Bubbled Still

Greetings, Fellow Bubble Inhabitants!

Who's not? Nevermind. Just trying to say Hello.

Camera Settings:

Aperture F 5.6
Shutter Speed 1/200 sec
Light Sensitivity ISO 400
Focal Length 73 mm.

Sorry for the small size but...

Both the image above, and the image below were cropped from the same frame.

And I want them as they are here.

Not because I am a fan of large soap bubbles made by adults to capture the attention of whomever and somehow get some return...

I quite dislike the practice, actually.

Still, occasionally, I capture the image of some such and its environment... then I let thoughts spill out alongside.

The Dark Side of the Free Market Capitalism.

Hideous stuff exists because there is always somebody to find it charming, desirable, in demand. And kind of keep on paying for its existence. Adults even happen to indulge my own kid and angry faces on my part have not yet stopped the trend.

It's useless. People are a hopeless case.

Rant.

Is what I can do besides not voting with my wallet for this...this...

But can I ban it from ever living on some independent part of our family budget? I don't think so. Not yet.

My time shall come, though. One way or another... there will be time when bubbles are not profitable.

One can dream.

Whom am I kidding, though? Xmass is coming and shinies are all around us, and there's nothing that can stop the ladies in my lie from spending on shinies... Not this winter, at least. And making next year extremely tough in order to achieve that would be counterproductive on a lot of other levels.

Well...

Peace but no bubble!

Yours,

Manol