When I photographed these restaurant windows from across the street with a 170mm telephoto lens, the subject matter within them becomes flat – making these windows seem almost as if they are paintings or color photographs on a wall. It is a slice of street life expressed here as geometry. The two women at the window counter seem oblivious to all that is going on around them. Behind them is a chaotic jumble of lights, color, signage, and reflections, yet from our vantage point, this jumble is neatly contained within a large window frame. The window on the right offers a more restrained view. It offers the head of just one abstracted diner. A fragment of a huge poster lends a splash of vivid red color to the scene, echoed by similar colors in the other window. The juxtaposition of these windows offers a sense of contrast and tension – the levels of activity are different, as are the sizes and shapes of the windows. They raise some interesting questions as well. Are we looking at two scenes from the same restaurant? Or is there an inside wall between these windows, giving us views into two different restaurants at once?