Stone Mountain Park Lunar New Year Festival
Year of the Snake 2025
Feb 1, 2025 | Stone Mountain, Georgia
Happy New Year everyone, here are my photos from a fun (and newish) festival at Stone Mountain, Georgia’s most visited attraction! It took a good while to get into the park due to only 1 gate booth being open and it was a log jam for sure. Glad the weather was great this weekend, after all the snow and ice in January. Here’s hoping for a nice return to spring and warm weather.
Great job by all the performers and volunteers. There was definitely a lot going on all at once at this festival with the multiple stages and areas. Hopefully my photos can show the dedication and love for culture! (The Festival closes this Feb 8-9 weekend)
I brought 3 cameras and the digicam!! The Coolpix just for fun and the vibes, and the big cameras due to the low light challenges. In seeing other’s photos I knew the wire around the “wrestling ring” stage was going to be an issue, but the 200mm f/2 and 85mm f/1.2 did a bang up job for sure. The way the decor is setup, it’s definitely a challenging arena for photographers wanting to exercise and practice with the bokeh potential in the lanterns and hanging lights.
I also posted higher res photos (with more random images) in a public FB album. Link at the end of the post. Feel free to dl them for personal usage!
























































































































































































































































































































