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Going Underground - II · **1 Like**

I posted a few pictures from the London underground a couple of months back. Recently I had a chance to revisit London again so spent a little time capturing a few more stations on my hit list

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All taken with either Tamron 10-24 or Samyang Fisheye, ISO 400-1600 (pretty bad light in places and flash/tripods not allowed in the underground).

charliezap · 06-11-2013, 12:39 PM

Very nice shots with great perspective.--charliezap

scratchpaddy · 06-11-2013, 12:47 PM

I enjoyed your first series, but this one's even better! That first one looks like a scene from a sci-fi movie. I love all these shots, but I keep coming back to #3 ("Stop"). Something about that shot really grabs my attention, and keeps it. It's awesome!

One thing puzzles me. Where are all the people? Surely this is a busy place?

**Kerrowdown** · 06-11-2013, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by First Poster

London underground

More great images from you, there's got to be a book in the making here!

Originally posted by scratchpaddy

Where are all the people?

That's a damn good question what have you done with them all?

Either taken at anti social hours or a lot of hanging about waiting for clear shots and or horrendous amounts of PP.

mde1970 · 06-12-2013, 06:34 AM

Thanks all for the kind comments :-)

scratchpaddy - kerrowdown - These were taken on a Thursday afternoon. Some of the stations can be quiet (ish). I found that Southwark (dissect) to be very quiet in-between tubes. The others were a matter of waiting 5-10 minutes for the path to clear. Once clear you have a matter of seconds before the tunnel/escalator fills up again so you need to be ready to shoot. The only shot which had a lot of PP was 'Dissect' but in this shot it was all the Sign's that I needed to remove rather than people.

**Kerrowdown** · 06-12-2013, 10:24 AM

Originally posted by mde1970

waiting 5-10 minutes for the path to clear

Is wasn't far off the mark then, Thursday afternoon = anti social hours, waiting 5-10 minutes for the path to clear = a lot of hanging about, all the Sign's that I needed to remove = horrendous amounts of PP.

It's still good work, give some thought to my book comment.

Homo_erectus · 06-12-2013, 02:28 PM

Those are some really fun shots. Thanks for sharing them :-)

GeoJerry · 06-12-2013, 08:48 PM

I really like these, the symmetry and geometry of it all. Good work!

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06-11-2013, 12:39 PM	#2
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686	Very nice shots with great perspective.--charliezap

06-11-2013, 12:47 PM	#3
scratchpaddy Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Phoenix Posts: 3,361	I enjoyed your first series, but this one's even better! That first one looks like a scene from a sci-fi movie. I love all these shots, but I keep coming back to #3 ("Stop"). Something about that shot really grabs my attention, and keeps it. It's awesome! One thing puzzles me. Where are all the people? Surely this is a busy place?

06-11-2013, 02:39 PM	#4
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Originally posted by First Poster London underground More great images from you, there's got to be a book in the making here! Originally posted by scratchpaddy Where are all the people? That's a damn good question what have you done with them all? Either taken at anti social hours or a lot of hanging about waiting for clear shots and or horrendous amounts of PP.

06-12-2013, 06:34 AM	#5
mde1970 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Reading Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 313 Original Poster	Thanks all for the kind comments :-) scratchpaddy - kerrowdown - These were taken on a Thursday afternoon. Some of the stations can be quiet (ish). I found that Southwark (dissect) to be very quiet in-between tubes. The others were a matter of waiting 5-10 minutes for the path to clear. Once clear you have a matter of seconds before the tunnel/escalator fills up again so you need to be ready to shoot. The only shot which had a lot of PP was 'Dissect' but in this shot it was all the Sign's that I needed to remove rather than people.

06-12-2013, 10:24 AM	#6
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Originally posted by mde1970 waiting 5-10 minutes for the path to clear Is wasn't far off the mark then, Thursday afternoon = anti social hours, waiting 5-10 minutes for the path to clear = a lot of hanging about, all the Sign's that I needed to remove = horrendous amounts of PP. It's still good work, give some thought to my book comment.

06-12-2013, 02:28 PM	#7
Homo_erectus Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 410	Those are some really fun shots. Thanks for sharing them :-)

06-12-2013, 08:48 PM	#8
GeoJerry Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,158	I really like these, the symmetry and geometry of it all. Good work!

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