So much more on September 15
I loved the pictures of the day of the dead. For other amazing pictures in Mexico, make sure you visit on September 15th, which is Mexico's Independence Day. This is a huge holiday in Mexico. Be sure to go to downtown (el Centro), in Queretaro, Queretaro, for the most amazing costumes and dancing. Don't miss the aquaduct...what a piece of art! Also, make sure you get the story of its beginning. I am living in Mexico at the present time and I would choose September 15th as the most impressive holiday for foreigners.
— DebHartman, November 9, 2006

WOW
These photos are great, esp the deep colors & framing etc... I have not been to Quanajuato yet but sure want to soon, after seeing your photos.
— Lorraine Brecht, April 26, 2006

Thanks, Chor
Great to hear from you, Chor. What noise, indeed! I only see it at ISO 400, and with image stabilization, it seldom is necessary for me to go there. The folks on the dpreview discussion boards are often pixel peepers who look for grain in images magnified to 100 per cent file size. That's equivalent to looking for noise in a print that is 50" x 30" in size! I never worry about noise in pictures myself -- just as I never concerned my self with "grain" in my film days! There are even times with noise or grain can add a lot of atmospheric texture to a picture. Thank again for your kind words on these images, and enjoy your return to Mexico some day.
— Phil Douglis, December 1, 2005

Great photos! Great composition, subject, lighting, moods, etc. Now, I have to fly back to Mexico and re-take my shots!

What is also interesting is that there is a big "war" in the www.dpreview.com camera forum about the Panasonic FZ30 producing too much noise. As Phil has excellently demonstarted here, I'm thinking, "What noise?"
— Tan Chor Eng, November 28, 2005

You make me want to run out and start taking photos...your photos are beautiful and inspiring. Thanks for sharing with such loving details.
— Connie, November 11, 2005