Predawn Shanghai Street Scene with Cutlery and Steam Haze in 1960s China in in Shanghai, China

Predawn Shanghai Street Scene with Cutlery and Steam Haze in 1960s China

by Thomas O'Neal

Under the heavy predawn darkness of Shanghai, a narrow alleyway reveals a small street food stall where a vendor prepares breakfast. The scene is illuminated by the harsh glare of a single hanging bulb, casting long shadows against the peeling lime-green walls of the surrounding shikumen buildings. A cluster of gleaming metal cutlery rests on a chipped enamel tray, ready for the first customers. Above a cast-iron stove, a thick cloud of steam haze rises, partially obscuring the corrugated tin roof and the intricate lattice windows of the adjacent apartments. The wet pavement reflects the sparse light, showing the damp, cold air of the early morning in this historic Chinese district.

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Predawn Street Scene Shanghai China in Shanghai, China in the predawn Predawn Street Street Scene Predawn
Camera Nikon D3S*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Nikon D3S photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 31mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/250
ISO 800
Film processed in Photoshop
Location in Shanghai, China
Date 2012-06-25
Credit VEETER
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