The B2S bookshop was running a promotion for a product aimed at children this morning. Unfortunately, they had decided to support the promotion with a purple elephant whose crossed eyes and general demeanour shouted out “malevolence” rather than “cuddly”. Most of the kids gave it a wide berth, but this future war photographer risked her life to get the shot:

While this young lady stayed well back, and in range of a cabinet to hide behind should the purple beast attack. Such was her fear that she never seemed to get round to pressing the shutter button. Not sure she had the right ISO settings either:

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2009-10-10| Billy saysHer Indoors is a bit worried about you; having queried your recent lack of Babes, you go all ahhhhhh …. and bring us these babes …. I in fact approve of the move, they are cute … and I think I recognise that elephant, could have sworn I saw him swimming in the loo at the Sherlock Holmes the other night ..
2009-10-10| Spike saysJust opportunist shooting with the LX3; it’s always by my side.