If you like painting party pics (and seriously who doesn't?), you'll want to check out this watermarked set:

hxxp://www.flickr.com/photos/thebes-inc/sets/72157626998141430/with/5849012211/

Whoa, Flanker! I have slept with some women and not come as close as some of the photos in the above link! You can see every goosebump in HD!

Here are a couple of paint party shots I found..

YEs, this is why people want to become painting party photographers......its almost as good as...um....sex (maybe better if you are over 60!)

Klondike

So what's better than painting party pics? How about a painting party video? Lots of nude girls in the background (and even the foreground in a couple spots). We've seen similar videos in past years, but they rarely showed very much. But it looks like moving the party from Hales Ales turned out to be serendipitous. Why, you might ask? Excellent lighting.

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2010AxxgrY

A great album
 

Definitely one of the best I've found:

hxxp://www.mcsheehy.com/People/Fremont-Summer-Solstice-Parade/17626643_FVFJNj#1343302058_Xfq28Qx

PWG2

thanks
 

WOW!!!!! This thread is fantastic! Thank you, Klondike and all who posted photos and links.

Broken link?

It works fine, just change the xx for tt, this way the host cannot link back to our site here and make it a private site.

Gone are the days when we haul untold numbers of Flickr pics over to OCC Fremont threads :)

Not that I have a problem with that as linking is eminently more practical. But my pics feel a little lonely sitting here all by themselves now. :) Maybe I'll haul a couple over to keep them company..

Klondike

Numbers have been tallied by someone over at Solcycles and the count was >537 (from watching a video but one that stopped before all of the cyclists passed by). So the guess is that greater than 600 rode. This is what was projected earlier, so the numbers seem to be on target.

Klondike

K: I think it's partly the number of flickr users now watermarking, but also, for myself as a reposter, I feel fine filling in bits around the edges (especially when The Master suffers from connection problems), but when you and the newer original photographers are fully up and running, cannot but fade into oblivion by comparison...here two more parsimoniously parceled por perv perusal by the worthy Jeff at flickr, who does however promise more to come, but to quote that classic "Cocaine," "...he won't say when..."

Crispus is correct about the practical considerations. The best galleries I've found so far (the two flickr ones I linked above, and the smugmug gallery PWG2 already linked) are watermarked.

However, whenever possible I ALWAYS prefer re-posting pics rather than linking galleries. Links have a way of going private, or disappearing entirely. Plus, as a re-poster, exercising a bit of editorial discretion is one way to give back to OCC. I mean, obviously everyone can do a flickr search. But when there are literally thousands and thousands of pics from a given event, like Fremont Solstice, it's nice to compile "the best of the best" here. Obviously that's always going to be based on the subjective preferences of the individual poster, but there's almost always enough consensus that it seems a worthwhile endeavor.

As I said, the bulk of what I've found has been water-marked, which makes going back through my download folder and plucking out the post-able (and post-worthy) pics will be a bit of a chore, but I have every intention of doing so as we move forward.

I have been a little saddened by looking at Flikr thumbnail pics only to find a pair of painties being worn when you enlarge the photo (surely more than any previous year), but sometimes it is worth a closer look!;)

Watch this space
 

I'm planning on posting my favourites a little later. At the moment I'm trying to keep up with the albums being posted at the various sites. I always worry that if I don't grab them when I can I may miss out if they become private.

Great pics by the way. Taken in pretty difficult conditions too.

Cheers PWG2

Have pics already been taken down from these sets? Because I'm not seeing much now.

links to password protected galleries are being posted to the yahoo group Solcycles. I saw one great gallery today which included painting party pics. Join the group maybe as I don't want to hand out passwords here, and I don't think I can link to Solcycles posts that are posted to my comcast inbox. Don't worry - I can certainly get you the info somehow if you have to see the pics.

Klondike

I haven't been on flickr yet since the bulk of the sets went up; I wanted to come back and provide some additional reporting and commentary before I got distracted by grabbing and posting flickr pics. (Okay, I lied, I've peeked around a little - found a moderately unflattering picture of myself... ;))

First, a quick word about the painting party. I got there probably around 8:00 (my post with the faulty weather report looks like it was time-stamped 8:55, by which time I was stripped down and half-painted). There seemed to be small groups coming in every couple of minutes or so, but towards the end, particularly around 10:00, people started streaming in to get a rush paint job in. On more than one occasion, I heard people say that they had mistakenly gone to Hale's Ales first instead. I can't find the post now, but someone mentioned ugly paint jobs... it's possible this was the reason.

Speaking of which, there was a funny moment as we were congregating in the parking lot outside the party when these two fully dressed girls walked up to their friends, upset that they had missed the party. After telling their friends they'd go get painted and meet at the beginning of the parade, they left. Sure enough, shortly after passing the beginning of the parade route, I saw these two girls on foot stripped down to black lacy panties and haphazardly covered in sky blue body paint. I'll be sure to post a picture of them when/if I find one.

Here is a link to my post with the party pics if you need a refresher course, as I meant to post them with a bit of brief commentary. First, the blue farmer girls -- probably the most age-borderline riders I noticed, but for those worried, I can confirm that they are current students at my alma mater. (Not that I recognize them, but I noticed one of their T-shirts and asked.) Also, thanks to the gentleman with them for pumping up the air in my tires. The "peacock girls" with the yellow/blue painted girl - yes, sadly they kept those flesh-colored panties on. However, most of them were thongs, and I had the pleasure of riding behind them for the first portion of the ride. The purple short-haired one had a fairly perfect ass, that gave just the right amount of jiggle when the road got a bit bumpy (which in Seattle, it does frequently). I'm kind of sad that the picture of the black and white girl ("dressed" as the Sandman) didn't turn out better, as (a) she's completely nude and sporting a full bush, and (b) I helped paint her. :D

Anyway, that's enough text from me, although if I think of any more fun stories to add, I will be sure to share them. On to more pictures!

thanks, kaciejanmes. Interesting about the Hales misconnection, and I wonder if more than a couple photographers showed up there also. I almost wonder if the late timing in the anouncement of the new location was deliberate i.e. intended to throw potential spectators off. I don't know. BUt apparently it threw RIDERS off, something I expect was unintentional since the riders are suppose to be "in the know"...

Rush paint jobs. Bad weather. Its a wonder people are talking about what a great time they had! but they are, and it just goes to show you that nudity conquers all :)

Klondike

Fremont Paint Party
 

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How do you save the pictures from this page? :confused:

Fango

Fremont Paint Party
 

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Fremont Paint Party
 

Anybody else have any more of the short haired girl with yellow top and black bottom from the painting party?

Firefox will let you by right-clicking in an area away from the image (if you select over the image you get the copyright warning). Then you go to "view page info". Then, under the "media" tab, you select the image (requires some searching) to save.

Still there. You need to be signed in to flickr and have safesearch turned off. That is most likely your problem. Once photos get tagged as adult they're invisible otherwise.

Good stuff. When will the video be making an appearance? :)

OK I've been getting private messages about this, so please take heed of this important note with regard to flickr links:

You have to be signed in to flickr, and have safesearch off in order to view adult-oriented links.



Not all links with nudity are tagged as adult, but once they get tagged they become invisible. Once you have an account, you can change your settings by clicking "Privacy and Permissions." Look all the way at the bottom under "Content Filter."

As Klondike pointed out, while there's been an impressive amount of first-rate originals uploaded to this thread, it never hurts to round things out with reposts from flickr and other sites. Over the next few posts I'll be adding some of my personal favorites.

The Sonics girls are a clear favorite of mine. They're both naturally beautiful, fully nude, and look great in every shot.

Right up there with them is this gold fairy girl. While it's a bit of a bummer she chose to wear a mask, she has in my opinion the sexiest fit body on this year's ride. High-res shots of her goose-pimped sleek figure are almost enough to make me thankful for this year's chill. Oh, and she has great nipples.

Please note I had to slightly alter some files (converting png to jpeg, resizing) to get them under 8.0 MB, and changed filenames whenever necessary.

Speaking of fit bodies, I really like the muscular frame, as well as the cute smile, on this walking girl. It's a shame she decided to go with the patch. If she could have done without it, I think we'd all be talking about her a lot more.

Sorry to split posts, but I was having trouble uploading for a minute.

In terms of personal favorites for this ride, I'm tempted to bump this grey-eyed cutie in black paint straight to the top. She too has a lean, fit body as well as a great smile, perfect breasts, and fierce nipples. She's always seem to be playing to the camera. Last year she dressed in a tuxedo as part of a group costume, and posed for dozens of pictures before, after, and during the ride. Great spirit as well as body.

Also, notice how the paint has rubbed off just on the tips of her nipples? Love it.

The cute, young brunette in this tandem bike group (blue painted overalls) has been a favorite of mine ever since she first appeared, back in 2009. What can I say, I'm a sucker for a pretty face. Hopefully one day she'll go fully nude. Somewhere back in that 2009 thread there's a picture of her fully nude (painted, however), but she put them back on for the parade itself. So just another reason I'm already looking forward to 2012.

While only topless, these ballet girls just seem like a ton of fun.

Also, I professed my love for the first hippie/gyspy girl earlier, mentioning that she was the only one in her group who went bottomless. Unfortunately, good shots of her have for some reasons turned out to be few and far between. 'm Here's what I have, but I'm still looking for a better view.

The other hippie girl made it into plenty of pictures, some with a good view. And I like her as well.

I think Klondike mentioned he only saw one girl that went completely unpainted, but there were at least a few more that got pretty close.

The first I believe is the same girl Klondike was talking about.

The next two are of a curvy girl who used hardly any paint at all.

The third is a girl who I'd say we can classify as fully nude, since the small bit of paint she uses doesn't cover up anything. I'm pretty sure she's rode in the same "costume," or lack thereof, the last two years. I'm surprised we haven't seen more of her this year in pictures.

The girl in the next two is only topless, but isn't really trying to cover anything. Plus, she's darn cute.

The last 4 pics are of a girl who, while painted, uses it to highlight rather than mask her body. I love the touch of deep red on the nipples. Just slightly darker than a natural color might be.

Next up I'm focusing on girls who took a slightly more daring approach. As has been noted with regard to both Fremont and WNBR, the bicycle seat tends to give these girls a bit more modesty. They're naked, but the full view is a bit obscured. On the other hand, other girls choose modes of transport that require them to be willing to show off a bit more.

For that reason the roller girls always get a big thumbs up from me.

Also, I'm not sure what kind of bike the red girl is riding, but it seems to be some kind of cruiser style that requires the rider to pretty much stand the whole time--or maybe she just like showing of? In either case, nice.

Ok, here are some of the miscellaneous girls or groups of girls who didn't make it into one of the categories I sorted out above.

Most of the photos speak for themselves, but a couple things come to mind:

The two all-black girls (one with the pink wig) look great from the side view here. I wonder why I don't have more of them?

The redhead in the last pic looks absolutely stunning? I must find more of her.

OK, last group for a while. As with the last post, most of these miscellaneous pics speak for themselves, but a couple thoughts.

The short-haired panda girl has an absolute killer body. It also fortuitous that the photographer caught her without her mask down. Also, the light blue girl that is in some of the same shots falls into what I think we can call the "barely painted" category.

I'd love to know more about the girls in the last pic. They're clearly together, but I love how each has different levels of comfort with exposure vs. anonymity. One topless with a mask, one is nude with sunglasses, and the third is nude without anything covering her face. I always wonder if groups like this tease each other about how shy they are, or conversely how exposed the other one is.

Excellent bush on that second hippie girl! I've been a bit sad about the lack of pubic hair in this year's parade compared to last year's, but she more than makes up for the lack!

Here's a video of the 2011 ride....
hxxp://vimeo.com/25377168

on the brighter side
 

Thanks for all the great posts. This would be a great event to witness.
I know the cold weather may have discouraged some, but the benefits are clear:
look at all the hard nipples!!

Here more
hxxp://vimeo.com/25390586

Many videos
hxxp://www.flickr.com/photos/barebuns/sets/72157626868327993/with/5847080614/

Fremont Paint Party
 

Ok here we go. First video of riders exiting from paint party. Ill upload more but Iam still dealing with seattle motel internet :-(. First time posting videos so if theres an easier way that you guys would want Iam open to suggestions.

hxxp://vimeo.com/25417659