Photos from Ringling Brothers Barnum 200 Tour

Ringling Brothers 2011, a set on Flickr.

Here's a link to my Ringling Brothers set on Flickr. I really enjoyed taking pictures at the show and I want to thank Ringling Brothers for being camera friendly. I went twice this year and I'll definitely go twice next year (if the photo policy doesn't change).

Had a great time at Ringling Brothers

I really enjoyed the recently Ringling Brothers show in Austin, TX this past weekend (it was the Barnum 200 show). What made this show stand out compared to other Ringling Brothers shows was the number and quality of the acrobatic acts - fantastic! There was a Russian Bar act, contortion, hand balancing, aerial hoops, aerial straps, high wire, flying trapeze, teeterboard and trampoline! It was like all of my favorite acts in one show. I highly recommend this show for anyone who is fond of gymnastics, acrobatics etc.

One of the highlights was the performer who did strap "bar" giants on the high wire. Even with gloves on, this has to be somewhat uncomfortable on the hands.

The only downside was the photography policy was a little confusing this time. I'm not sure if it was Ringling Brothers or the Frank Erwin Center. Usually the policy is "no commercial photography" (which is fine). This time it said something like "no professional cameras, no detachable lenses". I wasn't sure if that meant all SLR's would be turned away? I didn't think that was possible since many parents have SLR's to take pictures of their kids. So I put a small lens on my SLR and hoped for the best. I saw many SLR cameras there so I assume the policy was meant to say "no large detachable lenses". I wish they would make this more clear by saying something like "no lenses greater than 6 inches" instead of just "no detachable lenses".

I took lots of photos and I'm slowly putting them on Flickr. I'll post a link to the whole set once it's complete.

Ringling Brothers Next Weekend

Aerial Silks
Originally uploaded by DigiNik13

Just a quick reminder, Ringling Brothers Circus will be at the Frank Erwin Center August 17-21. I always enjoy Ringling Brothers because they are camera friendly. According to their website, this show (Barnum 200, The Blue Tour) will have a trampoline act (yay!), flying trapeze, Russian Bar, Teeterboard, hand balancing and more. I already have tickets to two shows now I just need to prep the camera and clean off the memory cards :-)

Circus Show at Trapeze Austin - August 6, 2011

Trapeze Austin 2011, a set on Flickr.

We had a great time at the circus show at Trapeze Austin on Saturday. Performances included Spanish Web, Aerial Silks, Aerial Hoop and of course Flying Trapeze. The performers were a combination of students and instructors. It makes me want to do flying trapeze again (oh, maybe someday). I'm still tempted by the bungee trapeze idea (seems easier on the ankles) and maybe now that my surgeries are over I can start thinking about it. I took quite a few photos there but since I was shooting through the net, I struggled with the focus (manual focus is not as easy as it used to be). Fortunately a few shots came out and I've uploaded them to Flickr. I would definitely go to another show there when they have one.

Check out Trapeze Austin if you'd like to try some circus classes.