Tokyo can be a horribly noisy city. Unbearably busy at times too. But mercifully, even amidst all the hustle and bustle, it’s still possible to find a quiet spot for a couple of much needed quiet drinks.
Photographs from a small group of islands
Tokyo can be a horribly noisy city. Unbearably busy at times too. But mercifully, even amidst all the hustle and bustle, it’s still possible to find a quiet spot for a couple of much needed quiet drinks.
JapanSnapping says
Wonderful shot, so much atmosphere.
Lee says
Thanks! Wonderful little place. Just off a very busy shopping street, so it’s almost like stepping into another world.
Al says
I totally agree with the commenter above. Great atmosphere. On a cold day I’d love to be sat there inside with him! 🙂
Lee says
Cheers. There are certainly worse places to be eh?
cdilla says
That single layer of glass puts such a distance between you and your subject. Reminds me a little of the Rail Cafe in Brief Encounter.
I wonder what he was listening to, thinking about, where he was going, had been.
Another captivating window on another life.
Lee says
Thanks. Very pleased the way it came out.
That’s very true. The glass really does make a difference, doesn’t it? Hadn’t really though about it like that, but distance is the perfect description.
I sensed a little sadness, but hopefully I’m wrong.
Ed says
Beautiful! Is this from a Kurosawa movie 🙂
Lee says
Cheers! It’s a follow-up of sorts to One Wonderful Sunday!
YTSL says
What you wrote about Tokyo in this blog post applies to Hong Kong too. And as it so happens, one of my favorite quiet spots in the Big Lychee is a sake bar! 😉
Lee says
Excellent. Hope it’s as cosy as this one appears to be.
Matt Talbot says
I love everything about that photo Lee. The graininess added by the dirt of the window, the reflected lighting hotspots, the expression of the drinker, the perfect framing within the perfect framing. What a high standard you set for the rest of us.
Lee says
Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.
It was one of those shots that I really wasn’t sure about when I took it. But later, when I got to see it properly, I was really pleased how it came out. Sadly it’s generally the opposite. A photo that has every chance of being a good one, but then turns out not to be…
Hans ter Horst says
I like this photo a lot, a perfect portfolio shot!
The brightly lit interior gives this photo a very special mood and create distance between me in the dark and the people inside.
Lee says
Cheers! Very pleased the way it came out.
That distance was mentioned by cdilla above too. Something I didn’t think of initially, but now I can’t not think about it.