Let me try a new approach to share this tiny story encountered last week. At one of the must-stop attraction in Hong Kong, there I was busting out and hoped for anything cool would happen.
I was at the site where all the Mainland Chinese tourists gathered and waiting for their tour buses for their next location. I spotted from distance a chopper flew from distance and got closer and closer. Just when I thought moving on to something else after taking the second photo. I thought somebody important landed and everybody rushed from all direction (they ran!) to see what’s happening at the chopper.
Only a patient arrived or being transferred in/out of the chopper. Everybody treated it as a phenomenon of some kind, shooting with their cameras and camcorders. At some point, I really thought they were witnessing an outer space UFO…So I guess it must be not too often for Mainlanders to see a chopper back at home. They were pretty excited, getting portraits taken with a chopper (in far distance) as background.
Interesting. Maybe they also thought it was a celebrity being transferred? Or maybe they were tired of waiting for their next tour bus transfer? Or maybe they’re surprised to see a medical helicopter? Any which way you look at it, an interesting moment to watch and capture!
It’s very strange to have a huge crowd of people out of the norm surrounding me. Thanks!
Wow what an exciting experience. I’m always fascinated by tourists and what they find interesting about London. It’s funny, I once was photographing a random architectural detail that wasn’t obviously noteworthy or unique. I just liked it. It was quite small and just caught my eye at the time. After I walked away, I was fascinated to watch as others started to take interest in it and were scrutinising the area I was photographing, looking for my viewpoint haha!
yes! i always do the same wonder what others are shooting. Most of the time they do not surprise me as I see it almost daily 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Lemonade.