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The UUA sponsored WaterFire Providence, a public art festival, as an opportunity to reach out in love, June 28.
© Nancy Pierce/UUA. All rights reserved.
The UUA sponsored WaterFire Providence, a public art festival, as an opportunity to reach out in love, June 28.
© Nancy Pierce/UUA. All rights reserved.
The UUA sponsored WaterFire Providence, a public art festival, as an opportunity to reach out in love, June 28.
© Nancy Pierce/UUA. All rights reserved.
"WaterFire Providence® is an independent, non-profit arts organization whose mission is to inspire Providence and its visitors by revitalizing the urban experience, fostering community engagement and creatively transforming the city by presenting WaterFire for all to enjoy.
This award-winning sculpture by Barnaby Evans installed on the three rivers of downtown Providence, has been praised by Rhode Island residents and international visitors alike as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol of Providence’s renaissance. WaterFire’s over eighty sparkling bonfires, the fragrant scent of aromatic wood smoke, the flickering firelight on the arched bridges, the silhouettes of the firetenders passing by the flames, the torch-lit vessels traveling down the river, and the enchanting music from around the world engage all the senses and emotions of those who stroll the paths of Waterplace Park. WaterFire has captured the imagination of over ten million visitors, bringing life to downtown, and revitalizing Rhode Island’s capital city."
-WaterFire Providence
Created in 1994 by artist Barnaby Evans, WaterFire is a communal celebration by Rhode Island residences and attracts thousands of visitors.
As part of the Royal Mills grand opening, WaterFire was held just outside of the apartments on the adjacent Pawtuxet river.
Barnaby Evans, 1994/2011, Waterplace Park, Downtown, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, performance art. Photo 3 of 5.
Waterfire is a summer tradition in Providence, RI. Part of the tradition is the "living statues" that perform at the Verrazzano monument. There are five people in this image; three statues in the middle and one green flower lady at either side.
Headed out to camp again this weekend, for the second of our two annual alumni family camping weekends, with an almost-goal in mind: capture an interesting sunset/twilight scene on the pond that was different than what I’ve captured so far, didn’t rely on bracketed shots as a crutch, and was usable pretty much straight-out-of-camera. I got some help from an unexpected source: my friend Andy, who hadn’t stayed overnight at camp in nearly two decades, but who took the opportunity to set up a floating campfire on Five Mile, which used to be a staple of summer camp back when I was a kid and he was a staff guy.
So, this is my Nikon D7000 on a travel tripod with my Nikkor 18-300mm @ 60mm, 4s @ Æ’/5.3, ISO100. Color finishing in Aperture, but pretty close to straight out of camera.
This ended up being my favorite shot of the weekend.
A brief clip of a flame-wielding bellydancer performing at WaterFire in Kansas City, MO (October 2008).
WaterFire in Providence, Rhode Island, is a spectacular event held on Saturday nights throughout the summer with each event attended by enormous crowds that line the confluence of three rivers in order to watch the spectacle of over 100 fires blazing all along the water, punctuated by beautiful music easily heard throughout the length of the streams. www.waterfire.org/
Here is another waterfire scene. This time I made it in a credit card case. The background is me and another person in the canoe, lighting one of the braziers.
Taken last Summer (2007) in Providence, Rhode Island.
Had some fun with Photoshop here. In the case of these three, of the Providence Waterfires, I used a gallery filter called "poster edges."
Actually, these three shots, along with the rest I took that night last Summer, suffered from serious camera shake (no tripod, no image stabilization - just a very open lens with a slow shutter and me trying to be as still as possible!). So thanks to the saving power of funky filters in Photoshop I think I turned them into some interesting images.
Take a look at the larger image sizes for the wild posterized effect.
Please view in Original Size
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WaterFire in Providence, Rhode Island, is a spectacular event held on Saturday nights throughout the summer with each event attended by enormous crowds that line the confluence of three rivers in order to watch the spectacle of over 100 fires blazing all along the water, punctuated by beautiful music easily heard throughout the length of the streams. www.waterfire.org/