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ex_fixer August 2 2007, 01:50:05 UTC
looks like the alley from payback... wait... it is.

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kali921 August 2 2007, 01:56:32 UTC
Wow. That's a great pic; I feel so pulled in. Warm summer evening, the light, the composition, everything. Gorgeous. Was this alleyway in a film, and is that why you are sharing it with us?

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benchilada August 2 2007, 02:08:22 UTC
Nah, I just shared it 'cause the moment really worked. I'd just wandered around Chinatown buying silly things, and I'd just eaten dinner with a friend I hadn't seen in ages, and we were wandering around, and I saw this possibly homeless Chinese man start sauntering down the alley...

And I clicked before I realized it.

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samsara_sumwear August 3 2007, 00:28:16 UTC
Beautiful shot. It affected me even though I live in Asia and recently traveled to Taiwan anyhow...well, Korea shares Japanese and Chinese openly, language included. Minus the huge mass of people that might usually be there;) I love this picture though. I think one day I will go back to Chicago and stay more thanb 2 days on a planned trip.

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benchilada August 3 2007, 03:25:09 UTC
I'm glad you like it. If you're ever in Chicago, let us know, and maybe consider a 2 1/2 hour detour to the south.

We have a guestroom, and Champaign-Urbana is a great place...

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nhyrvana August 2 2007, 02:05:30 UTC
..wow.

I wish I could have gone with you.
Maybe next time.

-emily

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benchilada August 2 2007, 02:09:00 UTC
You and me, girl, we got a date with Chinatown.

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nhyrvana August 2 2007, 02:19:14 UTC
You know I'll be making Jack Nicholson jokes the whole time.

-emily

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benchilada August 2 2007, 02:22:57 UTC
And I'll be quoting HK flicks at you.

It'll be magic.

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wulfsbane August 2 2007, 02:50:02 UTC
Minneapolis downtown on a Weds night also linked in my journal, if you've already seen it.

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Surreal ar901 August 2 2007, 15:41:19 UTC
Is it just me or does that "sun" look like its hovering in the alley? Is that a building on the otherside? How is this daystar the size fo a basketball and floating down an alleyway? It looks beuatiful but I don't know what it is...

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Re: Surreal benchilada August 2 2007, 15:55:05 UTC
It came out even more interesting in the photo than it was in real life, which is saying a lot. It was some sort of sickly yellow light that was intended to partially illuminate the alley, but it looked like a miniature sun that was low on some vital gas.

I really like this photo.

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