Posted by Levine (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) on 26 June 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
I feel sorry for those who parked their cars at this car park. This shot was taken from a distance, like lets say...around 200m away I guess? Taken while waiting for my sister to fetch me back home.
I was sitting down, waiting for my sister when I heard someone shouting. I looked and I saw a man standing in the middle of the road, shouting at cars stopping at a red light. The man in the car ignored and locked his car. Traffic light turned green, he started blocking traffic while shouting and pointing randomly. He then ran against traffic and decided to cross the road. He then ran towards an open car park nearby where he picked up sticks, stones, anything he sees on the ground before smashing peoples windscreen. What hurt the most was the sound of windscreen/side mirror/window being smashed. OUCH! Everyone was afraid to stop him. Some just decided to take cover by running away or hide behind cars and watch from a distance. All i can do was, to take pictures of course.
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Sure looks caotic .. :) I like the black and white in this one, make you focus in the cars.
26 Jun 2007 1:15pm
Wow, it does looks scarry! Nice moment and timing! It conveys the message.
26 Jun 2007 2:10pm
@Wendy: It was scary. Realy scary, thankfully he didnt come towards me.
What a great story to go with a very interesting photo. The angle of the subject seems to enhance the overall effect of the composition.
26 Jun 2007 2:12pm
@Seraphine: Thanks Seraphine.
A nice capture. Like the confusion.
26 Jun 2007 2:36pm
What an interesting story. The image is phenomenal.
26 Jun 2007 3:36pm
@Jennifer Radio: Thanks Jennifer.
Crazy, thanks for the story behind the photo!
26 Jun 2007 5:22pm
@Dawn Sutherland: Ur most welcomed :)
Wow! it looks scary, thank goodness you were far enough away to be safe but close enough to capture this.
26 Jun 2007 5:53pm
@MaryB: I was still afraid of what I saw even from a distance, i dont know why. Maybe because of the sound?
woah, smashing windscreens ? must have been a really scary scene for the ppl that so happened to be there at that time
27 Jun 2007 2:00am
@s34n: Yea man, even from a distance! I see people running away from him. Cant do much la, not-so-stable dude on the loose. All they can do is, RUN!
oh dear!Take care dude!This man is crazy!b/w makes him look more like a phantom.:)
27 Jun 2007 2:32am
@tyan: Yes! Phantom, thats the right word. When i saw this dude, I just cant find the right word for him. Phantom's the right word. Not him, the attitude, coz i cant blame him for being like that.
Dude...some folks just don't make any sense, eh, brah? Excellent reporter-type capture, though! Thanks for making time to stop by even though you are busy, brah! Likewise...please excuse me if I don't come by every day! Cheers...
27 Jun 2007 2:54am
@{H} creatives: Hey, nice to see u here again dude. Yeah im always busy, working all the time, doing this and that. Thanks for dropping by. Take care.
Stress does nasty things to some people. Unfortunately, it is often the witnesses that bear the most scars. Oh, this is such a great capture that I almost forgot to tell you this was a great photo. Good photo journalism works that way.
27 Jun 2007 3:21am
@Helen: Thank you very much for the kind words Helen. I really appreciate it. I wish to be a photo journalist one day but I dont think i can with this kind of English im having.
...and you had your camera ready just like a pro :) The angle conveys immediately a sense of disturbance. Nice capture!
27 Jun 2007 3:42am
@L.Reis: Thanks so much L.Reis. I always have my camera with me all the time. Just in case things like this happen.
Good editorial commentary and shot. Wonder what was up with the smasher?!
27 Jun 2007 4:07am
@Jason Kravitz: I seriously have no idea. He's just sick in the head to the maximum i guess. Well, i dont blame him. I bet he himself wish he was not born that way.
Intense capture here! Wow, the picture draws a whole scene out. It reminds me of the power of the famous "burning monk" shot.
27 Jun 2007 4:33am
@HorseRotorVator: Hahaha, thanks so much HorseRotorVator.
You got the moment spot on Levine!
27 Jun 2007 11:59am
@Celialee: Yeap, thanks Celialee.
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