May 2013 Photo Challenge: Lilacs and Festivals

[Mikell]

Here are a few of the photos I took last week at the Lilac Festival.
If you want to see more...especially lots of candid PEOPLE pictures (and more Rusted Root)... here's the link to the whole album:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1137112590 ... directlink

First, the mandatory "LILAC" pictures:





Then...the subjects that interest me more...

[Kelly]

[Matt]

Great festival pics! How was it this year?
I didn't make it out there this year because of work overload, but did stop buy quickly the day after to shoot what was left of the lilacs.

[Mikell]

We just went the one evening to see Rusted Root...but it was a spectacular evening ...felt like summer had arrived...everyone (except you apparently) showed up to enjoy the weather!
It was packed! And the lilacs were blooming.

[pjoakes]

I have never photographed lilacs before. I just never found them photogenic. But both Kelly and Mikell have each got a great shot there. And all I have at home is boring white lilacs so I had to try and get a little creative on this one. So here is what I came up with. Got Lilacs?

Got Lilac's?

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[Matt]

That's wonderfully creative!
must have been a pleasantly-scented shoot too.

[Matt]

A few from the evening i stopped by Highland Park

[Kelly]

* Just for fun. Not taken in NY. Taken earlier this month in Ohio - where they are called Li-LACKs.