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April 19, 2009

Fire Stick & Necklaces

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A fire eater during the Kandy dance. - Kandy, Sri Lanka - Daily Travel Photos

(Kandy, Sri Lanka)

f/2.8 || 1/160s || @117mm || ISO500 || Canon 5D || Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

Part of the famed Kandy Dance performance, a Sri Lankan man "eats" fire. The performance also includes acrobatics, dancing, plate spinning, and fire walking, all in colorful Sri Lankan traditional dress.

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1 COMMENT - Fire Stick & Necklaces

1) Jenny -

Oh.. this is awesome! Great.. just wondering how they are doing that? they don't even feel the pain?

June 12, 2009 08:24 PM

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