Red Cathedral

Every season Pairi Daiza, Le Jardin des Mondes , hosts special events. The festival of lights & carnaval have brought some light to the dark season.. which is probably not a very good thing for the resident animals.. but it was a blessing for us humans fearing the Dark of Winter . .  A photo gallery: The fire show was by Pyronix Productions & the beautiful Venetian carnevale costumes in the Dome are from Regards Vénitiens . Both splendid! The only 2 things I found a missed opportunity during the 3 weeks of Carnevale were: 1. The teams of costumed people were only to be found in the Dome and at the entrance. Please let them roam the entire park and how wonderful would it be to have them in themed costumes from the different regions in the park.  2. Organise a (1) Fully costumed visitors enter for free -day.. or for a reduced price. For us with a season's pass it doesn't change much, but imagine all the great pictures in the gorgeous archtitecture of the p

Right before my surgery we filmed a fire Masterclass-video for Sony where Bruno Maes, an fire-images-expert, explains how to capture fire on video. ( broadcast & live Q&A on April 27th via: Sony Benelux Digital Imaging Webinars on Zoom . Afterwards it will be available on the Sony Alpha Academy. )  It were 2 very exciting days shooting.. since the team got to burn things. Evidently there had to be some pictures made. ( They're on Flickr as always) And how could there not be any behind the scenes videos: 1. Fireworks: clapperapp.com/video/7G1Ovb0Xd5gz85KB?is_invite=1&r=D... 2. The gear: clapperapp.com/video/Z2jGzE76LLVvWXnB?is_invite=1&r=D... 3. Steelwooling in the snow: clapperapp.com/video/BkRYp339ZkLp1ArO?is_invite=1&r=D... 4. Hypnosis: newsclapper.com/video/Ym0ovjZkWNPv6JL4?r=Do9bQkBx6w 5. Towering inferno: newsclapper.com/video/no0NvrNB0yEvBPVO?r=Do9bQkBx6w 6. Hellfire: newsclapper.com/video/QZyMvBX4GARzB10q?r=Do9bQkBx6w 7. Steelwool

 There was snow and a church, so we made a photo of Fire & Ice. On this 1st image I added a bit of fantasy atmosphere. Subtle enough? There's a video with a look behind the scenes. Evidently there is more on Flickr Or do you prefer the Instagram version ? _____________________ Reading between the lines (aka Het Doorkijkkerkje van Borgloon ) is an artwork by the architect duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh _____________________ Explaining the title : Burning Churches by Me and that Man That night I saw the flames flicker on the television set The vicar's tears fell as he faced the camera men And my mother grabbed her crucifix And drew in her breath It's suspected arson the newsreader said My life was reborn into that incendiary darkness It brought to mind the great writers of satanic verses From that truth my eyes glowed with unholy illumination From the matchstick spark until the final glowing embers I'm called by the light Of burning churches Saved by the li

During Shankra festival i shot one of the best fire shows in a very long time by: Haury Thomas, Barbara Wildmann, the Purple Pixies & the Earth Dragons. The photos are on Flickr.