Sichuan Opera

This selection of Sichuan opera pieces didn't involve subtitles so I really have no idea what was going on, but I think this guy was a ghost or some other sort of fire-breathing evil character.
-- Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

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arndsan アーンド　さん  says:

unbelievable, great.
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Slow Boat to China says:

OMG!! What an amazing capture!
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greendrz says:

Great shot!
Well composed and the play of light and shadows is great!
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KonradS says:

Huuhh... That leaves me breathless. Great capture. You should submit it to National Geographic.
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wildlens says:

High Five
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catharticflux says:

Thumbs Up! from Flickr Smileys

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Rupert Hitchcox says:

High Five
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pepa aston [deleted] says:

Great shot at the right moment!!!
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jules_shanghai says:

My goodness very cool shot
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MC MasterChef says:

Wow!

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sachman75 says:

Wow that is a fantastic shot!
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werxj says:

amazing details of the fire. Beautiful shot!
I was told that in Chinese operas, the faces of the bad guys have blacks and the good guys have reds/pinks.

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This is a fantastic shot !

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Wow! Lovely!
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~ Olive juice says:

wow. very cool.
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Awesome shot!
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ChKESE says:

Amazing capture...Really feel the intensity here!

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melody am says:

wow...wonderful capture...and amazing details of the flame!!
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Wow, awesome fire shot!

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齐世文 - QiShiWen says:

The flame looks amazing
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Eric Flexyourhead says:

Wow! Stunning shot!
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Wow. Great shot!!
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An obvious winner!
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Very nice!
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joanneCurlah [deleted] says:

this is amazing :)
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riisli says:

I saw this in the 10+ Faves group and Faved it.
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MiMundo.org says:

Amazing... excellent capture.

I saw this in the 10+ Faves group and Faved it.
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Monday Morning Photography says:

Absolutely outstanding capture, your timing was superb

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doctian says:

great capture!

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. Andrew Dunn . says:

Marvelous - and nicely composed too.

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Just fabulous!

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Absolutely A Super A+++ Photo!

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Absolutely A Super A+++ Photo!

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77dmj says:

wa wa wow!!
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alexteve says:

Well done!
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mrleefookoon says:

Superbbbbbbb!
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NowJustNic says:

Wow! You were lucky to be so close to this amazing performance, congratulations on getting such an incredible shot.
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srikanth240 says:

Nice !!!!!!!!
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J.Salmoral says:

I don't understand why you don't have more favs...it's amazing!
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invisible.reality says:

WOW that's really great!!!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

zTransmissions says:

the fire was captured fantastically!
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putctycutie says:

Very cool shot!
You've been memed! I used your photo in a meme over at the My Meme group and invite you to become a member.
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chinadoll_poy says:

very good shot:)
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iamtimes says:

Hi, my name is Times Pang. I would like to use your picture for my F&B brochure project in Chengdu. I am wondering if it possible to use it for a commercial project and let me know the rate of the usage. Please reply to my email address at times@pointblank.com.hk. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Times Pang
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