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Published: 2007-10-29 05:35:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 15074; Favourites: 527; Downloads: 243
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I shot this at a Panera down in the Plaza.I was waiting for my food when I noticed a couple sitting at
a table together. Both were heavily involved in their laptops
until the woman got frustrated and started going through
the papers she had. All the while the guy was sitting there
completely invloved with the music (I assume) he was
listening too.
I see things like this frequently. This disconnect between
people, often by technology.
Anyway give me your thoughts.
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This often happens at Panera here as well. I like to watch the people; the booths are lined up in a neat row against the wall and creates a "fish bowl" for every patron.
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To true, many people now believe they can get a meaningful relationship from their computers. Not true. You took this picture at just the right moment.
Now what would be really sad is if the guy was messaging her on his comp.
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Wow. That's the best, when you witness something involving total strangers but it means so much. I love this. I love the story.
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Nice shot.
It's incredibly sad to think about how often this sort of thing happens. Technology is beautiful, but only if used in moderation, otherwise it becomes an ugly thing that tears us all apart.
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This very much deserves the DD it recieved, you could go in my dining room and see this very thing. Your one of the first, if not THE first to post something like this, grat's to you for bringing the subject to a head.
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The composition here is actually really good. Everything seems to fit.
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I'm glad someone else has noticed scenery like this. A few months ago my husband and I were in a restaurant and a young-ish couple came in. With the exception of telling the waitress what they wanted, they didn't exchange a single word to each other until they agreed it was time to go. Now, both being techno-freaks, even my husband and I were taken aback. We decided, how sad. How very very sad.
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hahaha that's great! I love their body language
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I like the shot, congrats on the DD.
I've got to say I have had moments like this in the past.
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I love how straight on this shot is, and they didn't even know it was taken.
This is a great photo.
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This shot is super powerful. You've given me a new goal for my street photography: tell an interesting story, not just shoot random people.
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This is a really awesome picture!
the story behind it is so true.
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Thank you. The technological disconnect is one of the dominant themes in a book I'm working on. We live in a master/slave relation to our technology, depending on it for our very existence, yet dying to escape as it threatens to morph us more like itself everyday, with everu click: hollow vacant, electronic entities with no language but binary code and no functions but algorithmic commands.
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it looks like a snapshot from a movie...
the type of movie in which the facts of life are laid out so openly and in a poetic way in the end everything looks surreal.
or maybe not...
I certainly love it.
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two people caught up in work, it happens to everyone.
he probably beats her at home.....
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Awesome shot! Reminds me a little of a Darren Hayes song.... "The Great Big Disconnect."
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i like this a lot.
almost looks like it's out of a movie.
:]
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Its a sad reality...I love this piece...well done!
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Fascinating. It reminds me of my parents, haha.
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looks like ,, sad , good shot made me feel something other than light composition ,, so on 
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I like the way he's hunched over in that sort of chimp-like posture, as though some element of his task has dulled the more evolved part of him mind.
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good title for it.
she might be too tied up in work...notice her tension.
he is "disconnected" with her because he's too busy chatting and listening to music. makes ya wonder how they even met with all that ignoring each other going on.
put work away, turn off the chatbox.....eat and talk.
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I like the concept of the picture but the shot is fuzzy and without a very nic angle.
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All these advancements in technology, but are we really any smarter? Does it make us any happier?
Hmm...
Thought #2, I work at a resteraunt and see situations like this a lot. It makes me think to this one time, though, when there was an elderly couple sitting at a booth. No laptops, no books, just enjoying each other's company and sharing a sunday. Wish I could have taken a moment to get a picture of that scene. <3
And lastly, the given location of your photo reminds me that I haven't been to the plaza in quite a while.. Heh.
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sad but perfect. amazing shot. this is the real life...
congrats on DD
me --> 
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isolation in the modern age of communication. ironic, isn't it?
the guy is maybe chatting with a person on the different side of the world, but he is disconnected from his immediate society.
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Such a sad modern day truth. I hang my head in shame - I've done this.
Great capture
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This shows perfectly the other side of information technology..
Great shot, well done !
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All I thought of when I saw this shot was "Wow," mostly because there's a lot of emotion here.
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I agree with the disconnection. It's like watching people text at a party. Or worse, talking or texting while driving!
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Favorited now...i love this, because our world is becoming so absorbed in technology, forgetting that all important personal touch.
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is it possible that they were not a couple but something else,, ? just wondering.
if they are a couple yes, it looks very sad.
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When I first saw this, I was sure it was set up - it was so good, so expressive. You captured this perfectly. I'm definately favouriting this!
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I love the contrast of the title with the subject. Although they are both "connected", they are "disconnected" with each other.
This truly is an amazing photograph. It looks like something that would be in Life or National Geographic. It's so real and so true.
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Lovely composition in its simplicity. I see occurances like this everyday. It's ironic how technology is suppose to improve communication but it actually stifles it...
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i for myself would be glad to know more about certain parts of technology ...
but anyway,at least i dont have any virus on my pc (?
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Excellent capture of a moment we all see...all hate...and all want to believe isn't true. But it's in our faces every day and you did a great job capturing it.
I am often puzzled why certain shots get a DD...but this one is no puzzle at all. It's a snapshot of life today. Nicely done and a well deserved DD!
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Technology is evil. I only take my phone when going out on dates. Everything else is too distracting.
Very nicely captured.
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