On The Busy Street Where He Sleeps
Another image from the archives that will be making its way to Romania for an invitational exhibition…
Written December 27th 2003…
I was about to pack my bags up for the night after an uneventful shoot when I chanced upon this old man lying on his trishaw opposite the Raffles Hotel. It was a wonder that he was able to sleep so peacefully along the busy street with cars whizzing by and pedestrians crossing the road! Taken on a tripod with a 15 second exposure to create the impression of an oasis of quiet and peace amidst a sea of chaos.
Exposure info: Camera Model Name: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL | Shooting Date/Time: 27/12/03 20:43:38 | Shooting Mode: Manual | Shutter Speed: 15 sec | Aperture f/29 | Metering Mode: Center-weighted averaging | ISO Speed: 400 | Lens: 18.0 – 55.0mm | Focal Length: 28.0mm | Image Quality: RAW | Flash: Off | White Balance: Auto | Drive Mode: Single-frame shooting
wow! nice blend between peace and chaos. i like this picture.
cool.
sort of like lifes passing him by.
Man, I like the way you drew those lights onto the picture. 🙂
Obviously the 15 seconds shutter speed is bullshit. 🙂
(Or maybe you made those guys stand there without the slightes move for a quarter of a minute. :))
But nice pic otherwise.
The couple crossing the road did pause for 15 seconds or so 🙂 They were waiting for the light to turn green anyway! Guess I was lucky to have caught the moment (and without the trishaw driver waking up halfway through the shot!).
This is a great shot
Pretty sweet shot. I’m actually more surprised that the other couple stayed that still..