Holding on

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50mm, acrobats, aerialists, black&white photography, Blackpool, Blackpool Tower Circus, Canon 50D, Circolombia, circus, dance, Felicity Simpson, Oscar Rojas, photography, Soledad Gomez, The Daily Post

High energy Colombian circus company ‘Circolombia’ amazed everyone this last February here in Blackpool and I was lucky enough to have a ringside seat.  Aerialists Oscar Rojas and Soledad Gomez had the audience holding its breath as they coiled around a single rope and each other in a sexy carefully choreographed tangle of muscle and sheer strength.In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Careful.”
Careful

The rusty seaside bench & the writing on the wall

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a northern town, Blackpool, coastal town, lonliness & shadows, Lumix G2, Panasonic lumix, seaside, seats chairs & benches, The Daily Post, The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge

I love chairs and seats especially old abandoned stacks of chairs, old metal seats rusted by the rain, garden benches, picnic chairs, deckchairs, benches, stools …anything I can sit on and or photograph. This rusting bench on Blackpool North Shore prom caught my eye and when I saw the shadow on the wall I heard myself  mutter ‘YES’! The (extra)ordinary loneliness of the rusting bench and the writing on the wall.In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “(Extra)ordinary.”

(Extra)ordinary