December, 2019 Runner-up: Killing time at Baker Street Tube Station

**Madaboutpix** · 12-02-2019, 03:39 AM - **2 Likes**

Utilizing a familiar technique from street and travel photography where you look for an attractive backdrop location and then wait for people walking into it, I got pretty lucky with this one, both storytelling- and high-ISO-wise. The 35-mil FL proved ideal for this shot as it allowed me to include the whole scene and to shoot from the opposite platform, without drawing prolonged attention to myself.

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**Kerrowdown** · 01-01-2020, 01:02 PM - **1 Like**

A great bit of "Street" work.

**Madaboutpix** · 01-01-2020, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

A great bit of "Street" work.

Surely appreciated, Kerrowdown. The location was chosen, but really those two ladies gave me my shot, and I had only a few minutes at the station before my company would have got impatient with me, as we were actually headed to an art exhibition he was looking forward to.

Hemppo · 01-01-2020, 02:37 PM

I would like to nominate this photo

**seventhdr** · 01-01-2020, 10:19 PM

I would like to nominate this photo

Mike L · 01-01-2020, 10:47 PM

I would like to nominate this photo

**Archimedes the Dog** · 01-02-2020, 10:17 AM

I would like to nominate this photo

**Geodude** · 01-02-2020, 11:16 AM

I would like to nominate this photo

**Pknot** · 01-02-2020, 12:29 PM - **1 Like**

Belongs on a Jethro Tull album cover.

**Kevin B123** · 01-02-2020, 12:55 PM - **1 Like**

Great work, nominated!

redmenace · 01-02-2020, 01:29 PM - **1 Like**

Well caught!

**newmikey** · 01-02-2020, 01:53 PM - **1 Like**

So much better than my own photo, admittedly of many years ago. Love the light in this one, it has a certain Rembrandt-like feel to it. I frequented London a lot for work and shot quite a few shots in and around the tube - mostly with the GR though as I left my various Pentax bits 'nd pieces at home in favor of something light. I'm certainly going to copy your technique of finding "an attractive backdrop location and then wait for people walking into it" - that is just so awesomely simple yet entirely eluded my as an idea for, oh say 30 years or so?

**Madaboutpix** · 01-02-2020, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by newmikey

So much better than my own photo, admittedly of many years ago. Love the light in this one, it has a certain Rembrandt-like feel to it. I frequented London a lot for work and shot quite a few shots in and around the tube - mostly with the GR though as I left my various Pentax bits 'nd pieces at home in favor of something light. I'm certainly going to copy your technique of finding "an attractive backdrop location and then wait for people walking into it" - that is just so awesomely simple yet entirely eluded my as an idea for, oh say 30 years or so?

Thanks for your kind words, newmikey. Surely, however, that technique is not my invention. Thirty-six years into my (amateur) photography journey, I'm still learning and here and there trying to pick up stuff that seems to be working for many street/travel photographers and photojournalists.

DCalciu · 01-02-2020, 02:13 PM - **1 Like**

Nice feeling

pryorkshire · 01-02-2020, 03:51 PM

I would like to nominate this photo

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Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,818	A great bit of "Street" work.

01-01-2020, 01:15 PM	#3
Madaboutpix Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Rhine-Westphalia Posts: 1,440 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kerrowdown A great bit of "Street" work. Surely appreciated, Kerrowdown. The location was chosen, but really those two ladies gave me my shot, and I had only a few minutes at the station before my company would have got impatient with me, as we were actually headed to an art exhibition he was looking forward to.

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Hemppo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hämeenkyrö, Finland Posts: 190	I would like to nominate this photo

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newmikey Site Supporter Join Date: May 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,287	So much better than my own photo, admittedly of many years ago. Love the light in this one, it has a certain Rembrandt-like feel to it. I frequented London a lot for work and shot quite a few shots in and around the tube - mostly with the GR though as I left my various Pentax bits 'nd pieces at home in favor of something light. I'm certainly going to copy your technique of finding "an attractive backdrop location and then wait for people walking into it" - that is just so awesomely simple yet entirely eluded my as an idea for, oh say 30 years or so?

01-02-2020, 02:09 PM	#13
Madaboutpix Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Rhine-Westphalia Posts: 1,440 Original Poster	Originally posted by newmikey So much better than my own photo, admittedly of many years ago. Love the light in this one, it has a certain Rembrandt-like feel to it. I frequented London a lot for work and shot quite a few shots in and around the tube - mostly with the GR though as I left my various Pentax bits 'nd pieces at home in favor of something light. I'm certainly going to copy your technique of finding "an attractive backdrop location and then wait for people walking into it" - that is just so awesomely simple yet entirely eluded my as an idea for, oh say 30 years or so? Thanks for your kind words, newmikey. Surely, however, that technique is not my invention. Thirty-six years into my (amateur) photography journey, I'm still learning and here and there trying to pick up stuff that seems to be working for many street/travel photographers and photojournalists.

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DCalciu Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Bucharest Posts: 25	Nice feeling

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pryorkshire New Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 7	I would like to nominate this photo