Michael, it’s clear you’re unsatisfied w/my response. You’ve already given your opinion and a stern admonishment. I feel like you’re now judging me on pure assumption. You’ve dissected and put into your own words how/why I took the shots as if you’ve plugged me into a mind reading machine. I don’t need to explain my artistic decisions, but w/#14, moment presented itself when I saw the woman at the opposite tracks while entering my train. I quickly framed (Composition technique) her in the door window & took a single shot before departure. The low shot you’re referring to, I took it from my seat at eye level & used the same framing technique. My wife was w/me both times. Editor added more pix than I orig. submitted, so I asked to omit shots I felt weren’t my strong work. I know you’re trying to make a point, but please don’t overstep w/accusatory statements. Search Voidtokyo, look at Tokyo’s street photo scene & photos that make mine look unworthy of discussion.

Sorry Pak, word limits made that come across harsher than I intended. Your response is great and much appreciated. I just want to paint a picture of how people can think / react. It would not be the best experience for you should someone in the station or on the train come to those same conclusions and act on it. Especially in a country with different culture, law and language. It is intended to be taken as food for thought, playing the devils advocate, constructive critisism or even your protection. Anyway I hope you continue to do, grow and improve in your photography, and don't let what I, or any other negative comments say dampen your mood.

Thanks for taking the time to read. To give a couple of examples of why I felt the need to comment: #14 of a student who is standing on a different platform is taken through a train with the doors open on your side. You are hiding behind an impossible defense, low chance she'll notice and if she does and doesn't like it, you only need to take a few steps forward and be on your way where she will have no way of following up with you. Another (deleted?) with a girl in the same train as you. It looks as though it was taken from below your waist / leg as if you were just holding you camea by your side and conveniently clicked in the direction of an attractive woman, hoping to get her in frame through an opening of the crowd. The arbitrary angle and other people suggest it wasn't clearly and obviously executed. Your post says "capture something that’s uniquely Japanese as well as get creative composing each frame to tell an interesting story." Are these the stories you had in mind?