Some final Halloween pics for those who couldn’t join us

Halloween Portraits are in!!!!

I almost fell outta my chair viewing this photo

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My favorite pic of the night

Jim McGill of Photo444 took this…damn him. I simply love it!

More iPhone pics

My buddy Jimmy took these tonight at the second preview. He’ll be here tomorrow as Photo444 to take the guests costume portraits. He hates Halloween but loves photographing people. I find this torment hysterically funny.

iphone pics

Lots of folks taking pictures with their iPhones the last 2 nights. Pirates are being sent all over the cell lines.
Of these 4, the 2 above are from my friend Christi and the 2 at the bottom are mine from last nights preview. It’s really dark and difficult to get a clear shot so I will need to set up my tri-pod to get something good or bug my buddy Jim to take some for me. My feet are saying the latter

Lights and Camera

Tonight was light testing so I took a few quick pics. The people that live next door to me just moved in last year. They were gone on a two week vacation last Halloween so they had no idea what they moved in next to. I thinks it’s just wonderful that they fear I’m a crazy. I have the last laugh because I know they’re right!

The Details

Jame was here again to help with the details. We worked on the ship, the barrels and the pirate skull. She can still stand on a ladder (unlike me) and not worry the entire time about falling off. I held the ladder We had many “visitors” today and eventually we just decided to all wave and keep moving. Only so much daylight…and hours left.

Helpers

There is never a loss for kids that want to help and this year is no different.

Rum Barrels

My Dear Buddy Jamie always comes to lend a hand. She’s a professional muralist and her task here is to take some plastic barrels and transform them to old wood. First Mike primed them up in brown and then she did her magic. I’ll get some better pics but placed against the backdrop, well you get the idea.

Sunken Ship

We created this sunken ship with scrap wood from a home being built up the street, chicken wire, roofing paper and a bit of rope and paint. The wooden planks still need to be painted on the side…but you get the idea. The mast is plumbing pipe topped with a torn black sail and pirate flag. Better pics to come.