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Dragon of Shandon’s Theatrical Showcase

Young dancer from Joan Denise Moriarty School in striking purple, pink and silver painted costume with blue metallic headdress and golden textured arm pieces poses during Dragon of Shandon parade on North Main Street, Cork, with crowd and colourful murals in background.

A group of dancers in flowing white and blue costumes with green netting, feathers and LED lights performing on wet North Main Street, Cork, during the Dragon of Shandon parade at night with King Fadez shop and string lights visible.

Motion-blurred photograph of a dancer in elaborate yellow, white and green costume with flowing fabric and LED lights spinning during Dragon of Shandon parade performance on North Main Street, Cork, at night.

Dancers in blue, white and green ocean-themed costumes with flowing fabric, netting and LED lights performing energetic choreography during Dragon of Shandon parade on North Main Street, Cork, with a pink and orange striped van in background.

A small selection of photos of the fabulous costumes and dancers at the Dragon of Shandon parade in Cork over the weekend.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	24mm
ISO	10000
Shutter speed	1/50s

The Big Bones Brigade

One of the fabulous skeleton dancers at tonight’s Dragon of Shandon parade in Cork! What a buzz and atmosphere! Crowds were lining North Main Street where we waited, down Castle Street and then on to Cornmarket Street. Amazing night. Not to be missed next year!

More photos to follow when I have time to edit them.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	24mm
ISO	320
Shutter speed	1/25s

Inside a spooky shop

A woman passes, looking in at the Bubble Tea shop I'm looking out of. Plastic bats are flying around, suspended on thing string, to celebrate Halloween.

Argh, the bats! The bats! Well, they’re very realistic, aren’t they? Spotted in a Bubble Tea shop in Dublin last year around this time of year.

Aperture	ƒ/3.2
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	1250
Shutter speed	1/500s

In the future we won’t talk at all

People ordering food in McDonalds using their kiosks. Four people are at the machines, mostly dressed for the night in dark clothes and coats while one young woman is dressed as if it wasn't cold and wet outside.

We just tap tap tap on the screens to order. The man watching me take the photo never said a word either.

It was Halloween, did you notice the horns on her head?

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	5000
Shutter speed	1/250s

Shelter from the rain

A group walking in the rain, some covering their heads with jackets. One young man looks in a shop window.

They’re heading to a Halloween party on a rainy October evening in Dublin. The guy looking in the window probably wishes he could get out of the rain, but the others around him show they’re not immune to the wet and are covering their heads.

Me? I was glad I brought an umbrella with me from Cork. I didn’t rub it in by bringing my Corcaigh umbrella…

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	8000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Jokers & Witches

A group shot of several young men dressed as Joker with two witches, one on either side, on Halloween night

Just some Jokers and witches on O’Connell Bridge in Dublin on Halloween night.

I stopped the Jokers for a photo, and the two witches wanted to take part too!

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	12800
Shutter speed	1/200s

Halloween Pumpkin Head

Halloween Pumpkin Head

A Halloween Pumpkin Head or Jack-o’-lantern stares off at the community hall where Mallow Camera Club meet each Monday.

I spotted the head after our last meeting. It’s hand-held in low light so I had to pump up the ISO to get a steady shot.

More on this Halloween tradition:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack-o’-lantern
http://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/6s

Currykippane Cemetery

Currykippane Cemetery

It’s Halloween, that time of year that the souls of the dead rise up, goblins and monsters are abroad and witches fly about. I’ve already had my barm brack and even got the ring, but tonight is when kids go “trick or treating” looking for treats and avoiding tricks!

I made this image a few weeks ago early one morning in Currykippane Cemetery near Kerrypike. It was the first time I was in the area and I couldn’t resist shooting a few images. In the background is the beautiful Lee Valley. There are a few other nice vantage points up on those hills so I’ll have to go up there some other morning.

November is known as Samhain in Irish, but in Celtic tradition it’s also the end of the Summer and is accompanied by a festival. In modern times this is continued by the tradition of Halloween and All Souls’ Day. This and a lot more are covered on the Wikipedia page on Samhain.

It’s a spooky time of the year!

Hehe. What The Duck today is brilliant, although you may not get the joke in the last frame if you haven’t got a Canon DSLR. 😉

We had an interesting night – no kids called to the house but we went for a walk with Oscar down the road and bumped into several neighbours and spent almost an hour out in the cold talking to different people!

Aperture	ƒ/13
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/320s

A coven of halloween photo tips

It’s not long now before witches, goblins and fairies will be abroad and children will be out looking for treats and even the occasional trick! All these people dressed up in costume, the decorations and accessories that go along with Halloween are perfect fodder for the hungry photographer!

If you are shooting photos this season these tips will come in useful:

Halloween Photo Tips — Our Ghoulish Guide to Scary Snaps
Halloween Photography Tips at Digital Photography School

Finally, Ireland, the land of the banshee has a wealth of Halloween traditions. Makes for a good read!