ascention

ascention
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Some of these sculptures have such an amazing presence. Somehow you could almost feel this green coming at you; it's probably a calming color compared to all the fire!

Boom!

Boom!
Originally uploaded by catinlap

This one captures the chaos of the random fire explosions going on all over. Fun times!

riders on the storm

riders on the storm
Originally uploaded by catinlap

I love how everyone's on bikes cruising all around the playa.

all geared up.

all geared up.
Originally uploaded by catinlap

The three necessities; goggles, hanky, and hat. I love the reflection in this one.

The temple burns

The temple burns
Originally uploaded by catinlap

I believe it was called the Temple of Forgiveness, but I might be wrong. It was a very beautiful structure, and it was incredible to watch it slowly burn and fall down. It must've been a lot of work to construct the thing, and now it's all gone. At least the 50,000 of us that attended this week got to appreciate it before and during this moment.

Lone green tree

Lone green tree 2
Originally uploaded by catinlap

I love this lone sculpture in the middle of the playa. It was very peaceful.

We made it!

We made it!
Originally uploaded by catinlap

After what felt like a long drive, we finally arrived at Burning Man! This was my first year, although my girlfriend is a seasoned veteran. There was so much to see that I feel like I barely scratched the surface.

big rig 2

big rig 2
Originally uploaded by catinlap

Yes, I finally made it to burning man! This place is a photographer's dream; and I'll try to put more pics on this blog. Most of the photos are going to be on my flickr page.
My favorite phrase from this experience is;
"Burning Man. Where nature makes a serious attempt to kill you."