Siena, Italy.
Blessings seem an intrinsic part of the festivity.
Siena, Italy.
Racehorses of each Contrade are led through the streets to their individual house of worship to be blessed.
Siena, Italy.
I was ejected from this vantage point for my own safety. Picture is slightly blurred because I was resisting being dragged away by the caribiniera=i.
Siena, Italy.
A banner with a collage of images that relate the occasion, a wild medieval horse race.
Siena, Italy.
A poster that combines the contemporary with the past.
Siena, Italy.
A poster reminiscent of the art of The Renaissance.
San Francisco, California.
Onstage in Japantown.
San Francisco, California.
Viewing her awkward floral headdress, it is difficult to imagine how she keeps her balance.
Carl Kuntze has been a member since 5 April 2008 and goes by Kuntze.
I'm a craggy 76 year old traveler photographer whose contributions has been published in Asian English language periodicals, very few the past two years because I was passed over by digital technology. I have since obtained a Canon EOS XTi digital camera, which I am still learning to use. As soon as I memorize all the buttons in the controls,
I expect to get reoriented.