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Photos taken Sunday, Feb. 18th 2007, at Presidente Vargas Avenue

Rio de Janeiro

COMMENTS
Cruising said at 7:39 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
Just beautiful colors and lighting. Beautiful place to snap pictures. Thanks for the invite!
Paul said at 7:44 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
I like how the images are taken from beneath the figures and the sky is used as a nice background, thus achieving a good contrast. The title is also very well suited. A beautiful and elegant tabblo, Eduardo. :)
Love2laugh said at 7:46 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
Wonderful Pics Eduardo. Such Vivid Colors! I'm sure it is an incredible site to be there at that time of the year. Thanks for sharing !! Sheila
Eduardo.affonso said at 7:49 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
Thanks for your comments, CRUISING, PAUL & SHEILA. I had no choice but taking the photos from beneath the figures because they were on top of huge cars (they were being prepared for tonight's parade). Fortunatelly it was a sunny day and the sky was incredibly blue, providing the perfect background.
Liliana said at 7:57 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
No sé si Tarsilia o los bueyes ingenuos como de terracota o esos dioses con fondo de edificios grises embanderados me cautivan más... Todo profundamente nuevo, original. Y genial ver unas persnas dentro de una carroza, para recordar ¡que hay gente, no se hacen solas las alegorías! Great job, mon ami!!
Nmat said at 8:10 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
This is quite a parade!! What is the celebration? Beautiful tabblo, Eduardo.
DVP said at 8:10 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
This is awesome. I can imagine how HUGE they are. Wow!
Mashpee_Paula said at 8:12 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
oooohh!! Bigger than life pictures Eduardo!! Such exquisite colors....I like the shades of green in your first picture! Superbe tabblo ~ as usual!! Thank you. :)
Murphywally said at 8:22 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
Great Tabblo.
Spilly0901 said at 8:42 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
Such wonderful color! After many weeks of bitter cold and gray sky, this is a welcome change. Thanks for the invite.
EMA said at 9:30 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
Fotos belissimas Eduardo. As cores, as perpectivas os detalhes, tudo está fantástico.
Um bom Carnaval para si!
Engelgrafik said at 10:33 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
Eduardo.. you should create a variation of Tabblo where it's only these giant characters with buildings in the background. You know why? It looks like those old Japanese TV shows for kids, like Ultraman, or Spectre Man, where they had these giants fighting in the cities. Awesome!!!
Pkeener said at 11:04 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
JEFF you have a very active imagination :) EDU these shots are fantastic. You must be so sore from crouching and leaning and craning your neck, etc to get all of the wonderful angles. I like #1,4,11,12, the horse and the last one. They are all excellent and what a gorgeous day!
Siagian said at 11:04 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
i really like how you composed and framed your shots! kudos.
Sheila said at 11:43 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
we can almost feel the festivities from your photos... so much fun, color and life... thanks!!!!
Katkee said at 11:59 p.m. on Feb 18, 2007:
~i like this one very much edu~i love to see the different perspectives and the large figures against the architecture~
Experience said at 3:15 a.m. on Feb 19, 2007:
Bellissime fotografie, stupendi colori, favoloso tabblo di carnevale... tutto brasileiro. Ciao
Mjpileggi said at 8:15 a.m. on Feb 19, 2007:
Eduardo, this is a great tabblo! I love all the colors. My favorite are the masks (last photo) and the one with the butterflys and skulls: it's quite odd. I'm sure the parade will be fun to watch.
Bxrgirl27 said at 9:41 a.m. on Feb 19, 2007:
Larger than life floats!
Eduardo.affonso said at 9:42 a.m. on Feb 19, 2007:
MONICA, ANTONIO, KATE, SHEILA, WOODY, EMA, SPILLY, MURPHY, RETA, PAULA, DVP: Thanks for your comments. You had to see this by yourselves to have an idea about how big and hos impressive these "allegoric cars" are.



NANCY: It's Carnival, and these images show some of the decorated cars used on the main parade.
JEFF: It's an interesting idea. Sometimes I just can't avoid the buildings - but they help giving an idea of scale.
PAM: Don't you recognize the buildings on photos 4, 7 and 8? Its the Central Station (yes, the "Central do Brasil" itself, where everything begins - where Dora writes letters which will never be sent, where the thief is killed, where Josué sleeps after his mom's death...).
Pkeener said at 1:17 p.m. on Feb 19, 2007:
I do now...maybe that's why i liked #4. I guess it was the different perspective that through me off. I love that clock.
Setu said at 1:22 p.m. on Feb 19, 2007:
so beautiful & colorful ! must have been a nice time !
Liliana said at 2:26 p.m. on Feb 19, 2007:
¡¡Lo ampliaste!! ¡Qué maravilla las últimas fotos! Esa de las letras con los muñecos (¿son títeres?) me encantó. Las más caras parecían estar esperándote.
Snif... me siento excluída de tus respuestas :( ...
DEE-Trow said at 5:52 p.m. on Feb 19, 2007:
What amazing pictures. Eduardo, the color is fantastic. What a gorgeous day. I love the picture with the grapes! This is going into my favorites!
Nina1960 said at 5:48 a.m. on Feb 20, 2007:
Again, great and colorful pictures. The last picture is my favorite.
Jasontengco said at 7:08 a.m. on Feb 20, 2007:
wowowowow! great tabblo! love the colors!
Eduardo.affonso said at 10:03 a.m. on Feb 20, 2007:
JASON: One day, when I become a REAL photographer, I'll try to take black & white photos of the Carnivals!



NINA: Thanks! I didn't know it was going to turn into an interesting picture until I saw it on my computer.



Thanks, DEE. Carnival coincides with rainy season, but we had no rain until today (Fat Tuesday), so we were blessed with such gorgeous sky and all that light.



LILIANA: Tinha feito primeiro um tabblo imenso, com quase uma centena de fotos. Depois, percebi que poderia render mais se agrupasse por temas, e por fim de dei conta de que era melhor fazer algo mais conciso, ou as fotos se perderiam na multidão de outras imagens. Depois de postar, achei que só esses closes contra o céu azul precisavam de um contraponto, e foi aí que incluí as outras fotos. Não sei se melhorou ou piorou. Não se sinta excluída! Por algum motivo, uma das minhas respostas (coletivas) não saiu e tive que fazer tudo de novo. Na pressa, certamente me esqueci de você... Mas me lembro que falava das tais pernas (que não vi!) e dos bois, esses eternos homenageados.



SETU: It would have been better if it wasn't so hot! But I had fun walking around all this craziness.



PAM: That clock is a landmark, and does belong to the Central Station. The other building (with the flag on top of it) is near the station but is not part of it.
Anjad said at 1:51 p.m. on Feb 20, 2007:
Wow Eduardo. These pictures are really great! Must have been one awesome festival.
Paolo said at 2:20 p.m. on Feb 20, 2007:
Simply wonderful :)
Liliana said at 5:06 p.m. on Feb 20, 2007:
Pernas...? Muito carnaval, vc fica sonhando em pernas!!! Nao falei de pernas (eu acho...). Ahora veo: escribí "persnas" en lugar de "personas"...
Eduardo.affonso said at 5:24 p.m. on Feb 20, 2007:
Yes, ANJA & PAOLO, it's something amazing. You should try to see it by yourselves.



LILIANA: Pois é, acho que o Carnaval mexeu com a minha cabeça, daí eu ester pensando em pernas quando vc tinha intenção que eu pensasse nas pessoas por inteiro.
Micadz said at 6:39 p.m. on Feb 20, 2007:
Great carnival shots. Makes you want to hop on a plane.
Liliana said at 8:38 p.m. on Feb 20, 2007:
Je, je, te conozco ...
Eduardo.affonso said at 8:45 a.m. on Feb 21, 2007:
MICHELLE: It's a little bit late for this Carnival, but you can try next year!



LILIANA: Ainda bem que alguém me conhece, porque às vezes nem eu me reconheço mais...
GryphonHeart said at 11:27 a.m. on Feb 21, 2007:
Aw... these are awesome pictures and great view of them too. Thank you for sharing this with us my friend. Bring them on! ;P
Liliana said at 9:23 p.m. on Feb 21, 2007:
Ya lo dijo Federico , revé el "Verde que te quiero verde...". Ja, ja, tal vez creo conocer a los demás, pero me pasa como a vos.
Akeke said at 6:22 a.m. on Feb 22, 2007:
:-)
Eduardo.affonso said at 12:12 p.m. on Feb 25, 2007:
<B>SIMON</B>: I still have lots of pics to post, so you won't be disappointed.
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<B>LILIANA</B>: "No entanto já não sou eu / nem a casa é minha casa"... ou, citanto a mim mesmo, "sobrevivemos a nós mesmos dia a dia / até que um dia não nos alcançamos mais".
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<B>AKE</B>: <b>;)</b>
Liliana said at 2:11 p.m. on Feb 25, 2007:
A eso me refería, creo que es "Porque yo ya no soy yo / ni mi casa es ya mi casa". Buenos tus versos, ¿de cuándo son...?
Eduardo.affonso said at 6:54 p.m. on Feb 26, 2007:
LILIANA: Esses versos são antigos, curitibanos. Faz um bom tempo que não escrevo nada.
Jillcdunn said at 1:45 p.m. on Mar 1, 2007:
Wow Eduardo! You have been cranking out some great tabblos while I've been away. I love all the fantastical colors and the whimsy of these.
Eduardo.affonso said at 4:40 p.m. on Mar 2, 2007:
Blame it on the Carnival, JILL!
DocEna said at 10:01 a.m. on Nov 13, 2007:
MARAVILHA EDUARDO...BEM APROPRIADO PARA ESTA COMUNIDADE..FOTOS FANTASTICAS
Tishfish said at 10:33 a.m. on Nov 13, 2007:
Wonderful tabblo!!!
Candlepower said at 12:09 p.m. on Nov 13, 2007:
Love the angle you took these from. Great shots!
OscarDaniel said at 12:40 p.m. on Nov 13, 2007:
Muito boas Eduardo!! as melhores fotos de carnaval que já vi!
Hiroki.10 said at 7:57 p.m. on Nov 13, 2007:
Fotos sensacionais compondo este Tabblo. Gostei muito do colorido e do contraste entre o objeto e o pano de fundo. Parabéns.
Rataskaa said at 9:35 a.m. on Nov 14, 2007:
Wonderful! You did a fantastic job on this!! Thank you!
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