by Bryan Costales
(2 of 9)
An extremely long dragon from the Community Youth Center Of San Francisco had a stud in its tongue. Weaving back
and forth across the street, here it just missed the ball.
by Bryan Costales
(4 of 9)
The dragon head of the San Francisco Police Department's Lion Dance Team glowed in streetlight
under a darkening evening sky.
by Bryan Costales
(5 of 9)
The body of the San Francisco Police Department's dragon had been lowered to the ground to rest
during one of those moments when the parade seemed to stall.
by Bryan Costales
(6 of 9)
It is exhausting carrying a dragon head throughout the parade. So at regular intervals, the head was traded
from one man to another so the previous carrier could rest for a bit before trading back.
by Bryan Costales
(7 of 9)
As night fell on the city, a dragon caught up to its ball and smashed its nose into it.
Notice the dark audience with a dark city behind.
by Bryan Costales
(8 of 9)
The massively powerful looking dragon head as part of the Macy's contingent.
This particular dragon was mounted on a float and not carried.
by Bryan Costales
(9 of 9)
The parade ended with the largest dragon of all from Leung's White Crane. This dragon was internally lit by a large generator
in a pickup truck that followed and a small team of men that kept the
