Santacon

rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
edited December 21, 2010 in Street and Documentary
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Santacon is an annual event now held in 181 locations worldwide. It looks and sounds better than it is, as the net result (and intent) is to turn the city into one large singles bar. Mostly young singles cruise from bar to bar meeting each other and exchanging contact information. Disappointingly, there is no greater purpose attached, such as fund raising for worthy causes.

It receives no media attention in the Bay Area, even though the first was held in San Francisco in 1994. My guess is that they do not want to advertise the nature of the event.

Previous posts of "Santa" and "'Tis the Season" were taken on this day.

Comments

  • damonffdamonff Registered Users Posts: 1,894 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    #4 works.

    The Santa Claus contrast is cool.
  • WillCADWillCAD Registered Users Posts: 722 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    What a shame. So many people participating, so many wonderful costumes, and all it is is a hook-up op.

    Nice shots. I like #1 the best. A sea of Santas...
    What I said when I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time: "The wide ain't wide enough and the zoom don't zoom enough!"
  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    damonff wrote: »
    #4 works.

    The Santa Claus contrast is cool.

    The Hannukah/menorah hat had me rolling rolleyes1.gif
    The Taco menu sounds like it has possibilities
    and the homeless looking Santa added just the right touch.
    Liz A.
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  • michswissmichswiss Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,235 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    We have this in Melbourne as well. Their route in the past has taken them through my local. As a standalone image, #4 definitely has more going for it than the others.
  • M38A1M38A1 Registered Users Posts: 1,317 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    They are all great shots, yet #4 would be my selection of the bunch. There's just so much going on in there with the sea of difference between what I perceive as affluent runners/disposable income/play time and the street person most probably just living day to day.
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited December 20, 2010
    What a hoot. I also like #4 the best. The sea of red hats in #1 is nice, but it's a little too soft for me.
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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2010
    I had to stop and park when I saw all the Santas. It really was a hoot!

    #4 was going to be a stand-alone until it gave way to the other two I posted (Santa & 'Tis the Season) and became the anchor shot for this series (which is rare for me as I rarely shoot with any preplanned intent). The others help tell the story, but I agree they do not rise to the level of #4.

    Thanks everyone for looking and commenting.
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