Laugh! it's Carnival! please post your carnival pictures here

[Nicola]

dear all
I would like to see a lot of pictures of carnival coming from all over the world! and you?
Starting a new thread, as usual, I list some guide lines....
but in my region we usually say: "a carnevale ogni scherzo vale" that means "During Carnival every jokes is valid!"
so, no rules, only follow the subject!
Please join numerous, in order to create a coloured and funny atmosphere!
Obvously any kind of C&C are welcome! (and valid)
have a nice carnival
Nicola

[Nicola]

I start with one of the canrival's kings:
A child!

[JK6065]

I might have some from previous years. I'll search the external hard disc If I've the time.

[MiniChris]

[Nomadr]

heres a few from last year,cheers martyn

[Fleshpiston]

We have Sydney's Carnival coming up so I will be out with the camera no doubt. I will put them here when I get them.
Loving shot number 1 Martyn. The light on the eyes does the trick.

[Nicola]

Chris
I like the contrast between the menacing attitude of that man and the funny hat and painting!!

[Nicola]

Martyn
thanks for posting these beautiful images! the first is as beautiful as the second is disquieting!
are these coming from Nottingham carnival parade?
cheers
Nicola

[Nomadr]

thanks ,they were from the night of festivals,held in Nottingham last year, the face painting was awesome,the costumes glowed in the dark.heres a couple more, cheers martyn

[Nicola]

Martyn,
looking your beautiful pictures it seems to me that carnival tends a bit towards halloween...

[Nicola]

Hi!
here below a picture I've captured during a parade last sunday, here in tuscany.. isn't so good but I like the girl's expression...
how can I improve this pic? a different crop? softening/cloning the background or foreground??
thanks
bye
N

[Nomadr]

a much tighter crop from the top and a bit from the left will put her face on a thirds crosspoint and make her the centre of attention, cheers martyn

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Nicola,

How's this?


Unfortunately, the much tighter crop reveals the subject's movement (shot at 1/160s, f/5 and iso400)

I did do a bit of extra desaturation and dodging to reduce impact of extraneous picture elements that didn't aid the composition I created in cropping.

Cheers,

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Martyn,

Yours are great, the only 'unfortunate' thing I see is the "black tongue" on #3 of post #5 ... and now I have said it ....

[arith]

thanks ,they were from the night of festivals,held in Nottingham last year, the face painting was awesome,the costumes glowed in the dark.heres a couple more, cheers martyn

Nottingham; I must be missing something.

[Nomadr]

a much tighter crop from the top and a bit from the left will put her face on a thirds crosspoint and make her the centre of attention, cheers martyn

hehe its a feather, i should have cloned it out, it does look like a tongue,cheers martyn

[Nomadr]

Nottingham; I must be missing something.

yep nottingham is not very good at promoting stuff, i guess you also missed light night last friday ?

[Donald]

yep nottingham is not very good at promoting stuff, i guess you also missed light night last friday ?

Mothers - I would warn your children against going to Nottingham on Friday evenings. Looks a very odd place! In Glenfarg we just take our tractors to the pub and drink whisky. It doesn't make you glow.... Well, not like this anyway!

[Nomadr]

some carnival pics of the local samba school,i prefer taking candid at these events.

[Sahil]

Wow! This thread is fun...