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Tokyo night

             Shibuya, Tokyo.
...
Walking in the early morning and leaving the Shibuya Excel Hotel to encounter the thousands of Tokyo commuters milling around Shibuya train station, the thing that strikes you is the silence. A silence punctuated with the click clack of high heels and the public announcements over the tannoy. 
Salary men and salary women on the march. Solemn. Silent. Not yet adjusted to the new day, quietly, sleepily they move in sweeping masses, herded on to trains where mobile phones are always on silent. Nobody talking. 

Fast forward to the evening, and it has all changed. 


In the station, loud conversation and laughter drown out the tannoy's public announcements. The clickety-clack of high heels goes unnoticed. The early morning solemn faces are now animated, more cheerful. Smiles are seen. Salary men and salary women are unwinding. Unwinding after the working day.The march has changed its beat. The sweeping masses are no longer herded along. Time has slowed a little. On the streets, small groups gather. The rush to get where they have to go to has gone. 
For now.
   

Taken in: 日本 / 東京都 / 東京 (show map)

Taken on: April 24, 2012

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Camera: Nikon D7000, f/3.5, 1/40 sec, 18mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Light Source:	Flash
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 (Macintosh)
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