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Shot on the 5th November 2011 during the famous tar barrel runs of Ottery St Mary. An exiting shoot to say the least!

It's a customary tradition wh...
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Shot on the 5th November 2011 during the famous tar barrel runs of Ottery St Mary. An exiting shoot to say the least!

It's a customary tradition where residents of the town light tar barrels on fire and charge through the tightly-packed streets as the crowd scatters and reforms like a school of fish being charged by a shark.

It was a 250mm lens, but I still burnt my eyebrows!
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JPCollinsPhotography
 
JPCollinsPhotography September 15, 2014
Just noticed the witch, can you see it? Freaky.
AaronSalmon
 
AaronSalmon September 18, 2014
I love the tar barrels i got every year =D
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