Photo: Donna Kramer
We had a great time judging yesterday’s parade. Also, we. got some amazing pictures, AND we got to sit with Parade King and Queen, Mat Fraser and his lovely bride, Julie Atlas Muz. Lucky us and you!
I’m not going to lie. I went a little crazy with the close-up portraits, so be warned. It’s all about the face.
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June 21, 2015 at 5:17 am
Excellent photos! Looked like a blast!
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June 21, 2015 at 11:52 am
It really was!
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June 21, 2015 at 6:21 am
I am from the very non-urban middle of the mid-Atlantic, so I was not familiar with the Mermaid Parade. What a wonderful dose of every-color and multi-flavored joy! Your images – all those smiling faces, young and old, boys and girls, “girls will be boys and boys will be girls,” white, brown, black, green, purple – were a welcome reminder that there are more happy and loving people in the world than the awful news we hear might make us fear. Thank you.
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June 21, 2015 at 11:55 am
Oh, that’s lovely! Thank you! It really is multi-culti. If every day went like Mermaid Parade day, race relations would be great!
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June 21, 2015 at 7:51 am
That looks like such fun! The mermaid theme definitely adds some sparkle, shimmer magic and bonkers-ness to the whole thing. We went to Coney Island last year so it’s not too far for us to go. Maybe the Pict family will have to come along to the Mermaid Parade some time.
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June 21, 2015 at 11:58 am
Please do!
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June 21, 2015 at 8:53 am
Reblogged this on Benji's Photo Blog.
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June 21, 2015 at 9:38 am
It looks like you guys had a great turnout for the parade. What a blast that must have been to be a judge, and how do you pick? My vote goes to the little baby wearing the crocheted fish tail with the crocheted flower headband ( page 3).
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June 21, 2015 at 12:06 pm
That baby was dangerously adorable. Her name was Journey, which I probably would find irritating in another child. But she was so cute, they could have called her Jujubee and I would have found it charming.
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June 21, 2015 at 9:48 am
Wonderful photos. Looks like you had a whale of a time!!! 🙂
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June 21, 2015 at 12:07 pm
Well played! Yes, we really did have a great day. We always do!
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June 21, 2015 at 10:48 am
Love, love love! The littlest mermaids, the huge pink-haired mermaid, the little dogs (!!), the guy with the toothpick –awesome pics, Donna. Oh, what a fun time this was–and I wasn’t even there! So glad you had a blast.
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June 21, 2015 at 12:10 pm
Thank you! I get a little obsessed with taking pictures, but it makes me happy.
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June 21, 2015 at 12:18 pm
A wild time had by all. Was “No bribe, No vote” your idea?
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June 21, 2015 at 4:56 pm
It was not, and let me say the bribes sucked this year. No wonder we win!
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June 21, 2015 at 2:18 pm
Fun! Love the Boston Terrier mermaid in particular.
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June 21, 2015 at 4:58 pm
That was a very cute and very unhappy dog.
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