Agreed! So photogenic, there must be some more out there. Would love some non paint ones. Still searching...

stepping country girl
 

that was a bit of a puzzle for me but the second picture is of our country girl. didnt see her on a step in
other pictures though.

thanks

Have anymore of the star girls? I'm still hoping to see some unpainted of that trio. :D

Painting party

Yay!
 

Thanks Willie T.! More of this Taiwanese chick please, clothed or naked! lol

Here are two more.

Her friend is pretty nice, too. Don't think I've seen any ff pix of her yet, though.

super brave
 

Super brave of her to come all the way from Taiwan and then get naked. Wonder what made her decide to strip cuz it seems like her two friends kept their clothes on.

Here's another Taiwanese lady with the Kuomintang flag well-displayed.

cutie
 

Yeah she's a real cutie. I have been looking for more pictures of her but no luck so far.

More than a month has passed since Fremont 2014. The OCC contributors to this thread have done themselves proud. Thanks to all of you.

In my opinion, this event has become an iconic celebration of the joy of life. Unlike other events that feature public nudity, Fremont is not burdened with angry in-your-face politics or obvious commercialization. It is just creative free spirited fun. In addition to the painted bikers, there are some very creative costumes etc further back in the parade.

Since the event is sponsored by the Fremont Arts Council, I personally make a point of looking for the art component ( immediately after closely admiring the individual participants :) ). This year, three photos grabbed my attention in that context, all taken by Klondike/Davidavin. They reminded me of two specific artists and an imaginary character.

The first one immediately reminded me of Botticelli's Venus, probably because of the lady's instinctive arm over her breasts.

The second one is similar to Raphael's well known series of paintings featuring bathers. Willie T also posted some nice photos in this category, but something about the well composed shot of the natural beauty of this Asian lady caught my attention.

The third photo requires some imagination, perhaps like something from The Brothers Grimm. I think of it as the Frog Princess who is kissed on the head by a Magic Butterfly and is turned into a human woman. Davidavin composed the perfect image that begs to have a back story, so this is mine. I haven't quite figured out what happens next to a green skinned human princess later in the story. :)

Sometimes, in the rush to digest all of the immediate content, some photos deserve to be revisited and viewed through a different lens.

Star Girls
 

Did anyone ever find (or take) a picture of the three star girls getting painted? They're quite the trio.

I have this from 2011 but nothing this year. Pretty sure it's the same brunette. Same paint job...

Post 24
 

Im assuming prepaint? Anyone find her painted?

Post 25
 

Not everybody loves the camera lol

Post 26
 

One of my favorites from 2014 by far. Caught her at the end of the day all cleaned up.

Post 27
 

This is called being at the right place at the right time ;-)

Post 28
 

And it just kept getting better :-)

Post 29
 

And better!

Post 30
 

Hope you guys didn't mind me posting my entire set of this girl. Hope it wasn't to boring :)

Thanks for your thoughts. I appreciate knowing that I've inspired someone to think and dream a little. The notion of the frog princess reminds me of some tales sung by british progressive rocker of which I am a fan. Nymphs bathing in a reflecting pool. Hermaphrodites. If you google "Fountain of salmacis" you will get naked images. These are memories stored in our collective psych from long ago, a part of our folk heritage, and yes, maybe they inspired some connected to the Fremont Parade. Now if we could all return to that state of being more that once a year....:)

Also, thanks to gldnegle for keeping the Fremont flame alive also. That girl giving the photog the finger - that guy is NOT me :)

But back to the parade - what I like most is hearing that it means more to people than just naked girls. Fango also expressed some serious thoughts earlier in this thread. The parade IS special! Think about what the solstice is about. Its like an awakening. An awakening of love and sensuality, blessed by the sun? Could be...

But Seattle is perpetually gloomy! So then maybe thats why a solstice celebration has such meaning there - you sometimes have to go to great lengths to coax the sun out! And in the last two years, its worked!

In my heart, the sun will always shine on Gaswork park, and I will forever thank whatever mysticism, nudity, or just plain luck was responsible for lifting that darkness. (In reality though, it kinda works the other way around :) Girls don't get naked and wade in the water to bring the sun out! They will only go in IF the sun is ALREADY out!)

Davidavin (KLondike)

Very nice! Do you have others yet to be posted?

another pic of the green bather..

D

How to could it be boring with those amazing tits? :D It was great. It seems you could have lots more of other girls. I hope you sare them all.

Very interesting analysis of these great photos and I agree that they do remind one of the great paintings and after you awaken my sense of the artist I have looked for some Rubanesse women - have you found any? (Klondike {I've been here awhile} does have a great eye].

This is a bit of a digression, but I once posted a nude beach pic while making note of how classic or rubanesse was the woman in the pic. I do not know what thread it is in, but there was some discussion and maybe even a thread for this topic. I will see if I can dig it up. D

You have justified my remark that you have a great eye! ;)

Nope! Would love to see more! She's very pretty.

Here's another who changed her mind. Are there any more of her?

love the ones the just go topless, no paint:D

Post 31
 

No paint Cutie :)

Post 32
 

She was distracted on the phone so i figured it was a perfect photo opportunity.

Post 33
 

Pregnant! Anybody catch anymore of her? Klondike?? :)

Post 34
 

The dancing flower girl.

Post 35
 

Lots of water exit photos to go through :)

post 36
 

Peekaboo :) was trying to get a better shot but she heard my shutter!

Wow...where was I? Good work and good to see there is life left in this thread. It might inspire me to post more of mine too.

Davidavin (Klondike)

re post #35
 

thank you, terriffic shots. i have only 2 pictures of the girl coming out of the water in her painted ...well... state.
anyone has more of her ?

More? Gotta post more!

some more purple heart
 

sorry, i already renamed the pictures to get them in the correct time order although the exif time is almost allways wrong and nobody seems to wear a watch so you can see the actual time for correction. :>(
these are from studio5graphics danmorill . i have one more but that one is tagged [scott foster]