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Bullfights at Ratta Phum
Photo Essay written 2 August 2008
About a contest of strength between pampered bulls in Thailand.
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Ratta Phum, Thailand.
A timekeeper from a tall perch watches the bout. If it lasts too long, he beats a drum to separate the contestants, They would then be pulled apart.
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Ratta Phum, Thailand.
Food vendors wait at their serving tables for the bouts to finish, and gamblers break up and buy food. Each Baht is usually saved for wagers.
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Ratta Phum, Thailand.
At a corner of the arena, those that lost their wagers hang out.
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Ratta Phum, Thailand.
A different angle of the bout shows spectators and handlers in the background. The most stubborn bulls persist until both are exhausted.
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Ratta Phum, Thailand.
A combatant is dragged out of the ring after a bout. He would be examined for injuries.
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Ratta Phum, Thailand.
The combatants first make gentle probes to gauge their strength before going all out.
Especially if they're done it before.
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Ratta Phum, Thailand.
Like prized athletes, the bulls are pampered, fed, and washed to cool them off. Here, we see one regally accept their ministrations.
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Ratta Phum, Thailand.
Fans include women as can be seen among spectators in this shot.
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Carl Kuntze has been a member since 5 April 2008 and goes by Kuntze.
I'm a craggy 76 year old traveler photographer whose contributions has been published in Asian English language periodicals, very few the past two years because I was passed over by digital technology. I have since obtained a Canon EOS XTi digital camera, which I am still learning to use. As soon as I memorize all the buttons in the controls,
I expect to get reoriented.
