Tourist trap, Paris

Cornelius

This is not an old poor disabled woman, its a young girl. She is after you money.

r3t1awr3yd

This would make an awesome diptych with the second pic showing her in action.

Eddy

Like wally says should have exposed herdoing what she does...over all pretty good pic i always say B+W bring out something i truly see in pics

Richard

We have scams like that here as well. There was an "old" woman dressed in black on her knees, face down to the sidewalk with a cup. Later, I saw her on break, smoking a cigarette and talking on her cell phone. She was probably 18 years old. Sadly, I wasn't carrying a camera at the time.

Cornelius

r3t1awr3yd wrote: »

This would make an awesome diptych with the second pic showing her in action.

Not possible, I was sitting in a tourist bus.

r3t1awr3yd

Cornelius wrote: »

Not possible, I was sitting in a tourist bus.

Ah, disclosure.

bdcolen

Cornelius wrote: »

Not possible, I was sitting in a tourist bus.

Too bad - because it's a very nice shot, but as you've told us, it's an illusion.

rainbow

I like the photo better without the explanation. The bent over figure is nicely contrasted with the figures in line (where the hands on the hips gives a hint of reassurance that she is not a threat...).

So does your explanation come from the tour guide explaining her scam?