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I can't speak for Times Square but I have seen many central parts of London where I/we are the only people around. Much of Central London is not residential. I

• danso 13y ago
  I think it'd be possible to get photos of Times Square virtually empty, though a frame without either a pedestrian or a taxi would be difficult. Was looking through my old photos and found two near such shots, at around midnight...however, I almost always try to capture at least one person in a frame as a reference point for the scene, so I didn't try very hard to get an empty scene :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/5297956792/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/5297956792/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/5296132766/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/5296132766/ OK, they were during snowstorms, but still :)
  • ye 13y ago
    There are at least a dozen people in each photo. And the photos themselves are not wideangle, you can only see a narrow angle, unlike in the submission. How is this "virtually empty"?
    • danso 13y ago
      Mostly because I was waiting for people to come into the frame? And because it was around midnightish, a time when people are still leaving Broadway theaters (yes, even during snow) It's "virtually" empty compared to what Times Square is like on a stereotypical day (or night). I think if I waited till around 2-3am, or 5-6 am on a weekday