Photographer’s Note
I went to Kyoto during the winter holiday. There I got a lift for the first time in my life on a rickshaw.
I tried to negotiate the fee before it, tried to bargain the fee or to get a longer lift. But.. oh well, he refused both of them, told me how hard his work was.
He is a full time worker in the rickshaw company, he told me the workers quit before 35 years old. I asked him what would come after quiting, he didn't answer it.
In a chilly morning lights
saw a really burning heart
"i'll give you a good lift, right, lady"
"you'll hiss a foot heat, right, ready?"
we run like a kamikaze wind
we come to the omiyage window
my body hopped out of the red sheets as
his sweats dropped down on his red cheeks
now i see his legs tripping
so i say "thanks" with my money flipping
that got him to 10 mins hardship
but i think he got to have my worship
well...anyways, that was a talentless rhymes. please ignore it. I just did it for fun.
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cknara
(547) 2008-01-09 6:18
Its news to me..Japan has hand rickshaw.I though its available only in India.Anyhow good POV.B&W adds a lot of salt to the picture.
SoupDragon
(652) 2008-01-10 0:36
It wasn't until I came to Japan and started learning Japanese that I understood the roots of Rickshaw (人力車). Always wanted to ride one!
I love the long shadows and the lack of their heads. Normally this kind of incompleteness drives me crazy, but here I like it.
B&W is a good choice.
Brian
(1) 2008-01-16 20:33
I thought I critiqued this fine photo already? Oh yea, it was somewhere else!
Lauryn, I am happy to see something new from you. Like the way he's really hauling ass into those long shadows. Top crop is essential to eliminate attention from our main man. B&W tones and contrast are really nice as well. Your rhyme goes together with this photo just perfectly.
Take care,
Brian
Photo Information
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Copyright: lauryn chie (zig)
(2450) - Genre: People
- Medium: Black & White
- Date Taken: 2008-01-02
- Categories: Daily Life
- Camera: Olympus E 300, Zuiko 14-45mm digital
- Exposure: f/3.5, 1/500 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2008-01-09 4:09








