This is not just any Burger King, it’s the Burger King in Leicester Square, where a guy was lofting giant bubbles in the air for the amusement of young children (and photographers). I’ll admit that I would have preferred something better than Burger King for the background to this shot, but sometimes life hands you ham. When that happens, all you can do is make hamburgers.

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