Bedminster Winter Lantern Parade

It's quite hard to get the shot, amidst the noise of the samba drummers and the laughter of lantern carrying children, not to mention the low ambient light and the high street lights... but I quite like this shot. It gives a hint of the chaotic throng that takes to the South Bristol streets in a celebration of its own community. I think of all the places I've lived, poor old run down impoverished Bedminster was the happiest. Everyone is willing, eager even, to muck in for a good time, and clearly still is.