Pre-dawn Beijing street scene with traditional architecture and local vendor preparing breakfast cart in in Beijing, China

Pre-dawn Beijing street scene with traditional architecture and local vendor preparing breakfast cart

by Elsie McCullough

The still hours before dawn cast a deep blue hue over a narrow hutong alley in Beijing, where the curved grey brick walls of traditional courtyard houses frame the narrow passage. A street vendor stands beside a steaming cart, arranging baskets of fresh mantou buns on a wooden tray. The vendor wears a thick, quilted cardigan against the chill, its fabric textured and worn from daily use. Steam rises in thin wisps from the bamboo steamer, catching the faint ambient light from a nearby paper lantern. The ground is paved with uneven stone slabs, showing signs of age and use.

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Pre-dawn street scene Beijing China in Beijing, China in the still Pre-dawn street street scene Pre-dawn
Camera Leica Q*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Leica Q photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 28mm
Aperture f/1.7
Shutter Speed 1/1000
ISO 6400
Film processed in DxO PhotoLab
Location in Beijing, China
Date 2015-11-08
Credit VEETER
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