"In this new serie I decided to show my best shots taken in the famous event that takes place every year in the Black Rock desert in Nevada"
Eyegasm
I wanted to try to summarize the event with the first picture I would post. I think this image gives a good idea about the scale of the thing. This is Black Rock City, where everything takes place. It is a real city, with streets, airport, an hospital and even a post office. The only difference with other cities in the world, is that this city only exists for one week once a year.
Specs :
- Nikon D800
- Nikon 28-80mm f9
- 1/640s - ISO 100
This Image has been shot thanks to my Friend Laurent Le Gall who first met Dan (the pilot of the plane).
Dan comes every year to the event with his own plane. He has his tent set up just close to the plane. He told us that when he wakes up he like to take a flight around the city, and sometimes he bring people with him, that's his gift to the community.
100% Zoom details :
Perfectly aligned : Center Café, The Man, The Temple
To give you an Idea here is a picture of the superposition if Black Rock City on Manhattan :
Source : http://thebikegods.com/tag/burning-man-bike/
Location (Black Rock City/Nevada) :
For those who have never heard about Burning Man :
"Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. In this crucible of creativity, all are welcome."
Burningman.com
First held in 1986 on Baker Beach in San Francisco as a small function organized by Larry Harvey and a group of friends, it has since been held annually, spanning from the last Sunday in August to the first Monday in September (the U.S. Labor Day). Burning Man 2016 was held between August 28 and September 5, 2016.
At Burning Man the community explores various forms of artistic self-expression, created in celebration for the pleasure of all participants. Participation is a key precept for the community – selfless giving of one's unique talents for the enjoyment of all is encouraged and actively reinforced. Some of these generous outpourings of creativity can include experimental and interactive sculpture, building, performance, and art cars among other media, often inspired by the yearly theme, chosen by organizers. Attendance in 2011 was capped at 50,000 participants and the event sold out on July 24; the attendance rose to 70,000 in 2015. Smaller regional events inspired by the principles of Burning Man have been held internationally; some of these events are also officially endorsed by the Burning Man Project as regional branches of the event. (Afrika Burn (South Africa), MidBurn (Israël).
Wikipedia
The ten principles of Burning Man :
- Radical Inclusion
- Gifting
- Decommodification
- Radical self-reliance
- Radical self-expression
- Communal effort
- Civic responsibility
- Leaving no trace
- Participation
- Immediacy
If you liked this you can read my general introduction here :
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@eyegasm/hi-steemit-i-am-eyegasm
