One of the early hits of the Conde Cavaliers Parade was this particular float. It’s rather hard to tell exactly what’s going on here, but you are seeing the front of the Harry Potter/Hogwarts float. The Dragon made a great front for the kids, but as it passed by, there is a LARGE Harry Potter on the side that caused ALL the kids to shout even louder than they already were (and we didn’t think that was possible.
This float will be seen again from another angle later on.
Additional technical details: Almost all of these shots were taken at VERY high ISO settings, with my F2.8 lenses wide open, and additional noise filtering and removal was required for practically every shot. Combine that with a small depth of field on some of the pictures, and I’m surprised I had as many keepers as I did.