The Bare Necessities of (Street) Life, Shanghai 2006 photo

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29-AUG-2006

Very Busy..will return to all your galleries soon...K

Canon EOS 20D
1/20s f/2.8 at 43.0mm iso1600 full exif

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AL		02-Oct-2006 04:44
It's real but sad image of street life. At least I'm glad that he found comfort in his own space, not being disturbed. And reminded many of us how fortunate we really are...

scott clarke		18-Sep-2006 13:41
Strong Kal. Love the screen and the fan. Hope you did not wake him.

Guest		13-Sep-2006 16:45
yes, I like this...

Guest		11-Sep-2006 15:17
Really compelling shot! I would have entitled it "Live in Excess." It's like he had a huge meal, whatched TV until there's nothing more on, then fell asleep. I really like this shot! Strong vote.

Guest		11-Sep-2006 03:31
This is amazing, Kal. And soooooo sad in the same time.

Ana Carloto O'Shea		11-Sep-2006 01:45
If the guy saw that photo he would have smacked you :) Amazing shot. I'll say, this is the actual "real life" kind of photo.

Craig Persel		10-Sep-2006 22:55
Classic! TV on . . man asleep. :-)

Guest		10-Sep-2006 20:47
terrific capture Kal... wow...

Marisa Livet		10-Sep-2006 18:56
Powerful picture, so rich of different elements... I don't find it that funny and I don't think you had the intention to communicate anything really funny, nevertheless there is a little of sound and sympathetic irony, which I appreciate, just to avoid the trap of the total sympathetic political correctness. There is a pinch of surrealism and also the concrte appreciation of this man 's creativity in furnishing is "home" with some apparently unnecessary comforts. Another fascinating example of your talent to describe urban stories. Marisa

Bill Warren		10-Sep-2006 18:34
All the comforts of home. Voted

Phil Douglis		10-Sep-2006 18:10
I love the incongruity of both this image and its caption. We have all been there and done that, but the whole world was not watching us (thanks to Kal) as it is here.( If I did not know you as well as I do, I might even have thought that this caption was an ironic comment on the image itself!)

Larry Ahern		10-Sep-2006 17:00
This is terrific ... and I will look very much like this this afternoon watching football :)

Guest		10-Sep-2006 15:44
Great title. Had a feeling I would like this from the thumb and the image did not disappoint. I like how the mans anonymity is [just] about retained. If this were just a shot of the man, it'd be a fairly standard / opportunistic street photo but the rest of this subject is so intriguing. Is that a PC monitor on the left?? It even seems to be on. V bizarre. Great capture Kal

Guest		10-Sep-2006 15:38
...but he looks happy :)

Bruce		10-Sep-2006 15:36
Ya I noticed the two fans (necessities) the main one broken on the floor and the portable aimed at himself

Bruce		10-Sep-2006 15:31
hahaha...too funny Kal! Zonked...lol

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