I thought I'd share some of my photos from last weekend at the Chinese new year celebrations in London. It was a great day with glorious sunshine (although I was shooting into it 99% of the time ) and we managed to get there early enough to get a good position for the parade. But once that had finished it was practically impossible to look round Chinatown because of the crowds!


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Couldn't resist the Lantern shoot (probably the most photographed subject that day by everyone!)


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Lovely day but the place was packed!

Technical: all B&W's are HP5, colours are all either Fuji 160c or (out of date) Reala, except the first which is Sensia.

 

Some great pics there. Not sure about the B&W ones though, it's an occasion known for it's colour.

 

Good stuff but why the black & white!!!??? I would've liked to have attended but I was stuck at London Fashion Week ...

 

I wasn't sure either, but I think it helps for some where colour would have been a distraction and drawn attention away from the face.