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Lone Star Rally 2014

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We went to Galveston last weekend for the Lone Star Rally.  We went to a new area along Seawall first and spent quite a bit of time there.  They have moved one of the stages there and that is the location for the custom bike sown. As in the past, there is a serious obsession with skulls.

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It tried to sprinkle a little, and the result was a pretty good rainbow.

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We then went downtown.  By the time we got there, the crowds were overwhelming, but we walked around.  I could not get as many shots of people as I have gotten in past years.   We were there late enough that the Triumph was leaving, and I got a nice shot of it.

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And a nice shot of Mechanic St. with the sun going down.

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Lone Star Rally Equipment Statistics

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Using Aperture Inspector, here is a quick analysis of the equipment I used at The Lone Star Rally. I took 152 (63%) images with the a700 body and 89 (37%) with the a550.  I used three lenses.  I took 139 (58%) pictures with my old Quantaray Tech 10 70 – 210 f/2.8 lens.  I took 73 (30%) with my Quantaray 18 – 35 f/3.5 lens, and 29 (12%) with my Tamron 90 mm f/2.8 Macro.

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The Skull Fetish of Motorcyclists

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There is an obvious fetish in the motorcycle community. Although skulls are the most common expression of this fetish, it goes a little wider than just simply skulls.

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Skulls are painted onto motorcycle parts, and they are incorporated into parts that are cast.

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They can be rather straight forward depictions, or more stylized.

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They are universal in the culture.

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But, I believe the skull is just a convenient icon for a broader involvement.

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The skull fetish is really an expression of a wider fetish with the morbid.

 

Lone Star Rally – The Event

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SONY DSCWe went to the Lone Star Rally on Saturday. There were probably 200,000 motorcycles there. We got there about noon and stayed until about 3:30.  The motorcycles are parked two and three deep all along Strand and Mechanic Streets.

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There is barely enough room in the middle of the street for a line of motorcycles to ride in.  There is a constant parade of motorcycles all day long. SONY DSC

There is lots of food and entertainment and a competition for the best custom cycle.