“Another one rides the bus” Weird Al Yankovic

I took these photographs c.1979-81. “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” the unofficial creed of postal employees could apply equally to buses.  In the winter months, especially in Winnipeg, buses are heroic. Appearing through the fog of breath and exhaust to rescue hunched shouldered, watery eyed fares.

For some of these photographs, I am shooting from the hip or chest level without looking through the viewfinder. It is not as random as it sounds. The camera is manual focus which means; a subject must be selected and the camera pre-focused before the point and shoot part can be accomplished. These photographs are, arguably, the successful ones.

It has been suggested to me that these photographs are intrusive and, in truth, Winnipeg Transit may have rules in place prohibiting  photography on their buses. I did not ask permission. Please comment if you have any opinions on this or observations on the photographs.

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