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| pwong |
 Oct 2 2009, 10:41 PM
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QUOTE(kathryn77 @ Sep 30 2009, 06:56 PM) 
Sounds amazing!! How was it taking your camera out into it??
I brought an underwater disposable one, and you can also buy them at the festival from a local. Some people stick their camera in a clear plastic bag, but I don't think you'd get good pictures that way, and at the fight, a camera is like a bulls eye - everybody will go after you. It's one of those events where you should focus on enjoying the moment, rather than capturing the moment. Really, the camera was only good for the before and after photos. Photos of the fight itself would probably only look like a giant red smudge. |
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Oct 5 2009, 06:34 PM
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QUOTE(pwong @ Oct 3 2009, 04:41 AM) QUOTE(kathryn77 @ Sep 30 2009, 06:56 PM)
Sounds amazing!! How was it taking your camera out into it??
I brought an underwater disposable one, and you can also buy them at the festival from a local. Some people stick their camera in a clear plastic bag, but I don't think you'd get good pictures that way, and at the fight, a camera is like a bulls eye - everybody will go after you. It's one of those events where you should focus on enjoying the moment, rather than capturing the moment. Really, the camera was only good for the before and after photos. Photos of the fight itself would probably only look like a giant red smudge.  thanks for the tip
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Oct 5 2009, 08:09 PM
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QUOTE(cultureight @ Oct 3 2009, 02:47 AM) These many tomatoes! It really is amusing to be part of it, but doesn't it hurt being hurled tomatoes at?  Yes it does! You're supposed to crush the tomatoes before throwing them, but nobody does. And some are unripe, and can't really be crushed. Just wear goggles to protect your eyes, the pain only lasts a second, and you don't feel much with the adrenaline rush. What really hurts are the soaked, and twisted up t-shirts that people throw around. |
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Oct 8 2009, 04:03 AM
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QUOTE(pwong @ Oct 5 2009, 08:09 PM) QUOTE(cultureight @ Oct 3 2009, 02:47 AM) These many tomatoes! It really is amusing to be part of it, but doesn't it hurt being hurled tomatoes at? Yes it does! You're supposed to crush the tomatoes before throwing them, but nobody does. And some are unripe, and can't really be crushed. Just wear goggles to protect your eyes, the pain only lasts a second, and you don't feel much with the adrenaline rush. What really hurts are the soaked, and twisted up t-shirts that people throw around. Why do they throw the shirts for?
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Oct 16 2009, 12:10 AM
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People have been drinking and get a little crazy, so they rip the shirts off each other, twirl them up, and throw them into the crowd. A tip - if you're training in from Valencia or a nearby town for the tomato fight, you need to have a shirt to get back on the train. So if yours gets ripped off, make sure you get another one from the trip back. QUOTE(cultureight @ Oct 8 2009, 05:03 AM) QUOTE(pwong @ Oct 5 2009, 08:09 PM) QUOTE(cultureight @ Oct 3 2009, 02:47 AM) These many tomatoes! It really is amusing to be part of it, but doesn't it hurt being hurled tomatoes at? Yes it does! You're supposed to crush the tomatoes before throwing them, but nobody does. And some are unripe, and can't really be crushed. Just wear goggles to protect your eyes, the pain only lasts a second, and you don't feel much with the adrenaline rush. What really hurts are the soaked, and twisted up t-shirts that people throw around. Why do they throw the shirts for? |
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| carolina13 |
Oct 16 2009, 06:49 PM
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Here you are a lot of information about La Tomatina. There are some comments and pictures from this curious festival. |
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i just find i am seeing things differently now after working closely with some homeless people, which has led to me thinking outside of my own world hence my comment. 
