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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: Mauricio Avila on November 11, 2017, 22:14:50

Title: Day of the dead
Post by: Mauricio Avila on November 11, 2017, 22:14:50: Hi all,

Day of the dead is a very traditional and full of folklore holiday in México.

Demonstrations and samples of popular art are everywhere.

Nikon F100
Nikkor 50mm 1:1.2 Ai-S
Nikkor 28mm 1:2 Ai-S
Kodak Ultramax 400 @ 800
Low resolution lab scan

Saludos,

Mauricio
Title: Re: Day of the dead
Post by: Frank Fremerey on November 12, 2017, 00:26:46: superb colors and welcome to the forum!
Title: Re: Day of the dead
Post by: Akira on November 12, 2017, 01:38:16: Hi, Mauricio, thanks for introducing this interesting event of your tradition. We Japanese also have similar event to welcome the spirit of the ancestors.

FWIW, I started a dedicated thread for sharing various traditional events and festivals from all over the world, taking advantage of this international forum. Hope you are interested!

http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,6678.0.html
Title: Re: Day of the dead
Post by: Mauricio Avila on November 12, 2017, 05:06:40: Quote from: Frank Fremerey on November 12, 2017, 00:26:46
superb colors and welcome to the forum!

Hi Frank,

Thank you for your comments and welcome.

Saludos,

Mauricio
Title: Re: Day of the dead
Post by: Mauricio Avila on November 12, 2017, 05:17:10: Quote from: Akira on November 12, 2017, 01:38:16
Hi, Mauricio, thanks for introducing this interesting event of your tradition. We Japanese also have similar event to welcome the spirit of the ancestors.

FWIW, I started a dedicated thread for sharing various traditional events and festivals from all over the world, taking advantage of this international forum. Hope you are interested!

http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,6678.0.html

Hi Akira,

Thank you for pointing me to your thread, I am going to share some pictures from other festivities :D

Saludos,

Mauricio
Title: Re: Day of the dead
Post by: Mauricio Avila on November 12, 2017, 05:22:25: Some skulls 8)

Saludos,

Mauricio
Title: Re: Day of the dead
Post by: ArthurDent on November 18, 2017, 13:26:36: Very interesting images, I like your selection of camera angles.
Title: Re: Day of the dead
Post by: Mauricio Avila on November 20, 2017, 06:45:00: Quote from: ArthurDent on November 18, 2017, 13:26:36
Very interesting images, I like your selection of camera angles.

Thank you ArthurDent,

Here some more angles of skulls.

Saludos,

Mauricio
Title: Re: Day of the dead
Post by: armando_m on November 21, 2017, 00:38:37: Great series,
interesting to see the lotto card drawings on a giant skull, very creative, and superb colors
Title: Re: Day of the dead
Post by: Mauricio Avila on November 21, 2017, 06:23:29: Quote from: armando_m on November 21, 2017, 00:38:37
Great series,
interesting to see the lotto card drawings on a giant skull, very creative, and superb colors

Armando,

There are like 30-40 skulls at Paseo de la Reforma, different colors, patterns and themes. The lotto cards skull is my favorite :D

Thank you for comment.

Saludos,

Mauricio