This one is from the archives. What is more refreshing than seeing kids having fun? All the more when they seem to enjoy themselves with something as traditional as soap bubbles (aka rainbow bubbles or Seifenblasen in German)? Look in their faces and you see bubbly happiness!
Soap bubbles have been used for entertainment purposes for at least 400 years. There are Flemish paintings from the 17th century that show kids blowing soap bubbles with clay pipes. According Wikipedia, more than 200 million bottles of bubble solution are still being sold annually. I think this is an amazing factoid when these days I see children entertain themselves with their smartphones.
The thing is, they could even play with soap bubbles on their smartphones. Don’t believe me? Check the app store, there are various apps about the bubbles. How crazy is that? I much prefer the analogue ones, no doubt.
To see these kids having a blast with something my kids loved when their were younger and that I had fun with as child really made me feel good. Although I don’t recall bubbles of this King Kong size back in the days. It seems there are also innovations in the field of things like soap bubbles.
I stood there watching this guy blowing his magnum bubbles for a good 20 minutes. Plenty of children came, had fun, their parents in the background smiling, then giving some coins to the guy. I don’t think though this is a sustainable business model. But he looked happy when he got some donations, and he made the children lough. Life can be good, also in the simple things.
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Have a great Tuesday
Marcus
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Marcus, this is an amazing street moment, it’s so dynamic and full of joy and life.
It’s not so easy to create such an image and you did it so masterfully.
Greetings.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Kaya, they mean a lot! Marcus
Dear Marcus
We admire people producing such mega-bubbles. And we still like to blow ‘normal Seifenblasen’. It’s magic, isn’t it?
Have a happy week
The Fab Four of Cley
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It is truly magic across generations! Thanks, Klausbernd and many greetings to the Fab Four!
Also, I loved the caption! Captions are something I would like to improve on.
Thanks, Marland, so much appreciated! Honestly, I don’t think much, I look at the image and I use a caption the first thing that comes to my mind 😉
Great talent!
I love it when I see the joy of children over things like this! Keep capturing and posting!
Thanks, Marland! I so much appreciate your kind words! Marcus
You’re welcome!
You are so right! Bubbles are so fun. I don’t think anyone can see bubbles without stopping for a look.
Thanks, Pepper, I’m happy you liked the image!
What a memory this photo brings back, Marcus. Dipping that little stick thing into the bottle of bubbles and blowing them out into the wind. So much fun. A bubbles app?! Ugh. There is nothing like the real thing for me! Such a cool photo!
Thanks so much for your kind words, Lois, I’m so happy this brought back some fun memories!
Isn’t it amazing how a simple thing as bubbles can bring such happiness and genuine smiles? Thanks for capturing that joy.
Thanks for your kind words, Bruce, so happy you liked the image! This is what makes street photography so much fun for me!
A wonderful post, Marcus!! It’s so good to see children these days happy and smiling, their faces not buried in a phone screen. Thanks for the smile! 😎
You are welcome, John, and thanks for enjoying the photo 🙂
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