitement. The Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) is now on high gear as they prepare the 7th edition of the Aliwan Fiesta 2009. There are lots of activities that are lines up in this year Aliwan Festival 2009. It will feature street dance competitions, float design and the Festival Queen (Reyna ng Aliwan) where these events are the highlights of the celebration.
The three day celebration of the Aliwan Festival 2009 will attract local and foreign visitors because they will see Filipino craftsmanship and ingenuity. Aliwan Festival is a festival that merge all the popular festivals in the Philippines in one single event. Different Regions and Provinces around the country will display products, craftsmanship, culture and show their most innovative ideas.
In the 7th Edition of the Aliwan Festival 2009, there are more than 3,000 dancers, musicians, craftsmen, and even acrobats that will compete in this celebration for streetdancing, float design, and the search for Reyna ng Aliwan in their colorful costume and beautiful smile. Courtesy of www.etravelpilipinas.com
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My first impression of this image was a big WOW! It immediately brought back memories of the Pueblo summer solstice ceremonies in Chaco Canyon. The bright colors and action, along with that excellent expression and blue eyes just grabs my attention.
Really nice composition, you have the major attention point directly on a rule-of-thirds line intersection, and you have managed to create an interesting leading line from the group of people trailing off to the upper right corner.
Your subject matter couldn't be more interesting (to me). I just love the action and vibrancy of these people, it looks for all the world as if they were truly having the time of their lives.
I love the focus here, super sharp on the foreground face, and wonderfully soft everywhere else.. Really, really good way to do this... Noise is almost non-existent, and the low key exposure is really appealing here (I do like low key, so I'm probably slightly biased)..
You have created an excellent image, and it certainly deserves to have finished as well, if not better, than it did. You hear quite a few people talking about this mysterious thing called impact... Well, this image has it.
What a wonderful image... wish I was there to experience this, but your photo does a great job of taking me there. The detail, the colour... superb. Love the use of the vignette and DOF... brings the focus on the dude up front, but leaves enough of the others to help tell the story. Excellent job.
You nailed this. Not only is the composition outstanding, but you've captured the moment perfectly. Just the right shutter speed to capture the fast motion of the feathers, while keeping the face sharp. Your processing is beautifully done as well. One of my top picks of the challenge.
The spirit captured very well and background really good. Love the motion blur in feathers on shoulders of this guy and thise eyes and mouth looks like a war cry. Good shot
what an opportunity to be able to photograph this group...excellent job. Your focus is spot on and your background adds quite a bit for me...very, very well done
I see that you've caught me in a PMS moment...either that or, when I run out of Diet Pepsi! LOL Actually, the crop, the DOF, the colors....everything works so well together to make it an "in your face" photo that grabs attention.
First that guy has great/perfect teeth. Second the colors, action and focus of this shot is just fantastic. You were in the right spot for a fantastic shot. Really wonderful work.
Love the colors of the costumes and the expression of the man you captured in the forground. Open mouth in mid battle cry/whoop such that I can almost hear the noise and spectacle. Great detail and well composed. Not only is my eye captured by the man in festival garb in front but I can see the procession of other like dressed festival goers in the background. I would be curious to learn the details as to what and where this festival took place after the challenge rollsover.
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