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Boleadeiras


Boleadeiras
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Copyright: Robert Emunds (Robert-E) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 176 W: 10 N: 149] (1656)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-02-17
Categories: Action
Camera: Olympus Stylus 1010 10MP Digit
Exposure: f/4, 1/50 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-04-16 17:38
Viewed: 292
Points: 5
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This shot was taken in El Caminito, La Boca neighborhood in Buenos Aires. In front of a restaurant these guys wee performing a small show of Argentinean folk dance (tango, vanera) and this guy was showing his skills with the boleadeiras.
Boleadeiras are ropes made of leather with rounded rocks at their ends. In the old days these were used in the fields to hunt and stop cattle from running away. They do the same in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

This is actually a little risky, as the stones almost touch the guy´s hair - if he hits himself on the head he might be history.

Nice place, nice food, nice wine.

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Nice street scene photograph. Very colourful. I love the large black border, and even the type-font of the title.

Nice pic from an incredible and historical area.
The name of this ropes is "Boleadoras". And it is because you "swing" them and make them "fly" very fast to your target.
That´s why " Bolea".
All the best.

Muy interesante las fotos, aunque no se llaman "boleadeiras" sino "BOLEADORAS".
Y la acción de arrojar las boleadoras se llama "bolear".

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