St. Patrick's Day Parade (Image Heavy)

[RandyRFJP]

This is definitely not my usual-type of post. Taken at Tinley Park, IL St. Patrick's Day Parade on 2017-03-19.

#1 - Band of Brothers Pipes & Drums



#2 - Parade Participant #1



#3 - Viewing the Parade



#4 - Parade Participant #2



#5 - McCormack Fay Academy of Irish Dance: Girl captured mid-leap.



#6 - Parade Participant #3



#7 - Parade Participant #4



#8 - Medinah Highlanders



C&C is welcomed.

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[rpcrowe]

Nice captures they give the feeling of a St. Pat's Parade. I love a parade and since I am of Irish, English, Scot, German, French, Welch and Scandinavian (all of those countries) heritage, along with a bit of Russian, Hungarian, Spanish, Italian and traces of some other nationalities, there is virtually no parade that I cannot get into the spirit of and since my people have been in this nation since before our Revolution - I can also get into the swing of our patriotic parades

[Rainforest]

Born and raised in Chicago and the suburbs - I definitely relate :-) I marched in the Chicago parade as a high schooler - longest parade ever! Very nice captures Randy. Parades aren't so easy to photograph. Well done. I especially like #7, the Chicago Police 'leprechaun'.

[bnnrcn]

Nice series

[ST1]

Great series Randy, I too particularly like the seventh image


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[RandyRFJP]

Nice series.

Thanks, John, for viewing the photos and for your kind comment.

[RandyRFJP]

Nice captures they give the feeling of a St. Pat's Parade. I love a parade and since I am of Irish, English, Scot, German, French, Welch and Scandinavian (all of those countries) heritage, along with a bit of Russian, Hungarian, Spanish, Italian and traces of some other nationalities, there is virtually no parade that I cannot get into the spirit of and since my people have been in this nation since before our Revolution - I can also get into the swing of our patriotic parades

Richard, thanks for your kind comment. This was the first parade I've photographed.

[RandyRFJP]

Born and raised in Chicago and the suburbs - I definitely relate :-) I marched in the Chicago parade as a high schooler - longest parade ever! Very nice captures Randy. Parades aren't so easy to photograph. Well done. I especially like #7, the Chicago Police 'leprechaun'.

Thanks, Susan for viewing and commenting on the photos. My favorite photo is #7, too.

[RandyRFJP]

Nice series

Binnur, thanks, as always, for viewing and commenting on my photos.

[RandyRFJP]

Great series Randy, I too particularly like the seventh image
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Thanks, Peter. I'm glad you enjoyed viewing the photos. #7 is also my favorite.

[IzzieK]

I like parades and events, Randy -- people do not mind their photographs taken so you do not have to ask permission to take them either. And they will gladly pose for you if you ask. Anyway, I like #2 and #7. You've captured both beauty and beast there..joking... I can just feel the happy atmosphere as they were passing by you. Good series.

[RandyRFJP]

I like parades and events, Randy -- people do not mind their photographs taken so you do not have to ask permission to take them either. And they will gladly pose for you if you ask. Anyway, I like #2 and #7. You've captured both beauty and beast there..joking... I can just feel the happy atmosphere as they were passing by you. Good series.

Thanks, Izzie, for your kind comments. My favorite photo is also #7, and my second favorite is #5 of the young girl in the dance troupe leaping. You would have had to be at the parade to witness her multiple leaps and see the pride she had in her performance.