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07-JUN-2007 Marisa

The elderly roller...

Place de La République - Paris (France)

The elderly roller zigzagged with his impassible look, which made him a little similar to Popeye, in the middle of the furious traffic of Place de La République.
He pushed a bizarre cart with advertising for a real estate agent.
He wore a T-shirt with the logo of an association for protecting the rights of people with a reduced mobility (which must have a very hard life in Paris indeed!).
He turned around the central Statue and came back again, and then he crossed bravely the flux of cars to reappear suddenly from the other direction.
I was fascinated by his determined choreography.
Nobody else seemed to notice him.


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Ann Cleeves06-Jul-2007 21:20
Terrific!
Stephen Berger01-Jul-2007 18:33
This makes me think... "The things people do..."

What a unique moment. V
Bruna K.20-Jun-2007 14:11
Incredibile!!Eccezionale "shot".bk. V.
silvia marmori20-Jun-2007 13:01
really fascinating, yes..
looks fantastic.. rollers, signals.. his face.. and your notes!
great
V
Luca Zanoni20-Jun-2007 12:49
nobody else seemed to notice him
... apart from a snoopy butterfy ...
... ;-)
Isabel Cutler20-Jun-2007 10:51
I'm glad you noticed him! The rollerblades are a wonderful touch!
Isabel
Guest 20-Jun-2007 10:02
Very nice shot! He does look like Popeye! v.
Guest 20-Jun-2007 07:31
Super capture and wonderful story,Marisa!Well spotted.V
Marjan Schavemaker20-Jun-2007 06:40
It's a neat construction altogether, never seen it before. Great capture, Marisa! -V-
Paco López20-Jun-2007 05:55
Fantastic capture, Marisa!!!! Very good. Vote!!