Finding time to sleep is difficult.

Posted by Kelly Photography (Tokyo, Japan) on 11 January 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

I took this last summer actually I thought it was fitting as most of us in the Northern Hemisphere are in the middle of Winter. Just wait guys in a couple of months we'll be catching zees in the park or at the office too!!

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Comments (15)

Kelvin Chan from New York City, United States

Oh that is an awesome shot. very very funny. the cropping is superb and the lines bring me to every person in the picture. and damn, why do they have to sleep like that? you guys need more starbucks.

11 Jan 2007 5:25am

@Kelvin Chan: I guess when you're tired you can sleep just about anywhere and anyway. I'm glad you liked the picture. thanks for your visit.

Lyndsey Le from Houston, TX, United States

Funny how the guys sleep laying down and all the ladies sleep sitting up :) Very uniform actually! Great capture.

11 Jan 2007 6:33am

@Lyndsey Le: I wish there were more guys taking a nap actually it would have really added to the effect. I don't think the ladies are sleeping though I guess they're stronger than the guys in that department here. Thanks for visiting.

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Can't say it better than Kelvin, mate. Bloody brilliant shot. Bet you were glad you had your camera with you when you saw that scene. Can't believe you were sitting on that one for so long.

11 Jan 2007 8:50am

Adiemus from Christchurch, New Zealand

Love it! Too much tea, too little coffee...Totally agree with Kelvin's comments about cropping!!

11 Jan 2007 9:04am

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

;) great shot Kelly. The compostion is brilliant, and everything things else Kelvin said. You must have one massive stash of shots if you're keeping stuff as good as this quiet for so long. Me, I'm usually shooting tomorrows post today!

11 Jan 2007 11:49am

Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany

Terrific good take! Love the reflections on the marble/stone floor, excellent.

11 Jan 2007 12:30pm

badala from Leiria, Portugal

FUnny.

11 Jan 2007 2:59pm

Darren from Japan

Wow man. Brings back memories mate. Aren't you glad we visited the photogallery that day, you scored yourself a real good keeper here because of that. Top shot mate.
Looking forward to our Guiness when you get back. Daz

11 Jan 2007 3:33pm

Srinivas Koduri from Visakhapatnam, India

good presentation. looks like they have been workin more.

11 Jan 2007 5:48pm

Kerstin from Paris, France

Cool! Did you realized that only the two men are sleeping and not the women ... ? I let you find your own conclusion ;-)

11 Jan 2007 6:45pm

Angry Buddha from United States

Nice shot.

12 Jan 2007 1:19am

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Man, that's got to be the least comfortable position to sleep in I can think of apart from upsidedown. Great shot.

12 Jan 2007 2:37am

Still from Valence, France

Nice capture!

12 Jan 2007 10:28am

H.O from Victoria, Canada

That's Japan.... I want to say to them "Don't work too much" but I can't.... because same as me before...
Anyway nice capture Kelly !

13 Jan 2007 4:48am

Sash from Adelaide, Australia

Reminds me of some of my students @ work (minus the white shirt tucked into black pants). This captures so many quintessential details about Japan: everything is spotless, everyone is dressed immaculately, everyone is overworked. Ah, memories...

16 Apr 2007 3:26am

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