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Feb 24 2017 10 Comments

Tokyo exuberance and effort

A glimpse of the young man this old man once was?

tokyo exuberance and effort

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  1. john says

    2/24/2017 at 9:23 am

    Got it! Yey!
    although in the process I remembered this one…
    https://leechapman.photos/the-distinctive/bz6r7oz9f4p74gbeys6ie4awpelfq7
    ..for the first character.

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    • Lee says

      2/24/2017 at 5:21 pm

      Hadn’t made that connection, but now you mention it, there are certainly similarities. Good timing too as it’s that time of year again.

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  2. Coli says

    2/24/2017 at 10:01 am

    Lee this picture is really well timed. The characters and the old man make such an interesting contrast. Love it.

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    • Lee says

      2/24/2017 at 5:24 pm

      Cheers! Fortunately it wasn’t difficult to get as he was moving very slowly. Felt a bit guilty because of his predicament, but that contrast was too good an opportunity to pass up.

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  3. Steko says

    2/24/2017 at 10:46 am

    As it turns out, Osomatsu-kun (the cartoon boy) was 10 years old when punlishing started in 1962 which would mean he’s pushing 65 today and I think that fits decently with the older gentleman in the photo!

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    • Lee says

      2/24/2017 at 5:25 pm

      Ah, excellent. Cheers for the info. Very good to know as it adds much more to the photo.

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  4. Denton says

    2/24/2017 at 3:32 pm

    Very cool timing. The color of their clothes is similar too! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      2/24/2017 at 5:26 pm

      Thanks. Yes, it all fitted together surprisingly nicely. Wish things worked out like that all the time!

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  5. cdilla says

    2/28/2017 at 1:33 am

    A marvellous composition. Makes you think about the person inside. I don’t know about my inner 10 year old; but my inner 16 year old looks out of these eyes every morning in the mirror in disbelief.

    I know it’s not how it happened, but I can just imagine you saying “left a bit, a bit more, no back up a step” and the old guy making noises like Grandpa Simpson as he struggles to comply 🙂

    I wonder if you have the patience to stand there and wait for a similarly suitable shot for each of the other posters.

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    • Lee says

      2/28/2017 at 8:29 am

      Cheers. Not possible to see in the photo, but he did have a rather boyish face which would have added something extra to the shot. Waiting for him was one thing, but asking him too look round might have been a bit much!

      Patience is something I really need to work on. I soon get fed up and move on. Luckily with this scene, I quickly realized that photographing him in front of the boy was the shot I wanted, so I didn’t have to wait too long.

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