Hula hoop

Posted by Andrew Gould (Sydney, Australia) on 10 April 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Outside the Sydney Town Hall on Saturday 10th of April (12:15pm). The steps of this building were full of young people dressed up like the ones you see here. I have no idea what they were there for.

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Comments (11)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Go girl go, fantastic people entertainment photo, I love this very lively photo, way to go andrew ;)

10 Apr 2008 4:53pm

Monte Stevens from Fort Collins, United States

Maybe they were there for you! Sometimes we just have to do some different things, change life a little and be more child like. It could be fun. Well done!

10 Apr 2008 6:19pm

Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa

hahah - very cool and bright outfits...they must've been having some sort of parade. Great colours.

10 Apr 2008 6:26pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Lovely and interesting shot. The colours are just great. Like the smokers smoke, sort of adds to the spirit of the moment.

10 Apr 2008 8:23pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

cool street shot. i don't think i've seen someone use a hula hoop in a long time.

11 Apr 2008 1:24am

Ashley Robjohns from Adelaide, Australia

Well composed and timed shot. The hula-hoop girl stands out against the shadows of the building, and you have captured just enough of the other people to create the mood. I love the capture of smoke also. Well done.

11 Apr 2008 6:00am

lidia from Barcelona, Spain

A good moment for a shot.

11 Apr 2008 9:01am

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

I love coming across unexpected happenings like this . . I met a guy dressed as a chicken yesterday and he may have been part of this lot!

11 Apr 2008 7:24pm

@Ronnie 2¢: Yes, unexpected happenings are a big thrill for me, too, and I try to be as ready as possible to capture them.

"A guy dressed as a chicken"? You've had me thinking of this Woody Allen joke all day with that, so here it is in his words (from the movie Annie Hall):

-I, I thought of that old joke, y'know, this... this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doc, uh, my brother's crazy; he thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" The guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs."