Street Performance World Championships

GristlyEnd

The Street Performance World Championships 2008 are on this weeked at Merrion Square. Click here for more information.

Anyone popping along?

bovril

I might do alright, haven't got anything planned for the weekend.

Paulw

I'll probably head along Friday afternoon/evening and maybe some of Saturday.

Looks like plenty of good performers again this year.

Dragan

Yeah, i'll be in there with both my camera and my Poi, as boards very own Splinter will be running a Poi workshop! Not too sure what day i am going in.....but i do know that the majority of the juggling will be taking place on Saturday, just to give you folks a heads up!

Shzm

Yup, will probably take a walk up on Saturday if the weathers ok.

Dragan

Shzm wrote: »

Yup, will probably take a walk up on Saturday if the weathers ok.

I see from you sig that you have paid a visit to the Bad Art Gallery! Some really nice pieces in there.

YogiBear

I'm hoping to catch some of it on Saturday probably.. I didn't realise it was on Friday too.. Thanks for the link DarrenG!

Dragan

Don't forget if you miss those two days it's also on Sunday!

Bui

Does anyone know is there any sort of a programme or anything as to whats on what day? Or is it not that structured? Its meant to rain tomorrow...

bovril

timetables and maps are on the website. It rained last year and it was still on.

Shzm

Dragan wrote: »

I see from you sig that you have paid a visit to the Bad Art Gallery! Some really nice pieces in there.

I assume you mean the pic of the metal 'guy'? Is that what it is? I just walked through it as a shortcut to the bar when the maritime festival was on !

Arciphel

I spent the afternoon in Merrion Square at the street performance world championships, since i won't be there tomorrow or sunday. Had a great time, the acts are excellent, good crowds, great atmosphere and the opportunity to get some great shots. (Bring a long-ish lens, 70-200 f2.8 seemed to work very well as it got quite overcast at times.)

Paulw

I was there yesterday for an hour or so. All shots taken with 24-70mm f/2.8. Mind you, I was sitting right up front almost at their feet at times.

Just processing the images now.

Hope to be in later today.

Hugh_C

The place was coming down with cameras, thousands of the feckers! We're going to have an outbreak of jugglers and the like. I didn't realise there was so much camera hardware out there in such enthusiastic hands. Mind you there's some of them who could do with being a little less enthusiastic and stop blocking everyone else's view.

Paulw

Never mind those who need to learn that flash is not effective from a distance and that on a decent day, you shouldn't need flash at all.

A good day though.

YogiBear

I got in around 3pm yesterday.. the bubbles were good fun for photos with face painted kids! I was really surprised at the amount of dslrs floating around the place!!

Dragan

It was a great day, lots of interesting things to take photo's off. Personally i never thought i'd be in a position to take a photo of a few hundred Irish people, arms aloft and screaming 2We are the champions" by Queen while crowd surfing a very small Italian man.

Great day.

Splinter

hope all you folks had fun i spent the weekend juggling so alas, my nikon never made it out of the bag would love to see some of the shots taken though
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nevermind, found the thread

kittensoft1984

non photgraphy related but does anyone know who won this???

whyulittle

There was a segment on Morning Ireland this morning saying they might hold it jointly in Dublin and Cork next year.

At least I think it was this they were talking about, was just waking up at the time.

Earthhorse

kittensoft1984 wrote: »

non photgraphy related but does anyone know who won this???

The English Gents.