Parading Queen Photo

Photographer’s Note

Misused title from Abba...

Another Carnival View from the parade that took place last sunday in my village, this time framed closely with the 50mm and treated as a double Francinade.

Beside sticking to the Carnival traditions and providing training for the Guggemuusig bands before the real full size events, this parade is first oriented towards children and they are the real queens and kings of this event, although as you can see they do not seem to enjoy it with equal fun, actually the crowned girl seems to enjoy it a lot more.

It could well be the other one is a bit afraid of this scary monster mouth, although much has been done to use colors related to the bright world of children. All these carriages are built and operated by the village associations, sports or hobby clubs but as far as I know we do not have a photoclub yet, well I can't tell I miss that so much because of this big worldwide club we're all in ;-)

ChrisJ, Berat, Jeppe, Fixfocus, tcht, atus, nwoehnl, singuanti, riclopes, Luciana has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (70521) 2006-02-25 5:24

Salut Jean Yves

Wonderful color & contrast, that well conveys the carnival mood. I like the tight framing, & 2 small enfants within. Bon weekend!

Berat (1579) 2006-02-25 6:21

Salut Jean Yves
Tu nous montre là une photo plein de couleurs.
J'aime bien le sourire de la petite princesse, par contre la petite fille en premier plan elle a l'air un peu triste (jalouse qu'elle ne soit pas elle la princesse du jour :-)
Merci pour le partage
Meilleures salutations
Berat

Jeppe (18623) 2006-02-25 6:26

Hi Jean Yves

A fine and funny moment you captured here - Many years ago did I take part in a parade like this - I was dressed as a french man - too bad theres no photos of that event :-(

Thanks sharing this.
Jeppe

Fixfocus (9377) 2006-02-25 7:25

Salut Jean Yves,
A funny and colorful capture from the carnival parades.A scary beast indeed but the expression from the little queen is great.
Greetings,
Hermann

tcht (7298) 2006-02-25 8:22

Hi Jean Yves,
Great colours in this pic...really pleasant and beautiful. I also like the contrasting expressions of the two sweet little girls. And the choice of tight frame/crop is great. I've heard 'bout this 'Carnival' but never knew how it looked...TFS.
Rgrds,
Cheukhin

faubry (32511) 2006-02-25 8:53

MERCI SIMON! tu connais mes faiblesses.. j'aime beaucoup cette double composition, très belles couleurs, la petite derrière ne semble pas se tracasser de sortir de la bouche du montre, hahha, par contre l'autre est plus sérieuse, amusant comment les enfants réagissent différement pour le m^me évènement!
merci
amicalement
francine

lestans (15550) 2006-02-25 9:04

I like colors so much!! Why one girl is so serious?? She should have a lot of fun sitting inside this big mouth (I would send there my dentist, he would enjoy... and take her off!)
Well capture! caio
Livia

rhizomes (15325) 2006-02-25 11:22

Salut Jean-Yves,
Belles couleurs et attitudes bien rendues !!
Le cadrage serré donne et j'aurais bien vu l'arrière plan plus flou...
Mais cela reste une très belle image !
Christophe

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-02-25 12:37

Mazette, le petit chaperon rouge dans la gueule de daffy duck... Inédit.
j'aime bien ta prise qui donne bien le comportement de ces enfants rois d'un jour et souvent rois tout court. De la culeur et un cadrage au quart de poil...
Jean Michel

Cormac (26461) 2006-02-25 14:14

Wow! The colour in this shot really jumps out of the frame! Great use of the mouth to frame the girls and draw attention to them. Wonderful contrast of expressions too, between the happy and not-so-happy. Great work!

nwoehnl (120) 2006-02-25 14:26

Yes, the queen is all into it while the other girl is not so sure. An enchanting find from the carnival procession in your village, Jean-Yves, vivid and colorful.

gilou530 (35984) 2006-02-25 15:59

salut JY
je vois que la période des carnavals bats sont plein en alsace, photo colorée, et jolie expression des enfants sur le vif
amitiés
gilbert
un D200 frappe encore avec Aubrey (rosaline)

gebala (0) 2006-02-25 16:05

hello, I like this photo :) nice moment so colors full, nice point of view:) well taken
rgs

singuanti (15240) 2006-02-25 22:02

Hi Jean-Yves. I like all of the emotions you've captured in this one shot. On the far right looks like surprise, the middle is somber and the left is pure happiness. All of the colors are rich and vivid. Nice catch Jean-Yves.

gaby (19793) 2006-02-26 0:32

Jean Yves bonjour - je ne connaissais pas la francinade mais elle est réussie - j'adore cette énorme bouche de l'ogre et ces enfants à l'intérieur (qui arrivent à bien se détacher de la foule ambiante) -
très jolie vue de carnaval
merci et bon dimanche
Gaby

atus (15476) 2006-02-26 4:24

Hello Jean Yves,
very well captured and nicely composed shot with gorgeous colors and in topic of the present period.
In our small town we will enjoy the same event tomorrow morning.TFS and compliments!
Attila

jinju (14265) 2006-02-26 5:18

Hey JY,

in the mouth of the beast? I like the humor of this shot. Well filled in frame, very tight. I would have maybe cropped a bit off the bottom where the white pole is. Other than that its excellent.

riclopes (33143) 2006-02-27 8:14

Bonjour Jean Yves,
I love the composition of this giant head and mouse, with that double Francinade (the one at the front is not having fun at all!) and such combination of strong colours that make a real festive atmosphere. I like the way the mouse fills up all the photo. Congratulations!
Merci,
Ricardo
p.s.- I also like the connections to other members that seem be a trend nowadays.

dHitman (0) 2006-02-27 9:47

Hi Jean,
Very colorful picture with the lovely children inside the 'mouth'. Great carnival shot! TFS!
Regards, Jino

Luciana (2167) 2006-03-11 20:57

Muito boa!
A expressão dos rostos das crianças e as cores! Tudo muito lindo!
Parabéns e obrigada por compartilhar!
Abraços com adimiração!!
Luciana Serra.