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28-MAY-2009

Heading to the Starting Point

Tuen Mun, Hong Kong view map

They were dry and calm.
But in a few minutes' time,
they would be soaked from head to toe and exhausted.

Posted on 9 June 2009
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goelsamuel12-Mar-2011 20:20
Wonderful composition! V++
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)02-Sep-2010 06:34
Terrific image! Vote
Paolo
XiaoBernard9922-Jun-2010 06:02
Excellent angle.Original with the head of dragon.
Susanne v. Schroeder20-Jun-2010 13:59
Fantastic capture!
Zoltán Balogh17-Sep-2009 11:17
Great capture CM!:) V
Kim19-Jun-2009 19:55
Great image, love their expressions and the action! V
Guest 19-Jun-2009 14:45
Stunning image, great composition and depth of field!! V!
Rosemarie Kusserow19-Jun-2009 12:20
Wonderful shot, big vote, Rosemarie :o)
meekam tam16-Jun-2009 14:14
This photo is very colorful and the stand point in taking it is well chosen, CM. V


Apostolos Tikopoulos15-Jun-2009 20:05
Fantastic catch, wonderful colours. V.
Larry Grace13-Jun-2009 00:12
Great shot CM, loved the head-on view and colors. V
Guest 12-Jun-2009 04:05
A great angle on the action. Even the dragon seems to be posing for you, CM.
2004 11-Jun-2009 05:14
I can't imagine how you can take the shot at that prespective. That's very wonderful !
Giancarlo Guzzardi10-Jun-2009 06:28
splendid shot, intense and dynamic
I like the mix of ancient and modern in this event
Peter Stahl10-Jun-2009 04:28
Terrific action shot CM! :-)
an nguyen10-Jun-2009 01:23
Never a dull moment with this racing...
Guest 09-Jun-2009 23:21
I like the perspective.
Matthew Mannell09-Jun-2009 23:11
Cool shot, great PoV!!
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography09-Jun-2009 22:59
Excellent capture, Voted.
Jay Levin09-Jun-2009 21:58
Outstanding action shot, CM. Vote
Fong Lam09-Jun-2009 21:50
What an awesome shot, the dragon is heading towards you, CM ~V~
shatterbug09-Jun-2009 20:30
Wonderful capture...love the dead-on gaze of the guy on the right!
Walter Otto Koenig09-Jun-2009 20:21
Great perspective of this boat in action. "V'
Char09-Jun-2009 19:22
Hi CM,
A terrific capture! I just can't get over the wonderful colours in all these shots! Love the POV of the head of the dragon in this one. \/
Claude Martin09-Jun-2009 17:19
Beautiful framing of this colorful boat...V
Marco Valk09-Jun-2009 15:10
great shot and perspective. v
Susan Bowen09-Jun-2009 13:44
Great capture of this action. V
Patricia Kay09-Jun-2009 13:20
Fantastic action shot CM......love the composition...BV
DL 09-Jun-2009 13:07
The dragon is approaching... Fantastic shot! Hurray!!
TuTmin09-Jun-2009 12:22
What a joyful moment ! beautiful shot.
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