Wheels

[Shadowman]

Taken at the Puerto Rican Day Parade
Flash

Bounce

Death on Wheels

Hot Wheels

Old Wheels

Wheels

Wings

[speedneeder]

John, these are definitely some dope ridez!
I would have liked to have been there. Oddly, 'hot wheels' draws most of my attention, I think only due to the expression on that lady's face! That's a cool pic. 'wings' definitely gets my attention too.
Thank you for sharing these pictures.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi John,

A good record of the event.

Possibly using a wider aperture to separate subjects from the unavoidably busy backgrounds might have been worth trying.
That said, I did spend time looking at your architecture in the backgrounds of several shots, so maybe it did me a favour.

Here's something to think about: on processions like this, do members think it is better to find one spot (hopefully with a suitable not-too-busy background) stay there and shoot everything from virtually the same angle, or, crowds permitting, walk the route with the procession so each is against a different background?

[Shadowman]

John, these are definitely some dope ridez!
I would have liked to have been there. Oddly, 'hot wheels' draws most of my attention, I think only due to the expression on that lady's face! That's a cool pic. 'wings' definitely gets my attention too.
Thank you for sharing these pictures.

Brian,

Thanks for the comments.

[Shadowman]

Hi John,

A good record of the event.

Possibly using a wider aperture to separate subjects from the unavoidably busy backgrounds might have been worth trying.
That said, I did spend time looking at your architecture in the backgrounds of several shots, so maybe it did me a favour.

Here's something to think about: on processions like this, do members think it is better to find one spot (hopefully with a suitable not-too-busy background) stay there and shoot everything from virtually the same angle, or, crowds permitting, walk the route with the procession so each is against a different background?

Dave,

Suggestions noted. I did scope out the area first and the more the parade was delayed in starting, the more likely that key vantage points were filled with spectators. So I chose a spot along the route that was less populated and hoped for the best. One thing that is hard to avoid in a situation like this is the possibility of being jostled or have someone's head pop into frame at that key moment.

[Davidd]

on processions like this, do members think it is better to find one spot (hopefully with a suitable not-too-busy background) stay there and shoot everything from virtually the same angle, or, crowds permitting, walk the route with the procession so each is against a different background?

I think crowds of any kind are exciting but tricky challenges to photograph. To do better than snapshots I find I have to try to be creative - get down low, stand on something high, zoom in on details, definitely blur out distractions, and all working quickly... I recently took pics of a parade in a local town (a gala as they call them up here) and found myself dashing around and dodging traffic even though the parade was moving at a stately pace. Lots of fun, though, and great practice.