In my previous iPhone-related posts, which can be found here and here, or even here should you find some tilt-shift attempts slightly tempting, I’ve banged on about the gadget’s convenience and the ability to bag shots a bulkier camera perhaps can’t — a usefulness that is further added to by the abundance of photographic apps available, all of which help to disguise, at least to a certain degree, the device’s many deficiencies.
And it’s this practical nature that arguably makes it perfect for use on Tokyo’s public transportation, allowing the documentation of some of the most popular past-times, such as scrutinising screens — which is sometimes favoured in father and son,
as well as mother and daughter double acts.
Or instead simply sleeping, with some travellers appearing as though they have actually passed out,
whereas others are precariously perched,
or just packed in.
Although once off the trains, the stations can certainly be a little more stressful to say the least for the city’s older citizens.
These pictures, some of them in slightly different forms, were first posted to my twitter account, and are all hosted here, along with numerous other iPhone photos.
Mellfon says
Surprisingly good for iphone shots. The guy sleeping alone works surprisingly well.
Yoku Nai says
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Here is one of my favorites. (If it will upload right)
p m doherty says
As nice and skilled as some of the photos are, do you honestly think that it’s OK to put images of families and sleeping people on the internet without their knowledge or approval?
I imagine at least one of those parents would seriously object to you doing so.
Lee says
I understand where you are coming from, and as a lot of my pictures are of people out and about going about their business, it’s something I honestly do think very carefully about, especially so when kids are concerned. And with this in mind, there are many pictures that I choose not to post, due to them not being very flattering etc.
In this case, however, the family pictures I thought were really quite sweet in their way, and in the others there’s only one face that’s actually fully visible, and even then it’s not very clear.
Yoku Nai says
Hopefully this works better: http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/47995512@N07/4401400088/
Lizzy says
My favorites are “precariously perched” and “packed in”. Fascinating captures.