A man in a coloured costume.
| Date Taken | 03/08/2010, 4:02pm |
| Shutter Speed | 1/60 |
| f/stop | 56/10 |
| ISO | 800 |
| Focal Length | 55/1 |
Fasching is the German word for carnival, and it is celebrated in many German towns and cities sometime in February in the week before Ash Wednesday. The festival itself is supposed to banish evil spirits, and given the costumes I’d say they probably do a fairly good job. These pictures were taken during the Fasching parade, where the various organisations in Ulm (some of which seemingly exist only for Fasching) dress up and march through Ulm, much to everyone’s entertainment.
I’ve been experimenting much more with Photoshop recently, trying to get more artistic effects out of my photos. In order to draw attention to the centre figure, I blurred those behind him, and painted out a woman who was standing on the left.
This is the personal blog of Michael Murphy, who currently resides in Cambridge, 
Comments
Rosanna and Mike
March 19, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Hi Michael, Sorry for taking so long to view your latest photos but at last I have . The Ulm festival photos were interesting, I must ask my friend Crola who was born in Germany, if she remembers seeing similar parades as a child and young woman.
Washington did appear awash with tourists but then that’s understandable, a “must” place to see I guess. What a shame you hadn’t known about being able to get within the White House grounds, that would have been an experience for you.
menchu
August 10, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Well, your post-processing has worked! It’s a great shot, very colourful.
BTW, did you know that Ulm is the home-town of Albert Einstein?
Michael
August 10, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Thanks for the comment. Actually, it’s probably about the only thing about Ulm that is interesting (aside from the fact that it also has the tallest church in the world).
Wim
August 10, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Excellent shot. Love the colors and details.