Chinese Dragon Dance Winding Through Lantern-Lit Shrine at Night in in a shrine lined with lanterns near Wenzhou

Chinese Dragon Dance Winding Through Lantern-Lit Shrine at Night

by Gabriela Santana

Red and gold dragon segments twist in a serpentine line through a dense crowd beneath a deep night sky. The shrine walls glow with reflected neon light, bouncing off wet stone surfaces slick from a light drizzle. Raindrops catch the illumination, creating scattered sparkles on the glossy fabric of the dragon costume and the damp pavement. Spectators in dark clothing cluster tightly, their faces turned upward toward the illuminated scales. Vertical lanterns hang in rows along the shrine pillars, casting pools of warm color against the cool blue shadows of the late summer evening. The wet ground mirrors the shifting reds and yellows, while the dragon's head rises high above the crowd, its painted eyes fixed forward. One bead of water slides down the edge of a nearby paper lantern.

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Camera Fujifilm X-T2*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Fujifilm X-T2 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 136mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/125
ISO 100
Film Adobe Standard color profile
Location in a shrine lined with lanterns near Wenzhou
Date 2020-11-09
Credit VEETER
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