Submitter's name:	Tom Scales
Title:	Working Hard
Gear used:	OM-4T + Zuiko 135 f/2.8.
Diaphragm:	Unknown
Shutter speed:	Unknown
Film used:	Fuji Super HQ 800.
Technical information:	This was just a quick snapshot.
Subject information:	I took this at the local mall on a trip with my kids. He really seems ready for his shift to end -- the mall was about to close. It was a fascinating place to shoot and, surprisingly, no one bothered me about it.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Nice one! I like these kind of stores that have all sorts of odds and ends.

Comment left by: Walt Wayman (hiwayman@mynra.com)

The more I look at this picture, the better I like it. At first, I wasn't sure about the composition, with the clerk centered, but the clutter of the store, instead of being distracting, keeps bringing my eye back to Mr. Sunshine, who seems ready to slam the security gate on the head of any customer who might try to delay his going home. Good shot!

Comment left by: Jerry "Smitty" Smith (proudtexan63@hotmail.com)

You could have called it "Will this day never end" Nicely done, he does look like he can't get out of there fast enough.

Comment left by: Jim Caldwell (jamesfc@gte.net)

Very nice detail - especially with 800 film! The expression on the boy's face makes the shot!

Comment left by: Mickey Trageser (no e-mail specified)

Mr. Happy sure is interested in something. Maybe that nursing mother accross the way.... Good crisp shot. Any color adjustments to account for the indoor lighting? Very natural balance.

Comment left by: andrew fildes (afildes@netlink.com.au)

Just like every teenage job I ever had - dull and pointless mood well captured. The 'white triangles' on the right are a bit distracting - try cropping off at least as far as the $50 price ticket?

Comment left by: Titoy (litefoot@easycall.com.ph)

The face tell it all, the reality of the daily grind? The roll up door, its grid broadcasts the sense of "entrapment' the daily grind poses for many. Is he one of those?

Comment left by: Titoy (litefoot@easycall.com.ph)

A great shot,"Les Miserables?"

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