thank you so much for the comments. i appreciate them a lot.
@SJCarter: no, this is not HDR.
@Melethia: i didn't do too much processing on this actually. the steps are, if i remember correctly: crop, curves, contrast, dodge-burn, selective saturation, channel mixer, contrast, resize, unsharp mask.
An EXCELLENT slice of life picture! I don't know how you did it, but you've done a wonderful job "freezing" time here. Could you add in the comments what you did to process this? I love whatever it is. Great composition - inclusion of the single word "Kinetix" in a frozen-in-time shot is perfect.
The contrasts, almost silhouette people, the tram (from another age - yet still a great form of public transport) all make this a memorable image - along with the nice golden light.