Mission San Juan Capistrano and the Mariachi Festival

Seefutlung

Snaps of Mission San Juan Capistrano and the Mariachi Festival held there can be found here:

http://garyayala.smugmug.com/gallery/3092060#168945560

Gary

slflash

Very nicely done Gary! I love the older lady. What a face full of character. Do you have any more of her?

Frog Lady

Almost up the street from my in-laws and, as many times as I've been to SJC, I've never been to the mission...

I love the shot of the wizened old woman and you have some great shots of the mission/gardens as well in your gallery. What were all the kids doing? Running a relay carrying glasses of lemonade on their heads?

C.

anwmn1

Very Nice Gary!

Love the eyes in the first one- reflections and catch light

Second one is well .....


Aaron

Seefutlung

slflash wrote:

Very nicely done Gary! I love the older lady. What a face full of character. Do you have any more of her?

Thanks Shelia. Nahhh, no more of the lady. I think she was with Father Serra who founded the mission. Seriously, I think she enjoyed the music more than anyone else at the festival .. and the music was very enjoyable ... very rich, flavorful and full of life.

Gary

Seefutlung

Frog Lady wrote:

Almost up the street from my in-laws and, as many times as I've been to SJC, I've never been to the mission...

I love the shot of the wizened old woman and you have some great shots of the mission/gardens as well in your gallery. What were all the kids doing? Running a relay carrying glasses of lemonade on their heads?

C.

Hey Colleen-

The kids were from the 11th Marine Regiment. A couple of blocks away the City threw a party for the Marines who were heading back to Iraq. The party was very family oriented, games, music and food. It was sad to watch the children laugh and play knowing than some may never see their father again. Many of the Mariachi bands, after they performed in the competition went to the park and entertained the Marines and their families. A tribute to them and in a way all our service men in Iraq and Afganistan. Godspeed Marine.

Gary

PS- The mission is wonderful. It is quite small but packed to the brim with photo opps.
G

Seefutlung

anwmn1 wrote:

Very Nice Gary!

Love the eyes in the first one- reflections and catch light

Second one is well .....


Aaron

Thanks Aaron ... I'm just a conduit for what was there.
G

christulk

Have to agree with the others. The first two are great, with the second being fantastic. The B&W conversion is lovely. What method do you use?

kmphua

I love the expression and tone of the second shot. The lines of age somehow seem more beautiful in B&W.

Seefutlung

christulk wrote:

Have to agree with the others. The first two are great, with the second being fantastic. The B&W conversion is lovely. What method do you use?

Thanks Christulk - I shoot in RAW and use DPP to convert RAW to JPEG. I also convert to B&W in DPP. (I find the DPP conversion easier and at least equal to Channel Mixer in Photoshop.)

Gary

Seefutlung

kmphua wrote:

I love the expression and tone of the second shot. The lines of age somehow seem more beautiful in B&W.

You think sepia would work?

pyrtek

Well, I'm going to be different and say my favourite of the three is the last one.
Maybe it's because I'm a sucker for WA, but I really think you have an excellent
photo there. A very unique view. Thanks for sharing.

pyrtek

Seefutlung wrote:

You think sepia would work?

I think sepia would ruin it.

LilleG

The second one is a great portrait. When the soul shines through, even aged can be beautiful.

Seefutlung

thanks for looking and commenting Prytek and Lillie

Elaine

Beautiful...all of them!

Seefutlung

Elaine wrote:

Beautiful...all of them!

Thanks a bunch

Gary

binghott

slflash wrote:

Very nicely done Gary! I love the older lady. What a face full of character. Do you have any more of her?

nice work

wyndham

Great shot of the lady in mono. Did it work as well in color, I wonder?