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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2014 22:32:59 GMT
Had a day just riding about on the Underground and DLR today, here's some of the pictures I took... Holland Park station has a more traditional, unmodernised look to it:  Holland Park by DH73., on Flickr Queen's Park, 1972 stock reversing in the depot:  Queen's Park by DH73., on Flickr Stepney Green, what a dump!  Stepney Green by DH73., on Flickr I have to confess that I am a big fan of the DLR. From my first ride on it when it was brand new in 1987, I was fascinated by it. South Quay:  South Quay today by DH73., on Flickr Pontoon Dock:  Pontoon Dock by DH73., on Flickr West Silvertown with Emirates AirLine in the background:  West Silvertown by DH73., on Flickr Thanks for looking! |
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Post by Indefatigable on Oct 11, 2014 23:39:38 GMT
Great pictures...
I like Holland Park and Stepney Green - both have a "lived in" feel
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 1:53:02 GMT
That's a nice shot at Holland Park. I know, well, nothing about photography, so I don't really know how to phrase my observation, but something about the lighting in that photograph works very nicely.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 7:46:18 GMT
Great pictures... I like Holland Park and Stepney Green - both have a "lived in" feel That's a nice shot at Holland Park. I know, well, nothing about photography, so I don't really know how to phrase my observation, but something about the lighting in that photograph works very nicely. Thanks very much! The unrefurbished stations have much poorer lighting, making photography much harder. I don't have the money for a fast 'prime' lens, which would improve things below ground. I do the best with the kit I have. |
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Post by superteacher on Oct 12, 2014 7:49:32 GMT
Good photos. Stepney Green reminds me of how dingy the underground was a few years ago. I quite like it that way!
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Post by Dstock7080 on Oct 12, 2014 9:32:48 GMT
I like Holland Park and Stepney Green - both have a "lived in" feel Good photos. Stepney Green reminds me of how dingy the underground was a few years ago. I quite like it that way! Remember that Stepney Green looked a LOT worse in the past! Before the fluorescent lights there were tungsten bulbs hanging every 50 yards (it seemed!). When D Stock were first introduced and the doors were released by the Guard but opened by the passengers and because of the slightly tinted windows it never looked like the train had arrived in a station but the red door lights would illuminate in what still looked the tunnel! The platforms were much wider then too, now hidden by the painted brickwork. |
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Post by class411 on Oct 12, 2014 10:18:44 GMT
... but something about the lighting in that photograph works very nicely. It's because of the cream 'ceiling' and walls. Normally there are a lot of dark surfaces in an underground station which means the scene has a very high contrast that the film/sensor cannot cope with, meaning that you generally get burned out lights (sunlight, if any/station/train). Here the good lighting and light surfaces mean that you can get an evenly exposed shot. Your comment has made me realise that I have not seen any HRD shots of underground stations, and yet they are a prime candidate for them. I suppose the problem is that you cannot use tripods which would make life harder for HDR. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 10:36:20 GMT
... but something about the lighting in that photograph works very nicely. It's because of the cream 'ceiling' and walls. Normally there are a lot of dark surfaces in an underground station which means the scene has a very high contrast that the film/sensor cannot cope with, meaning that you generally get burned out lights (sunlight, if any/station/train). Here the good lighting and light surfaces mean that you can get an evenly exposed shot. Your comment has made me realise that I have not seen any HRD shots of underground stations, and yet they are a prime candidate for them. I suppose the problem is that you cannot use tripods which would make life harder for HDR. Most of the postings on the flickr group 'London Tube' are HDR effect stuff. I hate it, people often take a rubbish shot, overdo the HDR in Photoshop and then call it a work of art. Not for me. Remember that Stepney Green looked a LOT worse in the past! Before the fluorescent lights there were tungsten bulbs hanging every 50 yards (it seemed!). When D Stock were first introduced and the doors were released by the Guard but opened by the passengers and because of the slightly tinted windows it never looked like the train had arrived in a station but the red door lights would illuminate in what still looked the tunnel! The platforms were much wider then too, now hidden by the painted brickwork. I can remember Stepney Green with a filthy, whitewashed wall (unlike the filthy cream wall of today). It really is a grim old place. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 10:57:47 GMT
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Post by mrfs42 on Oct 13, 2014 11:28:40 GMT
Most of the postings on the flickr group 'London Tube' are HDR effect stuff. I hate it, people often take a rubbish shot, overdo the HDR in Photoshop and then call it a work of art. Not for me. Nor me. A good friend on FB comments that just before he's about to have an epileptic event the world goes HDR. For the vast majority of transport based shots HDR is plain wrong, IME. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2014 13:24:54 GMT
Most of the postings on the flickr group 'London Tube' are HDR effect stuff. I hate it, people often take a rubbish shot, overdo the HDR in Photoshop and then call it a work of art. Not for me. Nor me. A good friend on FB comments that just before he's about to have an epileptic event the world goes HDR. For the vast majority of transport based shots HDR is plain wrong, IME. The same applies to people who take a photo and then try and make it look like a 1970s Polaroid. Why? Cameras now are amazing. Low end cameras in the 1970s were just plain terrible. Believe me, I have used them. HDR and all of that stuff has it's place. Somewhere. |
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