Candid snapshot (taken from waist-level) at the local street fair -- I think he was looking at all the girls practicing with their Hula-Hoops ... ;-)
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The blur coupled with the tight framing makes this very disorienting. My first impression was that it feels too accidental, but it's kind of growing on me.