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Jan 05 2015 10 Comments

Tokyo shopping disappointment?

For a nation of devout shoppers and bargain hunters, early January is nothing short of a gift from the New Year gods; the abundance of sales creating the perfect opportunity to rein in those inevitable back to work blues with a serious bout of retail-related therapy.

But, just like in all other aspects of life, there are no guarantees, and going home terribly disappointed is clearly still a distinct possibility.

Tokyo shopping failure

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  1. Dave Powell says

    1/5/2015 at 10:55 am

    Great shot. I still need to learn how to shoot people as they are walking toward me and get in focus. My tend to always be out of focus if I shoot this style.

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    • Lee says

      1/5/2015 at 12:28 pm

      Thanks!

      Pre-focusing is the way to go. A bit of practice to nail your preferred distances, and then it’s simply a matter of composition. And of course interesting subjects!

      Reply
  2. Al says

    1/5/2015 at 6:15 pm

    That’s my standard shopping expression! 😉

    Happy New Year!

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    • Lee says

      1/5/2015 at 10:46 pm

      Likewise, and that would be on a good day…

      Thanks. You too. All the very best!

      Reply
  3. Matt Talbot says

    1/5/2015 at 9:35 pm

    She’s probably disappointed she bought that hat.

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    • Lee says

      1/5/2015 at 10:46 pm

      Haha, hadn’t thought of that!

      Reply
  4. June says

    1/7/2015 at 6:05 am

    Or Shoe Plaza didn’t have her size.

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    • Lee says

      1/7/2015 at 10:54 am

      Yeah, quite possibly. The pleasure of finding something you like, only for the shop not to have it stock/your size.

      Reply
  5. AF says

    1/8/2015 at 6:10 am

    Streets are experts at surprises. It is like having to expect the unexpected. Today I went out and found a woman washing with water and soap the bodies of male and female mannequins in front of the store. I couldn’t help thinking how unexpected that was. Sometimes we find good surprises, other times it is only sad surprises, strange ones, bad ones…

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    • Lee says

      1/8/2015 at 12:44 pm

      Yes, that’s the beauty of the street. You never know what’s round the next corner. Often nothing, but sometimes something special.

      Reply

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