DEEP SLEEP

Hà Nội, Vietnam, 2010 - Leica M7, Summilux 35, Fuji Reala - Around midnight during the Millenium celebrations of Hanoi I came across this nice guy sleeping on a sidewalk. I then had a bad Phở soup for late dinner and was looking for some photographic inspiration in the great Old Quarter. This magic scene was simply waiting for me in a deserted dark street. I waited long for the shadowing lights from the few cars and bikes for triggering my bosom chum Leica M7 at 1/8s. The 1.4 full aperture then mattered. Suddenly, the man opened his eyes and looked at me just a second as if he felt my presence at the bamboo post. Was he a sleepy wise friend or also a photographer who does understand my roving life?