Mum and I went down to Southampton this morning for a spot of retail therapy. As we walked past the Apple store I spotted this group of people sitting on the floor, engrossed in their laptops, iPads and iPhones, making good use of the store’s free wifi network. It was such a bizarre sight that I just had to capture these six internet surfers on camera, much to the amusement of the lady who was marshalling the queue for the Apple store!

this is funny! nice eye to see this :) bumpusdogs · 2011-10-28: 10:05

Remain connected, always, whatever are circumstances. The nose in the handlebars of " remain trendy " ! josy63 · 2011-10-28: 11:11

Wow Nowadays, it's a daily street scene Great BW picture Well captured helys · 2011-10-28: 11:30

hahahaha fantastic and realistic helen ????? · 2011-10-28: 11:32

signs of our times. gonia · 2011-10-28: 12:39

A really beautiful BW shot. And funny too, of course. iso400 · 2011-10-28: 13:19

Internet junkies. Quite frightening if you think about it, yellodog · 2011-10-28: 13:27

I see this scene over and over everyday, no matter where I go. I actually saw a guy texting while he was running the other day. Great capture Helen to document the obsession of our times!!!! Nice B&W! danrav · 2011-10-28: 13:52

Gives a different on twist on surfing doesn't it. No Boards needed! :+) SheriJ · 2011-10-28: 14:32

Great capture!!:-) Wasichseh · 2011-10-28: 15:20

What a great capture! Melusine · 2011-10-28: 15:43

Ha!ha! very realistic of today's communication! berlulu · 2011-10-28: 15:48

hahaha and not a beach bum in sight :) mountainflower · 2011-10-28: 16:27

Who would have imagined that surfing was this decades ago. Great composition and great in B&W MoMac · 2011-10-28: 17:26

That's a great spot (I mean you spotted something really interesting, not it's a great spot for wifi, although it seems to be). Jarvo · 2011-10-28: 19:47

This really works well in b/w, I love the way the patterns in the floor show up.... nice shot!! DancingDolphin · 2011-10-28: 21:37

At first I thought "beggars with expensive toys" ;o) Like DancingDolphin says, works very good in mono! Ryana · 2011-10-29: 04:26

Perhaps ungraciously the first thought that comes into my mind is "Sad B&stards!"... but then again I am ungracious. davids · 2011-10-29: 10:11

Too funny! I thought it was a bunch of guys waiting while their wives/girlfriends shop. It's a great shot! lukesmom · 2011-10-30: 11:30

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