Hmm:
The first 50 I post on my site are normally what I consider the best shots from each year. I'll probably be able to post all 50 here eventually as I edited them all both with and without watermark. I really like the sixth shot in the second batch. I try to post pictures that show people being crazy or having fun. This one has it all:
1 - Look at the woman in back with her tongue stuck out at the crazy angle.
2 - The woman flashing is beaming
3 - The guy holding the large hurricane drink just to her left is so drunk you know he won't remember that night
4 - The hand in the crowd reaching for her breast.
Also in the second set I like the "Facebook me" girl. She was on a balcony last year and every time I see her she's having fun. When I started going to Mardi Gras in 1998 (shooting on film) no one was worried that you were taking their picture. In the early 2000's they were worried that you were posting it on a website. No I get "Please don't put that on Facebook (not that you could!) Her response is bold!
It's not really legal to flash, but it's accepted. It IS legal to walk around in body paint. A few go topless but are so covered by beads they are legal. I asked the woman in the first group, fifth picture to take her picture, then if she would move the beads to the side. She had that big smile!
Another big smile is the woman on the balcony (2nd group, third shot) who's having her nipple sucked on by the topless black guy.
I'll probably have more favorites when I post more, but those are my top ones for now.
BTW - It did seem to me that there were far fewer serious photographers working Bourbon Street this year, so that may be why we're see less photos posted.
Fingers
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