Yankisuwari

2009-10-05

POTD: Yankisuwari

Waiting for the train to come deep in the recesses of Tokyo station. The way the man is sitting is referred to as "Yanki Suwari" ("yanki" meaning something akin to "hoodlum") and it's a way of sitting that I don't recall seeing much back in the States.

Image Information

Focal:

10 mm

Aperture:

f/4.5

Exposure:

1/8 sec

ISO:

400

Width:

650 px

Height:

433 px

Camera:

Canon - Canon EOS Kiss Digital X

Image Date:

2009-09-23
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Tagged as: tokyo , subway , waiting , pedestrians , crouching , trains , trainlines , stations , blackandwhite , reading , urban
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Anonymous

2009-10-06

Or, as we also like to call it, squatting :)

  • Posted at: 16:18:32
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