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Originally Posted by Pedro the Fisherman
These creepy guys were always in evidence at Brighton, but this year they took it to another level! There are nicer, more polite ways to capture images and the spirit of the ride...and there are these people.  See the video at the start of the ride to see what I mean. |
Amen. I've ridden it and I've photographed it. It's great fun, as long as you observe social norms. I would never dream of walking up close to a clothed stranger and photographing him/her, and it's the same for naked ones. If you want a photo of an individual, ask. It's not hard. Most people are happy to pose although understandably, some will want to know what the pic will be used for. And some don't want to be photographed, or ask you to keep their face out of it, which is fine.
What I would say is that at the end, there is a tiny minority of women who seem to enjoy posing for groups of people taking pics. Those women are saints for three reasons:
1) That takes the pressure off the other riders who just want to get dressed and dissapear
2) Because they are happy to pose, the photos are generally a lot better
3) I am sure they know that some/most of the men taking those photos will wank off to them and/or post them on forums like this, and they are still seemingly happy to smile and pose for 20+ cameras. And that is pretty hot.