The damned happily frolic before their Dark Lord Hades. -=>Donald

Yes, there was much fun to be had; but then the Fates began to arrive and you know what that means ...

... that's right, time for people to start dying as they began cutting their golden threads.

Oh how sad ... such callous disregard for the lives being cut so short. -=>Donald

OooOOOoooh! So Kewl...when I come and stay with You in Seattle ...I hope I can tag along with you ...carry Your bag or something ....'k? ]

I remember the pics from last year too.... looks like such a fun event.... Great pics Donald.....

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these are so fiine! ecspecially the first one with the sepia tones & splashes of red!! enjoying your series very much donald... ecspecially having just missed the one in austin by several minutes cuz we couldn't find a parking place... *sigh*... just got this so-so one to share with yours... like i promised :]

Thanks guys ... I am having such a great time going through these. Because the camera was set up right for once, I am having such an easy workflow that I can enjoy the photos while I'm working on them instead of after it's all done. None of the long, hard post processing like last year with scanning in the film and trying to cut back the grain. So much fun this year -- did I mention I love my 10D? :) Cyn - :[ I'm so sorry you missed yours. I always love your reaction to the parades and stuff. The "energy" I get from those messages is like that of a little girl. :D I'd love to watch you watching one of these. At least it wasn't a total waste ... you got one. I think it's a good shot and good presentation with the selective coloring. A little shadow under her chin to "pop" the face and I think it'd be a great shot. As for getting their late. Yea, I learned my lesson a few years ago. When I want to shoot something, I try to get all the info I can in advance (maps of parade routes, where parking is, etc) and I always arrive in advance. For Trolloween, I arrived at about 5:45pm (it didn't start until 7:00pm). I watched them set up and walked around looking at angles and stuff. When they set the ropes up to keep people back from the fire performers, I knew where I wanted to stand. When people started showing up and it was getting close to the time, I walked over to my spot. 20 minutes later it starts and I'm standing right in front with a good background (if I'd shot from the other side of the "circle" I would have had the band in the background and the lights pointed at their music stands would have screwed with my light meter all night long). It's tougher when there are people with you. In that case, we usually set up a "if we get seperated, meet here at this time" spot, because I will invariably lose them while walking around shooting and I don't want to have to worry about finding them. Makes it so much more fun for me doing it that way. -=>Donald

thanks donald, now i see how it could use the shadow under the chin, didn't catch that :] & the parade was one i hadn't planned for, was just passing through you're so right... i do get excited!! jumps up & down, grinning hugely you have the coolest stuff going on there in Seattle, or so you make it look, i know we have a lot in Austin but being the closet metropolis, it's still over a hour away... anyway, there's lots to capture closer to home... farming, ranching, nature... just can't quite shake the city out of this girl... until i can live it through your fab posts, so lets see some more!! claps hands in glee :D (& jealous over camera)