Seeing 2009 (#95)

Just for fun: Halloween offerings for your viewing pleasure. The first submission is that of some apparently Casperesque, friendly ghosts; this "pseudonatural" shot was recorded on a stranger's lawn next door to a friend's house. If all ghouls were as good humored as Mr Red I'd have had far less fear of the closet door in my childhood. This pair seems somewhat more mischievous than malevolent.

The second photograph is that of a Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos) exhibition in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., library. The artistry and attention to detail in the originals are exquisite and breathtakingly beautiful. And, despite their handsomeness, these spirits are not quite so as inviting as the first image's lawn denizens.

Glowing Ghosts #5304

(c)2009 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: October 23, 2009; Canon 20D; f/11 @ 8 secs; -1 EV; ISO 100; 55mm.

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Dead Head #5293

(c)2009 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: October 23, 2009; Canon 20D; f/8 @ 1/13 sec; -1 EV; ISO 400; 56mm.

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