I wanted to capture the fact that travelers have different destinies: some have a train to catch, some are waiting... Too, despite the apparent contrast, I wanted to preserve some grey areas to get the image easier to read.
Yes, 1 second. I set the shutter to 1 sec, close the aperture to f/16 and rested the camera against the Apple Store balcony, hoping not to move the camera while pressing the shutter release. That's all!