FINA Festival

Living in a city that prides itself of being a home of the "world's greatest sports supporters" means that there's always something going on - this week it's the FINA world swimming championship. Not much of organised sports fans ourselves (which is considered to be an incurable disease in Melbourne) but the atmosphere around the tournament was quite contagious and fun. If you're for some action shots then better head for this site (they sure have better tickets). There's plenty of action to see outside the pool, though -

Check out this band, for example - They're not only great street performers but also a group of very talented musicians. Their act is a mixture of medieval-style travelling band, pyrotechnics and segway-aided dancing. A very cool and stirring mix.

I actualy went for the guy's face, but I like this little mishap due to the camera's auto focus.























































And the final shot for this theme - some FINA flags at night (OK I admit it - I am addicted to long exposures...)








































You can never have too much of Melb's graffitti. I'm gathering stuff for a complete post. Until then, enjoy these beauties -