Balloons

[Ivo_B]

Always fun at the local yearly asian fair in Antwerp

balloons in Antwerp by Ivo Bogaerts, on Flickr

balloons in Antwerp by Ivo Bogaerts, on Flickr

balloons in Antwerp by Ivo Bogaerts, on Flickr

[Chris Kern]

Balloons in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

[RSL]

Good shooting, Chris. This one actually tells the viewer something about the human condition.

[Ivo_B]

Balloons in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Colorful, Chris

[Chris Kern]

Good shooting, Chris. This one actually tells the viewer something about the human condition.

Colorful, Chris

Thank you, Gentle Men.  The wares sold by the vendedores ambulantes in San Miguel are indeed colorful, but it's a tough way to earn a living.  They seem to spend most of their time parading around the central square in the hope of attracting buyers or perching somewhere in the hope the buyers eventually will come to them.  I would guess their ratio of idle time to actually selling something is on the order of 20:1.

[Ivophoto]

Thank you, Gentle Men.  The wares sold by the vendedores ambulantes in San Miguel are indeed colorful, but it's a tough way to earn a living.  They seem to spend most of their time parading around the central square in the hope of attracting buyers or perching somewhere in the hope the buyers eventually will come to them.  I would guess their ratio of idle time to actually selling something is on the order of 20:1.

Yeah, I know them. Here those guys are Romanian gypsys. Very intrusive.

I’m a bit puzzled, I like the picture, but I don’t see what kind of ‘human condition’ is exposed here. Can you tell me, Chris?

[stamper]

Balloons in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

It looks like you hi jacked the thread? The original images are edgy and the toning is spot on.

[Ivophoto]

It looks like you hi jacked the thread? The original images are edgy and the toning is spot on.

Tx stamper.
I don’t think Chris wants to hijack, he just added balloon picture.

[Chris Kern]

I’m a bit puzzled, I like the picture, but I don’t see what kind of ‘human condition’ is exposed here. Can you tell me, Chris?

That was Russ's comment, not mine.  As I noted in a previous thread, I would never presume to speak for my pictures.

[Chris Kern]

It looks like you hi jacked the thread? The original images are edgy and the toning is spot on.

I don’t think Chris wants to hijack, he just added balloon picture.

I didn't intend to, but it's a fair point—one that should teach me a lesson about free-associating on Internet forums.

[Ivo_B]

That was Russ's comment, not mine.  As I noted in a previous thread, I would never presume to speak for my pictures.

True Chris.

Russ?