..a graffiti-laden ATM somewhere off SoHo…
Answers.com Katsu – (Japanese). In Japanese zen, an expletive uttered by one who has had a breakthrough experience, such as solving a kÅan or realizing enlightenment (bodhi; satori). In ordinary usage, it is a verb meaning ‘to win’ or ‘to gain dominance over’. There is also another word pronounced ‘katsu’ that occurs in Zen literature represented by a different Chinese character which means simply ‘to shout’.
..John Stewart from The Daily Show always ends his show with “your moment of zen”.. well, every payday for me is a moment of zen.. lol! and i end every atm transaction with an expletive.. haha..
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nice street shot, and thank you for the education on japanese expletives 🙂 fun fun tonight aye?
Ha ha I can imagine the expletives at the ATM! A very cool shot, Rian
Siempre me han llamado las fotografias tipo DOF, esta es muy buena…la atencion centrada en el objeto principal, saludos.
I like your street shot and the informative comment on expletives. A guy, recently, had tried two cards on a drive up ATM with rejection on each…and in frustration, stated pounding his steering wheel and uttering plenty of expletives… his moment of zen! 🙂
I not only get to so wonderful images whenever I visit your site, I also learn Japanese, on occasion 🙂
Busy Zen, indeed… Nice street, amazing and very well framed.
SwissCharles
Scary looking ATM, not sure I’d put my card in that! Great composition.
Too funny, I have stopped using ATM, too depressing 😉 Instead I ask for some extra when I am at the store, makes me totally oblivious as to how much I got left (if any)
I’m going to start yelling Katzu now instead of F*** when I get tossed in a endless loop without having performed the essential save first 😉
Great street shot 🙂
That is a terrific street shot. The fact that the people are out of focus adds to the feeling that we are less important than the physical part of the city.
Very nice street shot and I enjoyed reading your post!
Well, I learned something new just now…and great street shot!
Fun street scene. Shallow DOF works well.
nice street scene. excellent DOF of the people walking in the background. Great subject too, nice creativity!
lol! you’re funny Rian! nice shot and find! 😀
Excellent street shot, with vivid colours, and the focus on a strange ATM in bad shape… Nice to learn about Katzu !
great street shot. nice dof and lighting.
You really make me laugh, Rian! 🙂 I really like the lighting in this image!
Excellent streetshots!
Wish you a lot of Zen moments ! 😉
I’m glad you explained that:-) Wonderful selective focus leaving the street scene to the imagination.
love the color and life in this. and good to know about Katsu.
should have said the writing and the people go well together.
Nice. I like how this has a definite message to it. You focus right in on it. I also enjoyed the commentary. I, though, simply sob at the ATM (or just hide my eyes and hope for the best!).
True dat…with you on the pay day. Cool street shot!
Loved your commentary, beautiful street shot.