Yamadashi at Onbashira Festival, Nagano
Dangerous Stuff - The log rams into the earth.
Crop of the above image. This guy was lucky to have walked away unharmed.
Onbashira - serious stuff, but I think I've seen the same bow on Hello Kitty.
Published on May 12, 2010
Onbashira (last few images)
TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography 
Love the top one Chris and the portrait as always is perfect. Really good images you got there, glad it was worth it. A risk too: with a slower film, getting blur but no too much and not digital. It worked! Excellent. Can’t seem to write English today.
Damon
Hi Damon,
The amount of blur was a real concern. I had no idea when I was taking the shots what percentage of them would work. One thing I have learned is that when looking through the viewfinder subconsciously I kept tilting the camera to straighten the image. On several shots the spectators where all skewed while the log was gliding down a gentle slope. I need an integrated spirit level in the viewfinder!
Chris