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Esta muchacha, Alanna, “influencer” en la lengua de Shakespeare, “Influyente” en la de Cervantes. Que parece que nuestro diccionario no tenga palabras adecuadas. Esta muchacha, como digo, me ha reconciliado, aunque sólo un poco, con esa intromisión de celebraciones foráneas. Resulta que Hallowen ha realizado un viaje de ida y vuelta. Ella lo explica mejor que yo. Os dejo con el vídeo:

El origen Celta de Halloween: la festividad de Samhain

Lo que Alanna no dice es que la fiesta de la Víspera de Todos los Santos (All Hallows 'evening) llegó a Estados Unidos con los emigrantes que partían de Europa durante el siglo XIX movidos por la Gran hambruna irlandesa. Una gran parte de ellos eran católicos y llevaban con ellos la fiesta de sus ancestros.

La fiesta comenzaría a celebrarse masivamente en Estados Unidos a partir de 1921, cuando se celebró el primer desfile de Halloween en Minnesota, al que pronto se sumaron otros estados. El resto es Historia. La fiesta se popularizó por todo el país y a partir de los años 70, con la saga de Halloween de John Carpenter y el cine de terror, comenzó a internacionalizarse por todo el mundo.

Qué mejor remate que dejaros con Sus Satánicas Majestades:

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil

Resting Boats by Juliana Lefterova

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resting by Darek Drapala

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Resting in Hanoi by mandalaybus (AWAY.....: Trans Canada rail trip to

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Rest Stop by Charlotte Hedman

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Taken in Zaandam, near Amsterdam.

Posted for Fence Friday.

Parade Rest by Photographybyjw

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Corsair F4U Ww2 fighter aircraft on static display with wings folded as in Carrier aircraft, beautiful restoration, found in North Carolina .

Just Peachy by Vince Montalbano (autofocus)

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A fellow photographer and friend from the UK wanted to learn more about masking in Photoshop, and Zoom to the rescue. I started with one of my shots that never thrilled me, but thought it was a good simple shot to start with. As far as the dime a dozen shots of '55 Chevys go, IMO, it was just OK, and it's color was not my favorite. Kind of a peach color, ergo the title. I showed him the power of the new Object Selection tool in Photoshop, and if any further cleanup is required a few other tools can be used. However, typically I use the Polygonal tool for that. I went on to tell him that if you are selecting the subject (car here) but want to do something with the rest of the image, (the background) and not the subject, you must click Inverse before doing any of that. I told him that if you are going to spray out the background like above, you can pick any color you want, but a color already in the image usually works well, or as in the case here, a complimentary color. Maybe a bit of a stretch here, and being that the cars color is in the red family, the compliment of red is green, and therefore my reasoning for going with a shade of green. So, as I'm working my way through this demo process with him my original feelings about not liking the image started to change, and I actually kind of like it now. I think it's proof as to how, with a little extra play, you can turn a mediocre image into something a little more special. So, the takeaway here is don't throw in the towel on those "so so" images, there just may be hope for them.

Simply resting_DSC1852 by Beverly Thornburgh

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It's nice when the butterflies rest in a location where you can actually see them. This lovely Polydamas picked a nice sunny spot to hang out for a few minutes. When I noticed him, I was able to go in the house, grab the camera and return for a couple of shots before he flew back into action.

Have a wonderful day and happy snapping.

Resting by Giuseppe Morlando

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Resting - Kenya. by Arth Wen Photography and Imagery.

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at rest by Joseph ..

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Resting Hover fly by Michelle

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Rest by romano pampana

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