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Feb 27 2019 12 Comments

Shinjuku reds and yellows

Reds and yellows in Shinjuku’s red light district.

Shinjuku reds

shinjuku yellows

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  1. Marc says

    2/27/2019 at 8:48 am

    I particularly like the yellow.

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    • Lee says

      2/27/2019 at 8:07 pm

      Cheers. Quite taken with that one myself. Fortunately just about managed to get her in the right spot.

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  2. john says

    2/27/2019 at 8:59 am

    I particularly like the (sort of) matching blue trouser legs. A feat indeed!

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    • Lee says

      2/27/2019 at 8:09 pm

      Haha, indeed. But yeah, that was a nice little extra. As is the foot in the top right. Now if only the buckles on her coat had been round to match the bicycle wheel…

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  3. Coli says

    2/27/2019 at 10:03 am

    Yeah I totally agree with everyone as well. The colors are so vibrant that I feel as if I can almost touch them!
    The man seems to be a little upset as perhaps he has been caught leaving an establishment:)

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    • Lee says

      2/27/2019 at 8:12 pm

      I know eh? They were lovely bright spots on an otherwise very dull and grey day.

      Haha, that’d make a good story, but in his defence he was just stood there on the phone. No hint, as far as I good see, of any, erm, ‘meetings’!

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  4. Harry says

    2/27/2019 at 1:37 pm

    The yellow is such a cool shot. Awesome timing! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      2/27/2019 at 8:13 pm

      Thanks. Happy with that one. Even had to do a fast walk to catch her, so especially pleased I got the shot.

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  5. Joanna says

    2/27/2019 at 4:21 pm

    Completely eye popping!

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    • Lee says

      2/27/2019 at 8:15 pm

      They really were. The reds really stood out, and the lady’s coat was visible from quite a distance!

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  6. cdilla says

    2/27/2019 at 5:21 pm

    Wow, what an arresting yellow coat.
    I used to have a pair of jeans that colour – but that was a long time ago when both my waist size and fashion sense were much smaller.
    I have to admit to being a bit of a vending machine geek – I have endless photos of them from my visits. But it’s nice to see them feature in a professional photograph. The balance you have got with the reds either side of the man in black is remarkable. And his expression is wonderfully direct.

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    • Lee says

      2/27/2019 at 8:21 pm

      Isn’t it? As interesting as it is unusual. She really did stand out.

      Thanks. To be honest, I tend not to notice them that much. Just become so accustomed to them I suppose. But these ones, along with red cones and the freshly painted red post, really did stand out. Even more so with the man as a contrast. I took 2 shots. The first he was just looking at his phone, so it didn’t really work. Then he must have sensed me there, cos he looked up and then that’s when I got this. The eye-contact, and expression, made all the difference.

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