Day of the Dead, Los Angeles

Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
edited October 31, 2006 in Landscapes
An annual Mexican holliday, celebrated at Hollywood Forever Cemetary, just behind the Paramount Studios in LA. It's a celebration remembering the dead and various altars are decorated and offerings made to the ancestors.

The cemetary
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decorating an altar at night prior to the event at the cemetary
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Practicing for the dance at night
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Dancer on the Day of the Dead
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Inside a masoleum
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Whole gallery is here
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  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    Great series of pics. Well Done, colors are fantastic. thumb.gif
    Fred
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    Fred W wrote:
    Great series of pics. Well Done, colors are fantastic. thumb.gif

    Thank you. I shot in RAW then converted to JPEG in RSP, this time I actually adjusted the white balance. rolleyes1.gif
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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    Nice series. That last one really grabs me. thumb.gif
    -Phil
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  • jdryan3jdryan3 Registered Users Posts: 1,353 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    I like the one below the title Dancer on the Day of the Dead (Red/Blue mask with green feathers(?)), and the last B+W one.
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    Must have been a fun couple of days... These are my favorites:
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    Great shots!
    Chris
  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited October 31, 2006
    Phil U. wrote:
    Nice series. That last one really grabs me. thumb.gif
    Yeah, I was hoping to catch just one person composed well into the shot but got tired of waiting, so I took one with out a person. Inside the mausoleum, folks were just hanging out sipping wine and enjoying the scenery.
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited October 31, 2006
    ChrisJ wrote:
    Must have been a fun couple of days... These are my favorites:
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    Great shots!

    Thanks Chris,
    I had to take some standard type of shots for the festival promoters and felt a bit worn down and less insprierd when I got time to shoot the stuff I want. Next time, I'm just gonna shoot only the stuff I like and not turn my hobby/passion into drudgery type of work for others.
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