Good Knight

Posted by Dornbrau (Colorado Springs, United States) on 3 April 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

During the summer months in the small rural town of Larkspur Colorado, the clock turns back to an era where knights in shining armor and ladies fair walk the cobble stone streets of the 16th century kingdom of Good King Henry and his fair Queen Ann. The Annual Colorado Renaissance Festival has been a local favorite for going on 31 years. Each year my children look forward to the fair where they get to dress up as princesses and pirates. Personally, I'm quite happy just walking through the crowded courtyard streets while drinking wine and gnawing on a smoked turkey leg, just taking in the revelry. We never miss the joust, a battle between good and evil. On this particular weekend the dark knight won... much to the delight of the crowd.

Check out some slideshows from last year's festival:
2006 Renaissance Festival (b&w)

2006 Renaissance Festival (color, long version)

(I tried my hand at cleaning off some distracting shadows from the bottom and erasing a spectator from the background to preserve the theme... a bit sloppy but I'm learning. I played around with the idea of black and white, but I love the colors and decided to keep it in full color.)

*Colorado Renaissance Festival, Larkspur Colorado

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