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Description
Things like that we see quite often on our streets right now. It is the regional form of carnival. The drive out of the winter in a very mythological form. And a weird form of fight against authorities - under those masks you are allowed to do and say what you want.
Traditionally only men are allowed to dress like that, and the people that do that are not allowed to tell who they are.
It is really huge here, parades with more than 20.000 of these guys are not rare. All ends next Tuesday, the last day of carnival with big parades in all (catholic) villages.
BTW, the masks you see here are rather tame. There are much wilder forms around! Just one link with a picture gallery and some background is:
http://www.rottweil.de/neu/pages/englisch/tourism/fasnet01.htm
Who is who here? Well, i am not allowed to say that, only that Bri85 did the masks in Poser and i used parts of ORWO archer clothes for the dresses (retextured in Vue). Oh, in the background you do not see RDNA Whitechappel houses. The rest is little ol' me, my Mac, Vue 5 and more pxxxwork than normal (blurred in Photoshop and a little antiblur with a brush).
Thanks again to Bri85 for the excellent mask.
PS: I don't like this tradition. It is too weird for me.
Comments (23)
kenwas
Great image Walther. Creepy stuff those parades! Vote!
anulos
Gizig, gizig, gizig isch de Narro Und wenn'r net so gizig w, no g'r au guezle her. Allemannische Fasnet isch d' beschte.
LadyLisa
Excellent composition in a wicked kind of way........:) Excellent job you did with this.......:)
Panic912
Great idea, Walther! Well done!
Shari123
A fascinating bit of culture you share here. It seems like a very chaotic time. Bri's masks are wonderful as well as your composition and lighting. Bravo to you both!
colas
wonderful work!very well done,one more time a splendid picture!excellent and a vote.
MimiCat
Wonderful composition,Walther!!Well done!
Djeser
Great illustration of the carnival season, Walther; I love it, especially in Venezia!
dragonfly2000
Well then - pretty cool work.
dlk30341
Very cool pic! The masks are superb. Well done :)
logiloglu
lol, i feel so small,Walther. yeah, lets get crazy,now. impressive scene and masks. hugz #:O)
criss
Awesome artwork, Walther, a good "fresh air" in the Vue gallery!
coa
Excellent scene, Walther! But tsk, tsk (and you know what I mean...LOL!)
tony_br22
splendid image here! .. looks excellent
Lyne
You have a carnival like New Orleans here!?! I thought at first I had encountered your bad dream! Very scary! Well done even if you don't care for the customs! :)
petemohr
a let out society. i like the posing and the colorig, as well as the indistinct background. very well done! V
FrenchKiss
Wonderful job, Walther! I love the masks and the posing is excellent. Agreed with Peter that the background is awesome too! Well done!
RichardAndVeronica
pretty funny old people break dancing well at least my POV this is great excellent done..Richie...
TheWingedOne
Well done, my friend. You depicted this clownish time very well. Especially the sense of movement you've created here looks great. A big Bravo from snowy Bavaria! :)))
deevee
Well done Walther! super image!!
NHArtist
Nice pov and use of more than 5 figures that gives it creedence for a wild crowd. Super.
hazelfaye
wonderful work!
romanceworks
Wow, that's some parade and tradition - how fascinating. Interesting how masks allow us to be more of ourselves. Really excellent composition and posing and lighting on this very unique artwork. :o) CC