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Floats of the 127th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade

127th Tournament of Roses Parade, Adrienne Young Communications, Cal Poly Universities, California Cut Flower Commission, CCFC, City of Torrance, Fiesta Parade Floats, FTD, happy new year, Irwindale, Photos, pictures, Rose Bowl, The Pollack PR Marketing Group / 3 minutes of reading / December 31, 2015

Happy New Year everyone. It is New Year’s Eve 2015 and today I went back out to Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale with the hopes of being able to photograph some of the completed floats for the 2016 Rose Parade before they were moved to Pasadena. While I have been photographing the construction of the floats over the past week, I have focused a lot on the City of Torrance entry for obvious reasons, but New Year’s Eve is also the day that I meet up with the representatives of the California Cut Flower Commission (CCFC). Usually I meet up …

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Floats readied for the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade

Cal Poly Universities, California Cut Flower Commission, Family fun, Fiesta Parade Floats, Irwindale, Pasadena, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance Rose Float Association, Tournament of Roses / 3 minutes of reading / December 31, 2013

If you will recall, last week I headed out to Fiesta Parade Floats to take photos of the floats they were building for the upcoming 125th Tournament of Roses Parade. It was December 23 and at that point the floats were virtual skeletons; waiting for December 26 when the actual decorating could begin. The parade rules state that all surfaces of the float framework must be covered in natural materials; usually flowers and seeds. Since these natural materials have a tendency to decay after they are plucked from the ground, the decorating does not begin until December 26. The decorating …

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Cal Poly Universities: Keeping it Homegrown for the 124th Rose Parade

Cal Poly Universities, California Cut Flower Commission, CCFC, City of San Gabriel, City of South Pasadena, iReport, Pasadena, Photos, pictures, Rose Bowl, Rose Parade, Southern California, Tournament of Roses / 3 minutes of reading / December 30, 2012

These photos were taken Saturday at Lot I of the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. Every once in a while, when I photograph a place or event, I will submit an accompanying article to CNN’s iReport. I have a pretty good idea ahead of time whether or not they will find it suitable for use on CNN and I have a pretty good track record of getting vetted. I know that they have liked my photos from Candy Cane Lane and my coverage of the 123rd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade so it made sense for me to submit a …

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