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Time is what I am.

 
 By: cshimokita : March 27th, 2015-06:23
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 ;) Thought you might enjoy it... Thanks for looking... Casey... ...  

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...