Stills

Window, or noticeboard? It seems to be rather on the outside of the wall.

I like the details that John has mentioned. I like the way that this photo so clearly describes this place without sensationalism and without an over reliance on graphic composition (by which I mean, it would have been easy to move square on to the wall and shoes creating a pattern picture, which would still have been a document of what was there, but which would have described the place less well.)

In the sea of lighter tones the dark shoes would provide a great focus, but there is that unfortunate patch of dark just around the corner. At first I thought that the second bike wheel was also unfortunate, but I've grown to like it.
 

My aversion must have stopped looking at it more deeply - the notice board that is. I just wonder how much you could have afforded to open up a bit without losing the details at the bottom: there is plenty, seemingly, to allow expansion (left along the blocks, up the notice board and right to include more of the street). It is more in the nature of musing than rejecting this.
 

Why leave your shoes where there seems to be no door? There's a mystery here.
 

The sign says "Cheap 2nd hand shoes, prices as marked" or "Please climb in through window after removing shoes"

Is that a bottle opener on the left?

It is one of those captures that invites questions.

More please.
 

Again with the loose blocks which suggests that they have been added for purpose after construction. They invite question as do the shoes, the latter taking up much of my attention with this image. I find myself flitting between the bikes and the shoes.
 

What I have given you here is a small take-away yakitori restaurant. Behind the window the chef would have a small charcoal grill upon which small bamboo skewers of meat would be cooked to order. The list below the window ledge is the menu. The object to the left of the menu is an electric socket. The window is a little high off the ground for your average salaryman thus the addition of some strategic bricks.

As soon as I posted this I thought perhaps more of the window would be improve the viewing experience. However, perhaps the play of the need for people to stand on bricks makes viewing inside a little tricky.

Thanks all for taking the time to view and comment.