A gacha-gacha fan Photo

Photographer’s Note

I don't know what they are called in English but we call them gacha-gacha. You insert 200-300 YEN and you get one capsule randamly. You don't know what is inside it.

I couldn't tell her age, she tried once to get a capsule and got one yellow capsule.

Taken in Ueno, in front of a large anime shop building. She kindly tried to move out to let me take a photo first so I had to click quicky before she entirely got out of the frame.

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Furachan (0) 2007-06-23 8:37

Nicely cpmposed and timed, Lauryn - a very nice documentary picture with a charming note, as usual. Yes this composition works very well.
Cheers,
Francis

wolf38 (13107) 2007-06-23 11:25

Hello lauryn. A beautiful and worth seeing everyday life picture. The automats are equally interesting for children and adults. The photo is well composed. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Brian (1) 2007-06-23 11:31

Hey Lauryn,

This one works for sure. The gacha gacha vending machines, and the foreigner smiling right at you as she back steps to get out of the way. Compo is superb.
Yea. I like this one a lot!

-Brian

nwoehnl (120) 2007-06-23 15:28

Very nice one, Lauryn. Good candid street scene with the western tourist in front of the machines. The composition, as hard as it is to get one in such a situation, works really well. Actually, I like the gacha gachas too, but please don't tell anyone ;o)

plimrn (19694) 2007-06-24 23:59

Hi Lauren,
I like the way you captured the charming girl with her gaudy addiction. The background gives context without being disruptive. HLJ, Pat

marknunnerley (2768) 2007-06-25 8:29

It's funny that, when you want to take a photo of someone and they apologise and try to get out of the way, when it was them that you wanted in the first place ;) Good streetshot Lauryn.
br
mark

goodfellow (189) 2009-05-07 5:24

I like your photography and especially your personal description :) you don't look like a lone wolf!
Too bad you didn't get her in focus (not sure if it was because she was moving or your focus was locked on center) as she has a lovely smile. I wonder if you were shooting automatic? For street scenes because people are moving and rarely still you might try and set TV to 1/500 second and let the camera select the AV - depending on light you can get some interesting shots... I have found that useful...generally at 1/500 you will get almost all movement frozen.