Halloween Lantern Carnival 2007

This year’s Halloween Lantern Carnival takes place on Wednesday 31st October in Sefton Park, Liverpool at 6.30pm. The route has changed from previous years and begins on Aigburth Drive and will start from the car park above the boating lake.

Taking as its central theme Labyrinth the spectacular free event will feature a large scale community lantern procession of 2000 participants, featuring 600 lanterns that have been made by 30 groups at venues around the city. There will also be giant illuminated puppets, street performers, dance, carnival bands, visual installations, live music, floating visual imagery, fireworks and an exciting interactive finale.

http://www.liverpoollanterncompany.co.uk/halloween06.htm
Video to watch
http://www.liverpoollanterncompany.co.uk/work.htm

Anyone ever been,anyone going?

I went last year and it was very good.I had just bought a digital camera,so these are my first night shots
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Thank you for sharing them :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

My missus made our lantern ready for next week and I've took the night off,it started off as a star and ended up as a ghost.:rolleyes:

Looking forward to this,the whole procession is going to go around the lake this year so the people at the back don't miss out,I'll take my camera and see what I can do.

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The event will involve

Large scale community lantern procession
Giant illuminated puppets
Stilt walkers
Fire
Street performers
Carnival bands
Dance
Mysterious visual installations and haunting music along the route
Floating imagery
Kinetic large scale lanterns
Shadow puppetry
Live music and a specially commisioned soundtrack
Fireworks
Spectacular interactive finale.

Paul, do you know what time it will finish (approx) ?
We'd like to go and see it but have to be somewhere later in the evening.

A happy Halloween to all, have a great night:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Myself i do not celebrate the day as a major person in my life very close to me died on that day. I have no probs wih the celebrations, and i like to see people having fun. I love giving the kids sweets when they knock for trick or treat, just a massive day for my feelings.

Paul, do you know what time it will finish (approx) ?
We'd like to go and see it but have to be somewhere later in the evening.


Hiya Lindy,I've been told it finishes at approximately 8:15,I hope you can catch at least some of it.:)

Should be able to then :)

Should be able to then :)

Will you take lots of photos to share with me when I get back ? I'm gonner hate missing that.

We intend to get there early, about 1600. What will the parking situation be like ??
Any ideas ?

Phredd

We intend to get there early, about 1600. What will the parking situation be like ??
Any ideas ?

Phredd

I've never been before but up to 2000 people take part apparently so I should imagine it's busy,Steven there's always next year.:)

We intend to get there early, about 1600. What will the parking situation be like ??
Any ideas ?

Phredd

4 o'clock ?? that's a bit early. I was think more like after 6 o'clock.


Do you have to get there very early for a speck ?

4 o'clock ?? that's a bit early. I was think more like after 6 o'clock.


Do you have to get there very early for a speck ?

I don't reckon you have to get their that early,I think 6 will be fine myself.

Will you take lots of photos to share with me when I get back ? I'm gonner hate missing that.

My night time shots are no good - have you seen my Radio City tower ones !!
(worst photographs thread) :)

I can't do night time photography - the pics are always blurred.
I tried using the night time setting and the results were even worse !! :rolleyes: I can't be bothered with tripod thingymebobs !

Missed It.:Smiliz_Kingz_PDT_13

I got a pic of a blue Owl though leaning against a tree.

Went to it.
It was a great show. Both the wife and I enjoyed it.
My pics are not very good. I will have to sort them out or try better next time :lol:
Phredd

Got one of a tree lantern on the lake too.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/1812922275_a51fc9bc67.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/1812922275/)

Nice picture, Max.

:PDT11

Not Liverpool but I thought you might like to see this wild looking photo that a friend posted on another site:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2298/1814066134_a18c7c30cd_o.jpg

I enjoyed it,I thought the New Orleans type band with the skeleton on the drums was brilliant,anyone see them?

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Gutted this one blurred

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This picture's off the BBC website

Thanks Paul for the pictures.

We went to the Lantern festival and it was really good. The bands were excellent and the atmosphere was good. I would highly recommend it. :PDT11

Some of mine. Exposure been lightened a bit on all of them.

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Best I can do. Phredd

Thanks Lindy I thought the floating lanterns on the lake looked brilliant.Superb pictures Phredd,the with the drummers on is brilliant.:handclap:

The lights floating on the lake were lovely. :)

Well, I'm gutted I missed this one. Will go next year, deffo after seeing the pics thanks:PDT11

I've put mine up on my site (http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2007/11/lantern_parade_in_sefton_park/). I forgot how dark night time is. They need to make it brighter, its just not fair on photographers :)

I've put mine up on my site (http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2007/11/lantern_parade_in_sefton_park/). I forgot how dark night time is. They need to make it brighter, its just not fair on photographers :)

Fine pictures, but it would have been more pleasing to the eye is some were in colour.

yes, I want colour pics :(


:)

I shoot in B&W. By that I mean I shot them knowing how to get the best from using B&W. They wouldn't look good in colour because I didn't shoot in colour. At the ISO I was using they wouldn't look great in colour, far too noisy. These were shot for B&W. Contrasting scenes, atmosphere, film like grain effect. Just because its digital doesn't mean everything should be in colour.

Here's a short video of the skeleton band

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Kev you'd have loved it!! Great pictures Pete,I was wondering whether you were there.:)

I've put mine up on my site (http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2007/11/lantern_parade_in_sefton_park/). I forgot how dark night time is. They need to make it brighter, its just not fair on photographers :)

Hi Pete

Grateful to be able to view your photographs, Pete. Excellent work as usual. Although I have to agree that your decision to shoot in black and white seems an odd one, because to me the contrast of the colors against the background darkness is what would make the photographs.

Chris