Shibuya River
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A long time ago — before you were born, child — I used to work in an advertising agency located in a building right beside the Shibuya River. My office was on the first floor at the back of the building. Glass doors opened onto a balcony overlooking the river which, one rainy season, I saw go from its usual trickle to almost overflowing the concrete embankments in less than 3 minutes.
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Posted to Photographs • 2004.06.02 (Wed) • 22:01
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Posted by Chris Hester 2004.06.03, 04:10
Once again I visit Antipixel and… my jaw drops.
This would make a brilliant album cover!
Posted by beth 2004.06.03, 04:12
i’m watching for the wave coming up behind them… beautiful shot - makes me love black and white.
Posted by beth 2004.06.03, 04:13
i realized, looking at the photo again, that it’s not b/w, is it? just very subtle hues.
Posted by Chris Hester 2004.06.03, 04:19
And here it is. Couldn’t resist:
Posted by jh 2004.06.03, 10:14
beth —- You’re right: it’s a full-colour photograph taken on a very overcast day. I did try a b&w conversion but found I got a better monochrome look just leaving it as it was!
Chris —- ;-) World tour coming up (I wish).
Posted by kevin 2004.06.03, 18:37
Same thing happened to the river outside my window last year. The water reached to within a foot of the bank. I was all packed up and ready to evacuate. Just then the rain stopped and the greatest adventure of my life shall forever remain a “what if”.
Posted by Esther Ng 2004.06.03, 20:46
This picture really moves me with its hues and nuances…. love it.
Posted by Richard Earney 2004.06.12, 18:49
This is great - at first glance i thought it was a still from Blade Runner!
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