PHOTOGRAPHER'S DIARY - NYC Halloween #3: Masks are funny things. They're usually created to conceal identity, but the parade portraits I liked best were those that seemed to reach behind the costume and mask to suggest something real in the person's identity. Sometimes this may be the result of the artistry of the costume or of the "actor" wearing it. At other times it may be something accidentally revealed in the shot. Of course, in any picture it is up to the viewer to contemplate the spectral boundaries of reality and illusion.
In selecting portraits to post, I've most often sought those that reach behind to find something more ...or perhaps less.
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Visit Bob Lejeune's blog at http://boblejeune.blogspot.com/ for more photos from our parade adventure.
At http://www.halloween-nyc.com/parade_pictures.html you will find publicly posted photos from the parade.
