Moving Pictures

 They grow up so fast these days. Not the people in my photos but the events. This is the 4th annual Boynton Beach Haunted Pirate Fest and Mermaid Splash.    An event that has quickly grown to be as big as it's name. This was my third year of attending. It was not looking good for my schedule this year and really, how many annual events can one person attend. Well considering I took about 500 photos and most of them that were not crowd scenes and vendors were people I know. So I guess, yeah - a lot of people enjoy an annual event. Speaking of crowd scenes, the first year I went it was tough to get a group shot. This year, it was hard to walk at the end of the day. I heard 70,000 in attendance. I didn't count personally but that seems like a fair estimate. The top photo was taken dead center of the event. There were an equal number of people behind me. Throw in a beautiful South Florida weekend, exceptional entertainment, vendors, and food. Make it one of the mo...

I was asked several times this past weekend if I make money selling my photos. I think I may have even had an offer to buy one. My answer is always the same. I make plenty of money in my real life. I'm not a good enough photographer to get paid for it. I do it because I truly enjoy the events I attend and the friends I make along the way. If making friends had intrinsic value, then I would be very wealthy indeed. I didn't post a photo of everyone I knew at the festival here in my blog but I do know every one of the people in these photos. [click here] to see the whole collection I've attended the Boynton Beach Haunted Pirate Festival and Mermaid Splash  two years running. A show that has grown tremendously in a year. I went from opening to closing and still did not get around to talk to everyone. I really should have attended both days to catch up with everybody I know. Last year I only knew a handful of folks truly well. Mostly the performers. Over the pa...

Tim Irwin as  Anonymous the Juggler Is the one you have with you. Here is a classic example. Not a bad shot for the tiniest camera I own. I made a last minute decision to visit the Boynton Beach Pirate Fest while traveling and did not have the opportunity to pick up my regular camera so I went with the one I had at the bottom of my suitcase. This is a lucky shot of Tim Irwin - I just happened upon his show in mid performance and shot this from the back of a packed audience with my tiny telephoto fully extended. He was performing all day so I had several more opportunities for a good shot but as usual, it's the unexpected, lucky ones that are always my best. Special thanks to my good friend Beata for capturing my expression after she caught me with my little one.