Into Central London on New Year's Day for the annual New Year's Day Parade, now in its 24th Year. It's become something of a tradition for me to go in and photograph the parade, with its colour, marching bands, cheerleaders and multi-national performers. It can be, on occasion a difficult event to attend, given it begins at noon on Jan 1st, if the previous evening/night has ended late .....
This year's parade reversed the usual route of previous years, beginning in BerkleyStreet/Piccadilly and ending in Parliament Square. I like to get to the beginning before its starts and photograph the participants as they're setting up or starting off. I've tried in other years to get pictures of the parade as it winds its way along the streets - eg in Whitehall - but it can be difficult, with the crowds of spectators getting in the way.
It can be bitterly cold - like this year - can't be much fun for the people who go off last - it was about 13:30ish by the time they set off on this occasion which meant about an hour and a half (or more, depending on arrival) hanging around Berkeley Square. Wonder if they prefer rain ?
It may have been cold, but the winter sun was shining. Not that it was quality light, very harsh and contrasty, at a low angle, dark enough at street level, had to be careful with burnt out skies in backgounds....Still, managed to take 1 or 2 photos.
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