Every year around this time there is a parade and afternoon long celebration of "The Day of the Dead". A celebration of family ancestors. A different way of understanding death.
Part of the event is a parade of various groups on Congress Ave. Faces are painted, elaborate costumes created and so much more. In 2022 I went down equipped with just a Leica SL and a 40mm f1.4 VM lens and got some images I really enjoy. Like the first one below. The second and fourth images down were done in 2019 with a Panasonic S1 camera and the 24-105mm Lumix zoom.
The whole event is a great introduction to the Mexican tradition of "El día de los Muertos." I go for the photographs, I stay for the food and the energy of the event. Grab a camera and come on down. The event starts off with the parade on Saturday, October 28th. That's this Saturday.
(JC, no club membership required...).
The 51 photos in the top link are the best I've done at an event. ever. Love me even more this morning. If you have time please take a look....
https://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2022/10/ah-zeroing-in-on-sweet-spot-spending.html
https://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2019/10/day-of-dead-in-austin-flailing-around.html
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