Reflecting on the Carnaval Parade

I spent this past Sunday morning shooting the staging of the Carnaval parade here in the Mission District. Unlike other parts of the world, where Carnaval is the precursor to Lent, here in San Francisco we celebrate at the end of May, when the warm weather rolls around and the women don't shiver and turn blue in their skimpy costumes. Most years, anyway.

Here's the last shot I took as I was heading up the street, away from the parade and back to my car.