Time is what I am.

Mar 27, 2015,06:23 AM
 

I took this photo in Ginza during the Tokyo Marathon earlier this year...
just got the film back from being developed... 
Slow but steady wins the race wink

Thought you might enjoy it...




Thanks for looking...
Casey...

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I have no quick response to "time is what I am"

 
 By: cazalea : March 27th, 2015-08:20
that's a statement worth pondering! And apparently a successful campaign slogan for Seiko? Mike ...  

Mike, it was the Wako Main Bldg on the corner...

 
 By: cshimokita : March 28th, 2015-06:48
Great color that really popped, particularly on that rainy day... and I love that campaign poster with all the runners and their times... very clever. Casey

A slogan for Tokyo Marathon...

 
 By: KIH : March 27th, 2015-19:46
.. SEIKO is the official timer. Yes, as Mike's photos show, the finishing "time" shows what I am or what I have done to improve this year or something like that. Philosophically, xxxxx is what I am is an interesting and worth pondering statement. Time is ... 

Ken... did you do the Tokyo Marathon?

 
 By: cshimokita : March 28th, 2015-06:51
For me, no way ;) If I remember correctly, the Tokyo Marathon is the same day as the annual Camera Fair in Ginza and in previous years some of the runners were just passing as I came out of Matsuya... Always good photo opportunities in that area... Yes, t... 

Yes, "no way!".

 
 By: KIH : March 28th, 2015-08:03
I have seen it, but never thought of doing that :-) These days, too many applicants, so they do lottery? And if you pay, you can run? Why pay to run? Beyond my ability to comprehend.....:-)

Nice capture Casey....

 
 By: watercolors : March 28th, 2015-01:36
somehow time and photography goes together well ! .....and then you ad watches:) Nice slogan. Regards Edward

Thanks Edward...

 
 By: cshimokita : March 28th, 2015-06:53
It was Fujifilm PRO400H color negative film... and a 50mm lens, one of my favorite combinations... One of the rare times that the film sat in the camera for an extended period... I was using a different camera and just last week got around to finishing of... 

Great slogan from Seiko !

 
 By: bimbeano : March 29th, 2015-02:23
More like a statement ;-) Bim

The full tagline includes the Japanese text...

 
 By: cshimokita : March 29th, 2015-07:09
ただの数字じゃない Time is what I am. It's not just a number Time is what I am. There is a youtube video of this campaign, which is also quite interesting... it's a CM, so only about 30 seconds long and was made using the "time-slice technique", with multiple came...