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Originally Posted by Davidavin
I'd be interested to know if other photogs agree with this assessment.
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My guess is there may be less riders than last year. Last year it just seemed like there was a huge mass of riders. I set up a little further up the parade route this year and it just seemed like they were better spread out so i could focus on what riders where coming.
I'd also agree with you there were less standouts this year, thats not a bad thing. There were a few larger groups of similarly painted riders. I think this year we had the Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Storm/Sonics, and a few World Cup themes.
What I like about it is they all look quite normal. The one thing about this parade and the nude cyclists that always gets me... I run into these people from time to time in my neighborhood, on the bus, or just out and about in the city. I don't sit there and go, "I've seen her naked!" its more of a double/triple take. I did it with the girl in my avatar. I saw her a couple of years later at the store, and I was like where do i know her from? then it hit me on my way out. I think the parade is becoming more of a hey you have to do this once event. Sure we have the repeaters, but I like the once in a lifetime shots just as much.