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Afternoon all. This unfortunate chap parked his bike where he shouldn't have. This has resulted in a ticket from a traffic warden. He will be waiting for the owners of the other bikes to appear too.
I was going to post this shot as a Silly Sunday shot yesterday, however the more I looked at the poor cyclist, the less inclined I was to find anything funny about the shot. The receiving of a parking ticket is obviously a great source of humilation and shame for the man. Look at his body language and his stance. He is moving his feet like a naughty child. This shot actually speaks to me about the Japanese culture as a whole. A race of people who take a great pride in their country and themselves as individuals.
Thanks for C&Cs on yesterday's upload.
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 7D |
| Lens: | EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 9 Sep 2012 - 2:43 AM |
| Focal Length: | 50mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.8 |
| Aperture: | f/9.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/160sec |
| Exposure Comp: | +2/3 |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Partial |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| White Balance: | As Shot |
| Title: | The Ticket Tale |
| Username: | 
moiral |
| Uploaded: | 24 Sep 2012 - 2:53 PM |
| Tags: | Harajuku, Japan. Traffic warden. Cyclist, Photo journalism, Portraits / people, Tokyo |
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| Votes: | 24 |
Comments
you are right certainly not a silly sunday shot!
poor guy!
Well spotted and captured Moira, by you and the traffic warden,
Fred.
I think you have read his body language correctly Moira 
Well captured
Helen
He really does look ashamed of himself, poor guy.
Great candid occasion of course.
Dougie
It seems that in Japan, people respect the Police unlike certain UK politician!
A photo telling a story.
JNC
I'm not saying I agree with the photo content! but respect is some thing that appears to have gone out the window here in the U.K. but! does seem a bit harsh for parking a bike! wonder how much the fine would be!, good job they did not tow it away!, regards Leon.....or clamp it!
good clear crisp photo.
Carol
As a cyclist I know what I think, but sticking to saying a well captured candid, Moira.
Dave
A well spotted piece of street photography and documentary Moira.
Carol
Instead of a parking ticket he should have told him to get on his bike excellent shot
mike
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