This is an image of float 5 of the Krewe of Mid-City working its way up Napoleon Avenue in the 2010 parade.
Like most floats, it's built on a trailer towed behind a tractor. Very few of the floats are self propelled. The huge advantage of this approach is that if a tractor breaks down, they can simply tow it out of the way, hook up a new one and continue with the parade. Consequently you might see a one or two lone tractors in a parade.
So you have choice on most routes of standing on the sidewalk or the neutral ground (aka central reservation). One advantage of the neutral ground is the general absence of trees. If you look in the upper left corner of this photo you'll see all manner of strings of beads caught up in the trees.
You have to teach your kids not to reach for items on the ground – let them lay till the float has gone by. If a doubloon is rolling around, teach your kids to stand on it with their foot. If they reach with their fingers they're likely to get stomped on. Also, you can see that the crowds get very close to the floats so stay by your kids to make sure they don't run too close to (or under) the float!
And no, I've no idea what the lady in the Drew Brees shirt is doing nor exactly what the police officer is looking at but neither of them seem overly concerned with the approaching float.
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Production Data
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Battery Grip: Canon BG-E6 Battery Grip
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens
Processing: Lightroom 3.6
Processing: Photoshop CS5
Processing: Nik Software Color Efex Pro 4 (Nik Software)
