Night Street Scene, Xian 1986

Night Street Scene, Xian, China, October 1986.

Street eating places at night, Xian, China, 1986.

This is a complex photo, full of incident and detail. It was a place where foreign tourists did not usually go, especially at night, and the reactions of people reflect that. I would appreciate your comments on the content and technical details of this image.

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Hand-held without flash at about 1/8th second, using a Vivitar F/2 wide angle lens. For technical details, see [link]

Constructive criticism welcome.

(c) bobswin: photo 1986, scan 2011.

This picture is not public domain, please do not use it elsewhere.