Anchorage's Fire & Ice New Year's Eve celebration

Blue_In_AK

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Sun Jan-02-11 11:14 PM
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Anchorage's Fire & Ice New Year's Eve celebration

New Year's Eve was great this year. We're in the middle of a little heat wave (January's Chinook wind), so it wasn't even cold, probably right around freezing even after dark. This is the first year I can remember when we didn't have to go inside to warm up at least once during the evening. Last year it was sub zero.

Anyway, I've posted some pictures here: http://northernvisions.smugmug.com/Events/New-Years-Eve-2010-Fire/15304236_rnmef#1144984635_bSSBM There's fire! There's ice! There's Evelyn "Champagne" King! And fireworks, of course.

I've been working on my night photography skills -- pretty tricky with those fire batons, but they produce some interesting results. Always a learning experience.

Happy New Year to all of you. :)

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Earth_First

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Mon Jan-03-11 05:55 AM
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1. I absolutely love your photographs...

Most of us call your shots 'on location' whereas you call this "home"

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NV Whino

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Mon Jan-03-11 10:07 AM
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2. Fabulous set, Blue

Hula hoops on fire? Oy vey. I envision lots of singed tummies.

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Blue_In_AK

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Mon Jan-03-11 02:40 PM
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3. One of the fire boys kept catching his shirt on fire.

I think they must have had some kind of fire retardant because he didn't get flustered at all, he just tamped the little flames out and kept on twirling. I was impressed. :)

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