The more people that get vaccinated the more answers will become available to some of the questions raised in a BMJ article here:

https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/covid-19-vaccine-trials-cannot-tell-us-if-t...

and for the record, I am not anti vax.

A wide variation in subject matter Peter and all exhibiting that "real" photo appearance. A technical shot is #1, well lit and a good result worth the effort involved.

Really like #4. Its full of unappreciated information. Wall condition, security features, clothing styles, one shopping, one exercising?

Keep them coming Peter.

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Mrs K10D removed the deco's yesterday. A reasonably quick affair as there were a lot less in place this time round.

Many have bags and tins. The food is donated by passers by.




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Most are destitute and without shelter. The contrast of street survival against the grandeur of French architecture is stark.

Sadly, not unique to Paris.

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I did ask and all he did was to nod his head. He didn't speak. I do always do some research/checking when in other countries as to what the rules are regarding photography. I've been detained once in the Middle East for using a camera in a public area that photography was not allowed. No signs or otherwise to warn the public about photography though? I checked on-line later and nothing on any official website either.

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All comments very valid and are appreciated. Paris, Essex, North East etc. it is a common sight just about everywhere these days. I took thirty plus similar images in New York and probably a lot more in well off Middle East countries, the difference there is that the police move such people on as it looks bad for the "image" and is not what the authorities want foreigners to see. Also the same in Russia.

If some one is in a public place seeking assistance from the general public I don't see that as private. I take the other view, it needs to be seen by as many people as possible to bring attention to such situations. If I take the view that I should not engage and just pass by, those individuals may as well not exist as most people would do that. I give either money or food & water.

Travelling home from Essex last February, I stopped at Peterborough services. Sat outside the main entrance was such a person. He had all of his belongings with him and looked quite distraught. There was a services security guard stood at the door keeping an eye on him. I went into M&S Simply Food to get a sandwich and overheard the staff member there telling another customer that the person had gone in to ask for food but she could not give him any. She explained that it was M&S's policy to bin all outdated (same day) food rather than give it away. She was not happy in saying that.

I bought two triple pack sandwiches and two bottles of water and as I went back out through the doorway, gave them to the man. All he said was thank you and God bless and I just replied that he was welcome and it was not me that needed blessing. He opened one pack there and then and started to eat.

How he got to the services was more on my mind, it's unusual to see such situations at motorway services.

Again, thank you for being honest.

Nineteen minutes and fourteen seconds changes everything. Same location, different tripod position.








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Cool.

Class images Gareth.

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