In NYC there are tons of street performers out there daily to entertain and maybe to make a little bit of money. I grew up here and you would think that someone like me might be immune it all now but sometimes I love to stop and just watch/listen. This past weekend I was walking around Union Square and we heard someone in a striped yellow jumpsuit calling for everyone’s attention. I had to stop and watch just to see what it was all about and I definitely do not regret it!

The main entertainer who is a yoga instructor was in great shape and after showing off his dance moves he showed us what he called the ‘real’ show. He was going to jump over people and the first time he jumped over one, the second 6 people! Here are some photos of some of the dancing and of his jumps in mid-air. At the end there are two videos of the jumps as well.

Jump one

Union Square Performer from Fallon Chan on Vimeo.

Jump two

Union Square Street performers 2 from Fallon Chan on Vimeo.

So last week I had gone to the doctor for pain in my right wrist and it turns out that I have tendinitis because of the diagnosis I had to temporarily stop the strobist theme for this year because it hurts to carry everything as well as my camera. I am still doing a 365project though as its become a daily routine for the last 2years.

Through the month of January, I was able to buy a 2nd flash which added a new dimension to my strobist photos and I have learned a lot in the 31days. There will still be strobist photos popping up on my flickr stream every once and awhile but probably only on weekends as it will be easier for me to set up photos on those days.

Following are a few of my favorite ones so far! :