Hope everyone had a fun Halloween! I dressed up as a dead and horribly beat up guy with my brains hanging out, throat and wrists slit, black eye, and blood everywhere. I had to make a run to 7-Eleven for provisions looking like that because I was the only one that could drive a manual transmission [at the time]. A lot of people who would never say a word actually came over and talked to me, complimenting how the costume looked. Here are a few pics:
Applying makeup and blood
Closeup of my head
(~)| Camera | Canon Eos 50D |
| Date | 31 October 2008 at 19:39 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/125 seconds |
| Aperture | f/5.6 |
| ISO Speed | 6400 |
| Focal Length | 24 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Finished costumes
(~)| Camera | Canon Eos 50D |
| Date | 31 October 2008 at 17:29 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/50 seconds |
| Aperture | f/3.5 |
| ISO Speed | 100 |
| Focal Length | 24 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Scary...
(~)| Camera | Canon Eos 50D |
| Date | 31 October 2008 at 17:43 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/30 seconds |
| Aperture | f/2.8 |
| ISO Speed | 6400 |
| Focal Length | 32 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
My "scary face"
(~)| Camera | Canon Eos 50D |
| Date | 31 October 2008 at 19:38 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/60 seconds |
| Aperture | f/4 |
| ISO Speed | 6400 |
| Focal Length | 24 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Handing out candy
(~)| Camera | Canon Eos 50D |
| Date | 31 October 2008 at 20:01 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/60 seconds |
| Aperture | f/3.5 |
| ISO Speed | 6400 |
| Focal Length | 26 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
I have to say the costumes are all thanks to Josh & Jenny. Baby powder, makeup, and here is a recipe for blood:
Blood Recipe:
* Corn syrup
* Red food dye (a lot)
* Blue food dye (just a drop or two)
Brains:
* Blood recipe from above
* Oatmeal
We setup the garage to be a movie theater, but rather than let kids destroy the projector we used white sheets and projected the movie outwards through the sheet. Everyone loved it!
The Corpse Bride playing through the garage
(~)| Camera | Canon Eos 50D |
| Date | 31 October 2008 at 19:02 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/40 seconds |
| Aperture | f/3.2 |
| ISO Speed | 2500 |
| Focal Length | 24 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Laptop, projector, guitar amp, and sheet setup inside
(~)| Camera | Canon Eos 50D |
| Date | 31 October 2008 at 21:26 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/8 seconds |
| Aperture | f/3.5 |
| ISO Speed | 6400 |
| Focal Length | 10 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |
Projector and guitar amp from the other side
(~)| Camera | Canon Eos 50D |
| Date | 31 October 2008 at 21:29 |
| Exposure Mode | Program Normal |
| Exposure Time | 1/25 seconds |
| Aperture | f/4.5 |
| ISO Speed | 6400 |
| Focal Length | 17 mm |
| Metering | Pattern |
| Flash | Off |