full figure swimsuit Having never been to the \"Wild\" West Hollywood Halloween Parade before I was unsure of exactly what to expect. I knew about the outrageous Halloween Costumes, and the wild parties from the news media though. I also knew there would be lots of cross dressers. A meetup group was supposed to meet at a nearby parking structure but it got cancelled at the last minute and naturally I chose to go it alone rather than turn back. What\'s that we used to say - \"Though I be the Lone Survivor...\" hmmm, amazing how that Creed still comes in handy 30 some years later... Parking was challenging but I found a reasonably priced lot about a mile away and grabbed my gear and walked down to the parade route. I staked myself out under a streetlamp in the middle of Santa Monica Blvd, and tried to get as many of the unique and good costumes as I could. One of the inside jokes is to let the newbies keep asking \"What time does the parade start?\" All night long. Eventually they figure it out. These pictures were shot with a brand new Canon 7D with a ringflash. Unfortunately the ringflash blocks the focusing light from the flash unit so there were some challenges focusing in the poor light. With every breakthrough comes new obstacles. Such is life. The Canon 7D preformed reasonably well under the circumstances. It sure as heck ain\'t no 1D or 5D, but it is an 18 Megapixel, APS-C 1.6x Crop sensor size, and very practical. It has a bunch of features that the 5Dii doesn\'t have, although the 5Dii has a much higher quality sensor, which is also slightly larger (21 Megapixel), as well as being full frame. The 7D is also noisier than the 1D or 5d at anything higher than ISO 400, but was useable under the circumstances. It also does video, but I didn\'t try to use it that night. I\'ve obviously been spoiled by my 1D. I ran out of biz cards the first hour. If your picture is in here, just use flickr mail to send me your email address, me and I\'ll send you the file at No Charge. I\'ll be back next year - this is a fun parade.
