Very interesting photos. Not something from Britain, I have to say, unlike the inn wenches.

Marvelous capture my friend... Once again... I love this serie!!!

superb capture and history !!! once more a good capture !!!

You did quite well indeed; one would think they posed for you! You're better than you think at action shots. Excellent detail and lighting, and yes, composition too. And if I'm not seeing things, many of the footgear is more modern than one would expect for the costumes!

spooky looking

I'm not sure that these aren't found in the British tradition (Andrea), though I could be wrong. Maybe Britain had such processions much earlier than the Renaissance. Processions proclaiming death were quite common in the Middle Ages (long before the Renaissance), esp as plagues settled in and so many people died in each town. These reminders of mortality must've been especially poignant in centuries where half a family died simply from the cold, and when to make it past 40 was an accomplishment. In art and poetry, too, one sees piece after piece about death, to remind everyone that life was very short, and---in the parlance of the Middle Ages---one should shape up and find the church now, or suffer eternally. Many lived under the fear of judgment stalking behind them at every step, and the church used that as a big scepter to rally people to them...Thus these macabre processionals, as 'reminders'. Great etymology you gave us, too. I didn't know the origins. (I'll get to your work in a second, I promise!) I was actually looking to see if there was any smiling behind the masks---because they're wearing such exotic uniforms, and they might be having fun. But the full costumes show how fully these participants dressed and acted here. And fascinating comment from Denise---I hadn't seen the shoes until I read her. Well, I assume it's not easy to procure everything from the period; and then, if you're going to be on your feet all day, you'd want modern shoes to make it easier. There's accuracy in the rest; even in the tambourine of the front person in number 1, and the horn on the belt of the right-hand guy in number 2: That's a Renaissance horn if ever there was one: Nothing like it today! And he's playing a recorder, I believe---also from the time. Much accuracy here. But MOST of all, you did a fine job with these fast-moving figures! If you hadn't told us how quickly they were passing , I'd have thought they were moving slowly, and posing for you. This is action photography, alright, but you've taken to it with total ease. And the composition and clarity of the images belies any difficulty in capturing them. Really fine work, Harry: Even in the last one, you have a person on either edge of the frame, framing the two people in the middle. Fine capture and cropping for images taken on the fly. I remain amazed at how much vitality and variety you've gotten from one fair, and how finely composed and captured these are, given that they're all candids, and almost all in motion. It remains an amazing series throughout. (And btw, you never have to apologize for your comments---they're never 'not long enough' or scintillating enough---you leave some of the best anywhere, so don't give it another thought. Your comments Friday evening were first rate, thank you for them and the favs, they were much appreciated.)