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..