Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Burning Man 2008

How about some eye candy? Caveat- I didn't take my camera out at night, except around our camp. The logistics and gear required for night shooting just were not things I was into. So no pictures of things spectacularly burning or trippy light art. That being said, and in no particular order, enjoy:

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Welcome!

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The Man and his structure

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The Man, up close

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Babylon; steel structure

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Babylon's shadow on the playa

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Martini Village


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Martini Village's bar

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Ethel after a Lollipop shot or two

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Jesse, Lisa, Jason, Mani, Ken, Halcyon, and Jon's art car, "What Would Jesus Drive," or "WWJD," aka "The Toaster"


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The Temple

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The Temple
, up close

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Headed towards the Temple on the 2nd Annual BRC 5k

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1st ever timed 5k, 17:26, 3 hours of sleep, and my first ever overall win. Proud PBR moment!

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Chilling spot with vibrating structure, part 1

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Chilling spot with vibrating structure, part 2

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Bells suspended from a structure devoid of any fasteners

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A bell

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Facing east

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Scrap steel sculpture of woman on fire

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Dust City Diner sign

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They served Irish coffee and grilled cheese sandwiches dusk 'til dawn

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Recycled flowers

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Wooden fossil

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Bird's eye view of the playa

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Rad

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Flaming Lotus Girls' artwork; interactive fire sculpture

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Wooden sculpture

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Party at The End


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AM party, deep playa style

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Commentary


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Opulent Temple's main stage, still going strong past sunrise

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Opulent Temple's platform


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Glass ball dancer at Opulent Temple


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Sand shark

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The Throne

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Climbing the Throne

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Ethel, nearly topped out

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Looking up the guts of the Throne

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Ribbon art


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East Black Rock


All in all, it was a bit of a bad year for art compared to what I've seen in the past. We survived a couple stout duststorms, including a real stonker Sunday night. Fantastic week on the playa. See you next year.

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