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Originally Posted by Klondike
I'm a little short on time, Flanker7, so I'll just give you a blanket THANKS for all the new pics. Later, I'll delve back in for a closer look.
Believe me, besides the water girls, I only saw a fraction of these other babes. I don't think it was bad eyes or inattention on my part. So i want to know how many were, as you say, part timers (nude only a part of the time), or on the other hand, nude throughout but didn't run/walk the entire course. Also, I the left Stanyan St area around 1:30 and there were still people coming through, so perhaps I left too early?
Anyway, if anyone wants to weigh in on this, I'd be curious. This is a unique event in that it is so spread out over such a long distance. You really need a helicopter, let alone a bicycle, to cover it. At this point, I haven't a clue as to what I would do different next year, but actually participating at the start and walking for a while, and then perhaps zooming over to the finish area somehow, might be a strategy worth considering.
Klondike
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Klondike
Hi
I have been in the Mardi Gras parade here in Sydney a few times as a participant and as a photographer, and in terms of nudity, I found the best strategy is (1) Hang out at the start and (2) Hang out at the end.
(1) in the assembly area - you get lots of time here to take pics, people pose for you etc while they are waiting to cross the start line. However, people are shy about taking off clothes until the start bell goes. When the event starts, I stay at the beginning for about an hour taking pics of people who are still waiting to get to the start line. They have time to pose, and have taken off their clothes (usually)
(2) I then go straight to the end, as people are just arriving. I then walk against the traffic, back towards the start line - people may be a bit shy about taking off clothes at the beginning, but by half way they have lost their inhibitions - however, it is hard to get pics at stage (2) as people don't stop too long. But I have an idea of who to look out for because I saw them at the start
Here in the Sydney mardi gras parade, the first person leaves the start at about 8 pm. Because it is so popular here, it takes about 60 minutes for the 'last' person to cross the 'start' line. It is then a 45 minute walk to the end. The last entry normally leaves the start line about 9 pm, and gets to the end about 10 or 10.30 pm. Hope this helps.
Good luck next year, and keep up the good work.