Halloween 2014 - West Hollywood (aka WeHo) - Plus a Bonus Link to FREE Photo Software

More photos, and a mini-review of the Carnaval.  If you can imagine it, it will probably be at the Carnaval, plus many sights you probably never could imagine.  There is the good, the bad, and the ugly.  Also the beautiful, sexy, weird, colorful, scary, and creatures of all kinds.  Real dogs and cats in costumes, as well as dog and cat costumes.  And if something has grabbed news headlines, you will see it out there - from politics to Ebola health scares.  Should you bring your children?  Keep in mind there are some very scary and some very revealing costumes.  Perhaps bring them early and leave early before things get too crazy and too crowded to move.

The costumes are great, but the people wearing them is what has made the Carnaval special - everyone having a great time, and it shows in their smiles and in their eyes (when they are not hidden by the costumes).  And that makes getting great expressions in these photos easy.

In a future post I will post my all time favorites from this and past West Hollywood Halloween Carnavals - this was the eighth one I've gone to - and the shortest for me due to the weather.

 One of several stages along the Carnaval routem on Santa Monica Blvd.  

One of my many favorites this year. 

A favorite - not because of the costumes, but because....Well, I think the photo will tell you why.

Another favorite!

The free photo software link is supposed to be good until Jan 31, 2015, but I would grab it now, because you never know if they will discontinue it.  You will get the best results with it if you shoot in RAW mode on your camera.  I will explain why in my next post, as well as why you may not want to use RAW.  The above photos were all shot in RAW mode.  Here is the link for the free DxO Optics Elite program download:  DxO.  Enjoy, and hope you have fun playing with the program.