Images taken at Santa Tecla 2010
Local clown entertaining the crowds
Taking repetitive pattern to show the articheture of the modern
Catalain town of Tarragona
f 4.5 1/60 sec
collection of colourful flags that line the streets when
the festival is on
the catalian flag is the horizontal stripes and the tarragon
flag is the vertical waves
f 4.5 1/600 sec middle image
The main town hall is covered in a giant flag
to publicise the festival has begun
200m f16 /160 sec
Local bands parade the streets and make their
way to the central square and call the Castell teams
to come and compete
f 4.5 1/60 sec
close up of the piccolo player "Jordy" a traditional
instrument in the local bands.
telephoto 200 mm f 5.6 1/60 sec
a series of images showing the base stacking at the
bottom of the tower. the base can be made up
to fifty people that support up yo nine levels of
people.
telephoto lens 100m ave f 16 1/250 sec
a series of images
showing the ascent of the children upto the top layers of the tower
The youngest child makes up the
top level. When they reach the top and
raise there hand in the air, the layer is
completed and they then start the descent
down to the bottom. The youngest child
can be as young as six.
This series of images was taken with a telephoto
lens from the base of the tower in the crowd
100mm f16 1/600 sec
Capturing the details of the layers
how the children ascend, they grab
onto the black bands around the waist
of the lower levels and use them as hand
and foot holds. The layers create
a a tight grip around each other
to keep the tower stable
200 mm f16 1/400 sec
The lower levels take the load on their
shoulders so often bight onto their shirt
collars so that they do not bite into their
tongues
This close up image
shows the somewhat intimate
bond that the lower levels have to undertake
to keep up the first layer that is above the
base of the tower
230 mm f16 1/250 sec
A seris of shots
showing the birth of the tower. The lower layer
join hands to create a bond which the first layer
climb onto. They spread the weight of the
tower.
I used a telephoto lens to concentrate onto the hands
and shot this sequence. I really like these image
I think the hand with skin pigmentation adds to the
final image.
This image is also a symbol of the bond and trust
people put into each other as joined hands are a
symbol of trust.
300mm f16 1/400 sec
After the Castell competition is over
the crowds gather to watch the Mayor's
parade that flows through the towns streets
and ends up at the cathedral for
prays
The festival goers take advantage of the seaside
location to relax after the five day of festival
celebrations that often go onto the early hours
of the morning
105mm f18 1/160sec
COMMENTS/LEARNING'S
I am happy with this series of image
and think it creates a clear narrative
around the Santa Tecala festival
I would have liked to improve some of my exposure
levels as some images apertures are too wide and
could be sharper. I think I also need to show
some more detail of the streets of the old town
to show the contrast of the old and new town
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