Case in point:
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| Elmo and brother, spotted near the exit of Kyoto’s Kinkakuji temple |
And this:
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| This was taken before the previous picture… |
And the secret to them smiling and posing for the camera was this:
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| The lady on the left is their very friendly and obliging mother, who was waving a lollipop so her children would look in the right direction! |
Some people suggested that it’s what they wear, but I think it’s something more than that. An eternal mystery to me… perhaps until they start climbing over my head and break the spell…
(Photos taken on Nikon F6 with the Nikkor AI-S 35mm f1.4, on Provia 400X slide film)
