While enjoying a fine meal at Chick-Fil-A I couldn't help but notice all of the clientele fully immersed in their phones. Every single person in the shot has his or her eyes glued to the phone. I sometimes wonder what would happen to such folks if their phones were suddenly rendered inoperable. And I also wonder if future generations will emerge from the womb with heads facing down and a phone in hand. Of course I took this photo with my phone.
the younger and future generations will have all kind of health issues. look at the way they're all hunched, i get dizzy myself just looking at them. wonder if these two in the near foreground know each other. if they do, i hope they're not texting each other. good shot, ron. aces!
The other day I left my phone at home when I went to the doctor. They had a wonderful array of magazines and honestly I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I discovered the latest issue of “Lonely Planet” and hated to put it down when the nurse called me in. Normally I am checking 365 or Facebook on my phone when I’m idle. 😊
I laughed so much at your concluding comment! 🤣 Phones have become a major part of our lives, for both good & bad. Great candid documentary style shot.
@summerfield My observation was that the two in the foreground appeared to be a couple. I've witnessed couples supposedly on a "date" sit in a restaurant and do nothing other than spend the entire time on each person's phone - with the occasional, "hey, check this one out," trading phones and then going back to thumb scrolling nonstop. Thanks for chiming in Vikki.
@redy4et Thanks Elizabeth. When I took on the Tuesday street shot project I underestimated how hard it was going to be to catch people without their phones. It's just nuts.
@pamknowler Thanks Pam. Gotta agree that the ability to talk to one another seems to be going away quickly. Odd that they seem to have no problem talking to a machine or phone, but talking to other people? Uh uh.
@louannwarren Ah, the discovery of the lost are of reading a magazine. There have been more than a few times that I've wandered out of the house, "forgetting" my phone. There's a great sense of freedom that phone addicts will never understand. ;-)
