The Waiting Crowd (3)

@Duncan Galbraith: The whole dynamic in towns seems so different from cities - although that's a stereotype, and towns and cities do vary from each other. When I was sojourning in the town of Stratford, Ontario many years ago, my city friends and I would joke that every time you used the bank machine, you made a new friend. But here in the city, it takes real effort to make contact with strangers. It can be done of course, but people tend to be suspicious. I'm always amazed in Japan at how it's strangers almost never make incidental eye-contact when walking down the street. It's less challenging to take candids when everyone is so busy looking away from everyone else.

All that said, this image and the progression in this series towards it, felt like an emotional dead-end and was pretty unsatisfying for me. Anyhow, while I do have some unposted subway shots that I think are better, I do need the photographic fresh air for awhile. Cheers!

@Angry Buddha: Many thanks, Sean!

@jc: Aye, a certain inevitability - that would make a great title. I watched as the crowd grew larger and larger and more people walked downstairs. There is however, no defining moment, and I think the picture suffers for that.

@bronzebilly u.k.: Thanks for the kind thoughts, Billy. I enjoy Winter, but Spring's my favourite!

@Untitled: Thanks for the kind words, Shadow. I borrowed the imagery of the islands from Haruki Murakami's novel 'Sputnik Sweetheart', a great meditation on the inevitability of lonliness. I remember being impressed after reading that description.