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24-JAN-2005 E. Fitzgerald

Mardi Gras Mask

Costuming is an important part of the Mardi Gras parades. Float riders are not permitted to remove their masks during the parade. The masks are intended to keep the riders identies a secret and in some krewes you risk losing your membership if you remove your mask and for others it is just fun. The sunset was beautiful tonight.

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Pedro Libório30-Jan-2005 22:00
lovely composed and great colors and shot!!!
regards.
Guest 26-Jan-2005 07:49
beautiful masks
snootydog26-Jan-2005 04:13
these masks are fantastic and you photographed them really well. The composition and the lighting are both perfect for the subject
Breland26-Jan-2005 03:50
Good crop and you show the Mardi Gras colors well.
Lee Rudd25-Jan-2005 18:36
lovely composition and you have captured the vibrant colours so well. Do they get hot and itchy after several hours wearing them, or rather, does the wearer?
Stu25-Jan-2005 11:09
I envy you your location. I want to go to New Orleans!
Karen Stuebing25-Jan-2005 10:26
They are so pretty and I never knew the rule about removing the masks so this is an interesting history lesson for me as well.
laine8225-Jan-2005 10:17
It would be my luck to get that glitter in my eye, I just know it. Lovely masks Elaine.
Guest 25-Jan-2005 07:52
Its those Mask again! They are cool I guess, just scares me a bit!
Pepe Zyman25-Jan-2005 06:17
Very cool masks.
Guest 25-Jan-2005 05:56
Nice texture and positioning!
Susanne25-Jan-2005 05:34
Ditto what Gayle said. You did a fine job in positioning the masks and have the correct lighting for them as well.
Gayle P. Clement25-Jan-2005 05:29
Very nice comp, Elaine. Good way to show you masks.
Gary Winters25-Jan-2005 05:29
Neat masks and good compo!
Robin Reid25-Jan-2005 04:14
Maybe if I wore one of these I could do more SPs and people wouldn't know? LOL
Guest 25-Jan-2005 04:05
Very well composed.You have said they get pretty hot,so wearing them too long must not be eazy.
jypsee25-Jan-2005 04:04
Nice crop!!
Neal Nye25-Jan-2005 03:36
I, too, like how you arranged these glittery beautiful things. The black background still makes them seem vaguely scary.
Karen Leaf25-Jan-2005 03:28
I think I'm feeling a little claustraphobic just looking :(
Great comp, Elaine!
Elaine (etfitz)25-Jan-2005 03:22
They come in many different colors, I just happen to have ones that are in the traditional Mardi Gras colors.
Guest 25-Jan-2005 03:21
so who took off their mask!?! in donald trump's words - you're fired!
nice shot btw. i like you composed the shot.
Guest 25-Jan-2005 03:18
I can see you behind the mask, even though you're not there.
Nice shot Elaine
Leo Charette25-Jan-2005 03:07
Very nice composition... well lit and exposed. Are mask colors all the same: gold, green and purple?
Guest 25-Jan-2005 03:07
Great composition on these and wonderful colors!
Coleen Perilloux Landry25-Jan-2005 03:04
Well done. Hope they're soft.