My originals -- Painting Party
 

So I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I have 46 pics from today. The bad news is that I only have 46 pics from today. Like I said, I'm no Klondike. :D (I didn't have any problems with my camera, although some of the pics didn't zoom as I would have liked. I had a problem with the bag containing my belongings -- it sprung a leak, so I had to tie it shut, and couldn't reach for my camera during the ride. I do have a couple of batches of mid-ride pics though.)

Nevertheless, here's the best of what I have, divided into three posts. (I'll put everything up on flickr tomorrow probably.)

The best place to shoot from was the middle of the street.

During the ride (including the pre-parade loop through Ballard):

Lots of friendly people, many of the attractive, but all had fun.

And I think some of these Gasworks ones are my favorite:

EDIT: I noticed belatedly that in that last pic there's a bit of hand blocking going on. Unfortunately, I have three shots of that angle, and she's doing the same thing in each. She had a bit of an issue with her paint getting worn away, IIRC. ;)

There were some naked men out there but mainly I concentrated on the ladies.

This was my first Solstice but hope it will not be my last.

I really enjoyed the elderly nude couple who walked the entire length of the paradel, unlike most of the bike riders, and tried to make contact with the crowd.

The last photos are of two girls who came to end of the parade route, put on their tee shirts, and cycled home.

I like the blue girl, she left her blonde pubes un-painted! What are all the equations about too? very scientific looking girl.