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13-JUN-2016

Dragon boat race: In progress

Portland, Oregon

Quite by chance we found dragon boat races under way down river from the main festival venue. We used to attend these “haarii” in Okinawa, so it was nice to see them again, although the finish is a bit different in the States.

US Coast Guard cutter in town for the festival, posted earlier:

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
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chris morton		19-Jun-2016 17:32
nice to see them together

Claude Gagnon		16-Jun-2016 02:51
These boats are so nice! Well done Helen :))

Julie Oldfield		16-Jun-2016 01:10
Fantastic lines. Well composed. V

Industrial Heritage		15-Jun-2016 18:57
Magnificent composition. Love those highways throning above the boats.

Tom Munson		15-Jun-2016 16:57
Impressive boats and images, Helen.

Martin Lamoon		15-Jun-2016 16:52
They look great, must have been a fantastic festival. v

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		15-Jun-2016 16:49
This is so beautiful Helen, Love the DOF. V

marie-jose wolff		15-Jun-2016 16:25
beautiful and colorful dragon boats, incredibles superimposed of road bridges! V

Nirvan Hope		15-Jun-2016 16:04
Wonderful colorful dragon boats - what a contrast with the drab freeway infrastructure!

joseantonio		15-Jun-2016 15:46
vry nice perspective with the bridges in the background.BV.

Jim Coffman		15-Jun-2016 15:43
Wow, this is so cool!! Nice image, Helen!

Milan Vogrin		15-Jun-2016 15:41
Beautiful image! V