This is my second entry for the Portrait Photography Contest, #portraitcontest, by @portraitcontest, with guest judge @xposed. The current theme is [Light and Shadows](https://steemit.com/portraitcontest/@portraitcontest/steemit-portrait-photography-contest-week-31-starts-today-1st-2nd-and-3rd-place-steem-prizes-whaleshares).

Like my [previous post](https://steemit.com/portraitcontest/@edward.maesen/portrait-photography-fire-dancer-entry-1-for-portraitcontest-theme-light-and-shadows) this shot is from a gathering of fire dancers in San Francisco; this time on the Embarcadero. The photo was taken under natural light conditions, no photography flash was used: the main light source came from the burning torches.

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