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Originally Posted by crispus
Dunno if I've just not reached saturation, but despite the frisson of finding newbies, I'm still plenty pleased to encounter repeaters from year to year, as the first ones below...
Several points:
1) It's pretty early days yet; the event is less than 72 hours past, and so far, no OCC snappers have posted any but the teasers...no reason to think others would necessarily be all done yet;
2) While it's been many moons since I took more than just a few pictures (pre-digital, if that gives you a clue!), I nonetheless imagine it'd be no mean feat to get front and back views of one rider, and then swivel round to do it for the next rider you want, and so on and so on, even when they're not zipping past and when not every one catches your eye;
3) Lots of those with pro-type equipment may be trying, or indeed even succeeding, to submit to paysites, which often then watermark those efforts, thus rendering them unpostable here: we're actually exceedingly fortunate in having members who either give us exclusives or post original versions here before posting elsewhere with watermarks;
4) Whether you prefer to describe us as a bunch of perving leeches or as a group with, shall we say, specialized interests, the fact remains that some who share these pictures freely within their own circle would much rather not have the likes of us see/circulate them, and so take certain steps to limit access: for example, after watching the nice video shot at the paint party exit ( youtube.com/watch?v=hjDwbV5BikA&feature=youtu.be ), check the text that appears above the comments section: "This video is unlisted. Be considerate and think twice before sharing"...
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Crispus, thank your for your response and everything that you do here. It’s greatly appreciated it.
1). Very True. There seems to be few more backside views surfacing since my original post, which is great. Thanks to all of the photographers and posters who have contributed here. I’ll continue searching for additional items to post here. Let’s hope for the best.
2). Agreed. It doesn’t seem like it would be too difficult of a task to snap a few back shots of the riders. In the past, omissions of back views seem to have been the norm in most of the galleries posted here and elsewhere. It has been pretty frustrating to witness this happen but as mentioned it looks as if things are improving a bit now that the new postings are up.
3). This may very well be the case and I would be willing to perhaps support some of the additional outlets or videographers if they were willing to provide unfiltered video of the event as it is happening organically without annoying video editing/ splicing, silly stock music additions, or cheesy video effects, etc. I would love to know some of these other pay site outlets... I have been a member of one of the most popular pay sites for public nudity events for many years now and let's just say... the videos they offer are most certainly heavily edited and very sparse when it comes to quality footage for events such as this one. I'm sure many of the veteran users here know which site I am referring to and I can guarantee that most of their recent video content as of the past few years have centered mostly around videos of random Spanish topless nude beaches and the occasional topless/ nude lone Russian model posing at the local secluded swimming hole or park. The videos are completely boring, not truly “nude in public” or exciting to me in any way for that matter. Completely not worth the money or monthly fee in my opinion.
4). Thank you for providing this video. It’s great and your answer makes sense as to why some people hide or will not post this type of material. However, this video precisely explains the point that I am attempting to make on a much deeper level…
In my opinion, there is absolutely nothing contained in this video that warrants it to be private or unlisted. There are no creepy genital zooming or bend over "I gotcha" style shots or anything of the sort. There are none of the aggressive Nudes A Poppin or Fantasy- Fest style tactics in which the videographer is asking for or seeking the money shot or anything of that nature. The people in this video are in no way anymore personally identifiable than in the other hundreds of thousands of other HD photographs that already exists here and elsewhere online. This footage is something that any one of the 100,000+ parade day goers and participants would have easily and openly seen if they were in attendance that day. This includes everyone from elderly grandmothers to hormone ravaged teenagers and even toddlers. All of these events are unfolding in very public community spaces with the full acknowledgement, consent, and understanding of all participants involved. This means that everyone is completely aware that they could possibly be or will even most certainly be filmed or photographed in some way. I may be overanalyzing things a bit but there seems to be some sort of unspoken pretentious, overly protective, or even perhaps a white knight syndrome when it comes to posting quality videos of the nude women at these events. It seems so bizarre to me. The women who are participating nude in these events are ADULTS and are fully aware of their actions and have made a conscious decision to get naked in public. These women do not need protection or rescuing as they have made a decision to be naked in public and they have implicitly and rightfully accepted all of the online consequences and ramifications if any once they take this action. It may sound a bit harsh but in my opinion no violation of any type of social structure or contract is occurring.
Just to be clear, I most certainly understand and advocate making a video private if it contained some form embarrassingly overly sexualized situations or camera angles that were questionable as I do understand how on so many levels that posting something like this repeatedly could potentially be detrimental to the long term viability of events like this one and so on. I totally get that. However, it is extremely difficult to understand how filming an event as it naturally unfolds within an extremely public space such as a street or a public park should be considered off limits. Hopefully, one day we will get more contributors who agree with my sentiments and will freely post more of these types of videos and materials in earnest.
Apologies for the long rant…just wanted to make my opinion heard. At any rate, I think the time is long over due for me to get out there and start filming the type of video footage that I'd like to see and then share it here. I believe the addition of video would present more of the story and an additional perspective of what happens at this event as a compliment to all of the great photography and postings that exists here. I am now more determined than ever to make this happen.
