Worker wrapping blocks of dry ice at a dry ice factory in Tokyo's Shinagawa area. Notice the two signs topped with green crosses? One says "Safety First", while the other is an exhortation to workplace neatness. Let's hope he pays better attention to "Safety First" than he does to the other.

(Dry ice doesn't melt; it sublimates)

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[vievetrick]

great lighting in this. I like everything about this the lines the red gloves the green + on the sign. It seemed plain at first until I really loooked. Just my $.02 good job.

[Mike Cash]

Thanks. I've been driving by that place for the last eight years and this was the first time traffic conspired to let me get a few photos of it. The shot was done, as usual, by rolling down the passenger window of my truck and shooting through it. The front of the dry ice establishment is wide open to the street. What you see in the photo is actually about 2/3 of their total frontage; it's a very small place, but with three floors.

How do you like the thick frost buildup on the bottom of their freezers?

[Eaglerapids]

Great photo Mike and as a side benefit, after a bit of googling, I know what "sublimate" means:-).

[distorted_vision]

fantastic shot mike!! you did really well with this one..... awesome work!!!! and boy, does that workplace look safe!
ps- i love dry ice... put some into a 2ltr coke bottle with a bit of water and screw the cap on ,then tie a brick to it with string and accidently chuck it into somebodys swimming pool... always pretty good for that!! oops, i didnt say that?

[jshurak]

The shot was done, as usual, by rolling down the passenger window of my truck and shooting through it.

I always feel like a private investigator when I do that.!

I like the shot. have you considered a B & W version?

[vievetrick]

How do you like the thick frost buildup on the bottom of their freezers?

I did. His feet gotta be cold

[Mike Cash]

I always feel like a private investigator when I do that.!

I like the shot. have you considered a B & W version?

Hadn't thought about it. Would you (or anyone else) care to have a go at it? Here's a link to the large size of the photo if you would like to give it a try. I'd be very interested in seeing the result and hearing about your method.

[distorted_vision]

here you go mate..

b&w version D.V style..

[JCSullivan]

Personally, I prefer the colour version.

Mike, the workplace is pretty neat, everything seems to be in order. Newspapers properly stacked and notices are neatly lined up. If anything, the freezers are a little rusted - presumably that's what the discolouration above the ice, indicates.

I like this type of shot - workers at work and working places. I think it is a great capture and excellent angle. It probably would have had a different effect had you shot it at eye/street level.

[Mike Cash]

D.V.'s black and white rendition is pretty nice, though. I have a bad habit myself of not being able to resist throwing some sample toning onto b/w conversions, so it's a good chance for me to take a look at b/w without all my extraneous flummery.

I also noticed that the workplace is actually not messy at all, yet it is such a "busy" environment, object-wise, that it gives the initial impression of being in disarray.

[distorted_vision]

glad you like it mike... me personally.. i am always a sucker for black and white... i think this image would work even better in sepia? hope you dont mind if i post this one up?

[distorted_vision]

what do you think mate?