Launch into the air!!! What about flying?!
Well, the truth is that I put this photos upside down, as you have probably guessed! 🙂
These men are the “Voladores de Papantla” (Flyers of Papantla). It is a ceremony/ritual which has its roots in the pre-Hispanic period and presently best known as associated with the town of Papantla, Veracruz.
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Nice!
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Thank you!
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Wow looks like fun…. ummm …to watch that is,
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One can always get in line. Need a ticket? 🙂
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Wow, they must be very brave 🙂
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More than one is used too. Thank you for visiting!
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Dont think I would like to be on these ropes.
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Not like that! Thank you.
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VERY clever though!
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Not really like superman, but they served the propose! 🙂
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I saw them fly years ago in Mexico. Really impressive to watch.
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Oh they are! and the pole is very very high! Thank you for stopping by.
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Great Entry Cedric 🙂
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Thank you Jake! thank you for your comments
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Great entry, AND what fun!
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Thank you.. they are fun to watch.. i don’t know if I would go farther.. 🙂
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Glad it’s not me up there!
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I know!. We have a saying in bullfighting that goes “bulls are best viewed from the barriers” 🙂
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Ohh Yikes!! Now that’s a launch 🙂
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gee! thank you!
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It looks like bungee jumping. What is on their heads? Good one Cedric. Margie
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Thank you. They wear an ornament on their heads. Don’t know really why..
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🙂 it took me a while to guess that .. good one..
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haha! Yes, they don’t fly that high when they do! 😉 Thank you for stopping by.
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Thats Awesome!!! I like that you put them upside-down so it looked like they were flying!
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They do! Not used to that superman custom.. Well, perhaps is just the retro-kind! 🙂 Thank you for visiting!
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Great entry 🙂
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Thank YOU! and for stopping by!
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I think this is a brilliant interpretation of this week’s subject. You cannot doubt how the photographs fit in with the title “Launch”. Thank you for sharing. I bet these are great to watch, just as they are in the photos.
Thank you for visiting my blog and I look forward to seeing more from you in the weeks to come.
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Thank you for stopping by! I thought it would give a better impression if I turned them upside down! 🙂
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good trick to turn upside down! optimism puro!
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I like that! Optimismo puro! and yes..they look a little bit different when turning the photos the other way around! Thank you for stopping by!
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really great interpretation of a launch! I’m so glad wordpress kept these weekly challenges going in the new year!!
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Thank you and yes, if they didn’t keep the challenges we as users would! Thank you for stopping by!
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nice take on “launch” up side down or heading straight up – does not matter.
eitherway this is a true launch !!! 🙂
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It looks like right? Thank you!!!
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Truly brilliant Cedric! Just one question and probably a silly one, what stops them from crashing into the post?
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The post is totally vertical. I skew it a little bit in the photograph. So they spin and spin and the centrifugal force keeps them away from the pole. 🙂 Thank you!
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wonderful launch. must be filled with thrill
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I bet it is! Would you go for a ride? The only restriction is to wear the red suit… 🙂
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Cool
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yeap! Not my idea for an astronaut suit, but cool! 🙂
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Perfect entry fotr the challenge. I like the brief information
about where it was taken.
Great shots …
Isadora
http://insidethemindofisadora.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/ weekly-photo-challenge-launch
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Thank you for stopping by and for liking it!
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oh no! great!
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looks like really flying right? Thank you!
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That looks very cool. But I agree with everyone else who said they wouldn’t be up there.
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It looks a little risky, just too much! Thank you for stopping by!
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oh wow! upside down or not, that is very launched – and i am thankful it is not me 🙂
thanks for sharing.
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you are right! neither would I. Lets the pro do it! thank you!
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very cool entry…excellent!
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thank you and thank you for stopping by!
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Lovely pics, my daughter would doing this.. well done.
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Well is like bungy!!! 🙂
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OMG!!!!!
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I knoW! Looks cute, right? Thank you for visiting!
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I just added you to my blogroll. I hope you don’t mind … Nice photo by the way!
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Not at all! thank you.
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wow, great photos, and great fun.
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Thank you very much for your comments. I am glad you liked it!
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Wow…that is one exciting yet scary way to launch ourselves…..what a brave group of people. I’ll pass though…my heart can’t take it! Cool photo. What a great way to greet the year…
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Thank you for stopping by. I have heard that what one need to do, is that one has to trust the rope… Very challenging for oneself!
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Hey friend, what an amazing idea! You’ve put the photo upside down and it seems that they are diving from sky. Really excellent.
I’ll also try out this.:)
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Thank you! You see… falling can be like flying. It depends on your point of view! 🙂
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Omigoodness! How are they not getting a massive head rush???
Lol. Nice twist for the Weekly Challenge!
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I think that is the word I was looking for: twist! thank you for visiting!
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Haha no problem, Cedric!
By the way, I am working on a post about Why We Blog and am asking bloggers if they could give me maybe a 3-5 sentence answer (could be shorter or longer really) to the question: Why do you blog? I would quote you and put a link to your blog of course. Would you mind participating in this? Thanks so much! 🙂
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I’m in! What’s to do? Cheers!
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oh man it almost made me scream just looking at it…..they are either brave or crazy, right? Superb photos and interpretation of the launch theme. love it!!
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thank you! I think moving them around (turning them upside down) made the trick!
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I’d be launching my lunch doing that!
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upside down or downside up? 🙂 thank you for stopping by!
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Wow!! Truly a launch of oneself indeed! It looks fun to watch and yet that’s scary for me though! 🙂
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thank you for stopping by! I rather stay ground-level.. 🙂
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Sign me up!
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Your number is up! :))
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I remember seeing these guys, well not these guys, but when I was younger my family would go to the festival in Mexico. They are pretty amazing to see. I miss the old days.
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