Liverpool Street

Liverpool Street Station in London. I like railway station

architecture but taking photos in railway stations risks attracting

the attention of the police these days. All comments welcome!

Brilliant shot. What focal length was this taken at?

Will thanks. This was taken at 10mm focal length on my 300D which is 16mm on full frame.

A risk worth having taken! Fantastic effect of the curved bar embracing the station hall

Stunning image. Perfectly composed. So much to take in!

Colin, This has a stunning effect,that bar Monolis points out really fabulous.Looking in all directions,it has life. Even the little mc'donald does do good.Makes me want to travel

This is great, Colin - but was it super early in the morning or something ... it looks emptier than any of the Tube stations that I was at. More and more and more evidence that I need a 10-22mm. Yeah.

 

Oh, back to your photo (I got distracted by my daydreams...) I love where you placed the silver railing. It forces the viewer to explore the entire picture. And the architecture in the far wall and in the ceiling are well worth looking at, as are the pillars. Nice, as usual!!

I think I need a trip to London. Excellent use of the railing with your 10-22 here Colin, it leads my eye around the hall and allows me to take in detail and move on. I love roofs in these old Victorian stations.

Manolis thanks! I was quite taken with the handrail and thought it would make a good frame for the shot.

 

Jayme thanks - (I see your forum post got deleted!):-)

 

Alexandra thank you! the bar is meant to frame the shot and draw all the things happening together. So where will you travel next? Last time was Hawaii, wasn't it?

 

Hi Lou Ann, thanks! This was about midday but on a cold winter's day there aren't the same crowds of people about as in summer.

 

Ben, thank you! I agree about the roof. Liverpool Street has been revamped fairly recently in a sympathetic style so looks better than many of the Victorian engine sheds. My favourite is St Pancras so I'll have to sneak in there one day and see what I can get. The handrail was a gift for the 10-22!

Maybe I'll get some shots of Hudds train station, the facade is really quite impressive. When other towns were busy building Cathedrals, we built a monument to transportation - nowt like a Yorkshireman for straightfaced pragmatism.

Ben, there is a lot of similarity in feel to large railway stations and cathedrals. If you went to York you would get both - and the National Railway Museum!

Is it RAW Colin?It is a great composition and good point of view, you have succeeded in showing the open large space, and the people as part of it. I see the difference of both of them, each has a different point of view.I like as well the difference of the walls of brown stone in contrast of the black metal roof.very nice use again of the wide angle.6/7 Pnina

Pnina thanks! I was hoping the handrail would help the sense of space.

 

Yes, this is taken in RAW. Carsten kept mentioning that RAW was better than JPEG. I used to use RAW but then found jpeg so much quicker. But Carsten has persuaded me that raw is better even if it takes longer.

Nice architectural shot, symetric and asymetric at the same time. Nice repetition of curved forms.

 

The Police get`s rather paranoia these day`s, as I remember photographing my industrial landscapes.

Nice way of capturing rush hour in a bussy London station.

Happy New Photographic Year Colin!!

Of the two, Colin, I prefer this one. The chrome railing does come toward us but less invading than in the other and I can lean on it and watch down. An excellent panoramic. I like that people look so small.

Thanks mike. Of course , you are the one who was nearly put in prison for industrial espionage! I'm glad we both survived in this suspicious age in which we live.

 

Angel, thanks, I hope this brings back some good memories of London for you.

 

Paula, thanks, it is interesting for me to see people's reactions to these two shots. This one seems to be preferred by most people because of the more natural perspective. Then, like you, they can lean on the handrail and look down on the scene.

I prefer this one too as I can see the business & liveliness more clearly.

I prefer the one with the people but this is cool as well, just keep thinking it's an ice rink.

Oh, I like this one, too, and got distracted by the sight of the Abbey in your portfolio. In both there is so much going on, and yet they are crystal clear. Like Bach!, or Chopin!

Very Nice sampple of a life in a box.

Colin wonderful perspective here that gives a really neat structure for the composition.I love the feeling of standing above it all and taking it in...Well done Colin.

Thanks Cherlyn, Denis, Mel, Baldur and David!

 

Mel, - Bach or Chopin! I'm pleased the image brought the music of these great masters to mind.

 

 

 

 

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Like already mentioned before, the railing is really inviting to lean on and look at what's happening below. It's a great photo showing that people just continue their way without really noticing what's happening around them...

 

What also strikes me in this photo is the contrasts in materials and colours thereof used in this building. The walls with almost church-like windows versus the glass and metal. It somehow contrasts and fits together...