DC St. Patty's Day Parade (11 shots)

[justiceischeap]

It's a Revolution


Old School Olds


Color Guard


Washington DC Fire Dept. Pipe & Drum Band

[Solly Mack]

1. Neat. Thanks!

[alfredo]

2. Very good. That is not your father's Oldsmobile.

Maybe your grandfather, or great grandfather.

[Mira]

3. VERY well presented. Without you

I would have never seen what happens at this parade. Beautiful clear photos. What's your camera?
Number 6 if you don't mind my smiling, that's the biggest tree growing out of the man's head....

[justiceischeap]

4. Thanks! I use a Nikon D5100

and these were shot with a 18-200 Nikkor lens. Though the first one may have been shot with a Panasonic Lumix GX1 (I carry both camera's with me when I go out to shoot).

I had a terrible spot on the parade route and we weren't allowed to step into the street. I really wanted to stand in the middle of the street and shoot but the cops wouldn't let me.

I actually left before the parade was finished because I got disgusted when they drove a SWAT tank (blaring Eye of the Tiger from its speakers), followed by their bomb truck, in the parade. That just didn't seem appropriate to me for a parade.

[Mira]

5. Thanks for the info about the camera. That explains the clarity

which I think is exceptional.
I SO understand about the SWAT tank. I grew up in post war Germany, with tanks of the occupiers all over my childhood landscape. To this day my arm hair stands up when I see a tank, and I get away as soon as possible.

[justiceischeap]

7. Part of the clarity has to do with post-processing

I always shoot RAW and post-process in Lightroom. I tend to use the "clarity" feature quite liberally.

[Celebration]

6. Thanks!

I didn't celebrate the day, not even green beer, so this is it! Lots of fun, and very good photos..............