Soumonces en batterie, a photo from Brabant Wallon, Wallonia

Photographer's Note

Last year I posted 2 pictures of the carnaval with the gilles. Now, you have to know that the gilles are not dancing only during the carnaval. In my town, there are also 2 other saturdays before the carnaval where they are dancing with their music in the street. Yesterday was the first one and the event is called "soumonces en batterie". As you can see, their clothes are not the same than the gilles costum but there is already the "apertintaille" (girdles with the small bells) and the "ramon" (the blured stick).
In 2 weeks, it will be the "soumonces générales"... To be continued...

Jeppe, jhm, ChrisJ, jrj, Steft ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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Jeppe (18654) 2005-01-16 5:49

Oh - great series of carneval photoes - I believe to have seen something like this in Tintin comix albums. I like the motion blur and smile on his face - thanks Fred for taking us here - fine works indeed.

jhm (211734) 2005-01-16 6:24

Bonjour Fred, het doet mij denken aan de Mao toestanden in China, allemaal in gelijke kledij, de rode zakdoek met strepen en bolletjes is ook in Vlaanderen nogsteeds in bij verschillende verenigingen. De foto is zeker zuiver van kwaliteit Fred, goede uitleg erbij, goed gedaan.
Salute,
John

cessy (13647) 2005-01-16 6:25

very nice shot, excellent color, funny belt, I bet it was a fun carnaval :)

clodreno (0) 2005-01-16 6:38

interestting image Fred.. i might have cropped the top..
may be I'll try a ws..

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kikvel (4784) 2005-01-16 7:03

nice shot Fred!

I thought it was a celebration, but I did not expect it was related to carnival(or pre carnival).

Nice costumes they are wearing a little different than what we have downsouth (please take a look at my last posting to verify this).

regards;

K.

naxius (16685) 2005-01-16 7:24

Bonjour Fred, c'est intéressant de voir tous ces préparatifs du carnaval si j'ai bien compris.
Image colorée et dynamique.
Bien fait.
Alexandre

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-01-16 10:25

:))) que ta fête est belle.
Très bonne compo, du portrait en veut tu en voila.
Compliments
Jean Michel

Didi (61589) 2005-01-16 14:42

Ca promet une jolie parade bien arrosée par la suite. Joli défilé en bleu de Chine parfaitement cadré.
Le présentateur Claude Villers de Radio France avait fait jadis une belle émission sur ce carnaval.
A+

nwoehnl (122) 2005-01-16 14:58

Good shot from the carnival procession, Fred. The costumes of the folks make a colorful repetitive element, and the motion blur is a fun add. Well done. I think Claude's WS enhances it nicely.

ChrisJ (171220) 2005-01-16 18:53

Bonjour Fred

A good daily life shot & an excellent explanatory note. I like the blur of the baton, which suggests movement & vitality. C'est tres bon!

jrj (34843) 2005-01-17 5:31

Interesting notes and shot Fred of this blue dressed guys under the festival. The blurred motion of the hand is here a good detail I think.

Steft (6109) 2005-01-17 7:10

Nice picture.
I know carneval from (Dutch) Brabant, but people just wear all kinds of thing. Well there are special costums, but one the people who walks in the procession wear it. And we don't start to saturdays before...

About the picture: i like the repetetion of shapes and colours. I also like the natural way of behaving of the people... because the didn't notice that you took this picture (and then you get the best pictures).

albiback (8751) 2005-01-18 12:35

Bravo les gilles et joli défilé en bleu et rouge avec un mouvement flou assez réussi.

loupiot (3909) 2005-01-19 7:03

Bonjour Fred,
Bonne idée de nous faire partager ces fêtes locales! Depuis que j'ai quitté le Nord, je regrette de ne plus pouvoir me rendre à Binche pour assister au carnaval! Les couleurs sont ici vraiment bien saturées. Une jolie composition!