Above the Subway

Posted on Mon, 7 October, 2013 by LensScaper

A quick post today. I was walking through a subway at Elephant and Castle, London last week, sizing up the walkway for a photograph when I saw a Bus creeping into view. Camera was on, ready to shoot. Gotcha!

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20 Responses to Above the Subway

Len says:

Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 10:26

Nice leading lines to that colorful bus Andy.

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 10:31
  
  Thanks Len. It was the lines that first attracted me. I was hoping a human might hove into view, but a bus was better.
  
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Through My Eyes says:

Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 10:26

Don’t you just love it when things go your way. Very nice capture indeed 🙂

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 10:29
  
  Wow, you’re quick off the mark today, Norma. A bit of luck always comes in handy! Thanks for commenting.
  
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Linda Grashoff says:

Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 12:02

All these lines make me explore every inch of this photograph. Nice work!

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 12:39
  
  Thanks you, Linda
  
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rigmover says:

Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 13:43

Very nice, I use to live around there when I first came over to the UK.

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 19:05
  
  Thanks Mark.I lived around there for about 6 months when I was finishing my medical degree at Guy’s Hospital
  
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oneowner says:

Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 13:48

The “decisive moment” shot.

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 19:05
  
  Thanks Ken
  
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Jimi Jones (@JimiJones) says:

Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 14:17

Perfect grab, Andy. It pays to be prepared. 😉

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 19:05
  
  Thanks Jimi.
  
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ehpem says:

Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 15:04

This shot would be interesting without the bus, or with a not-red bus. But the red bus takes it to another level.
Someone has gone to a lot of trouble to make the railings go from blue to grey. I wonder if that is done with forethought.

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 19:06
  
  Thanks. London got something right – Red Buses. What a difference that colour make. I don’t think I could imagine London withut that colour.
  
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Mark Summerfield says:

Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 17:12

Wonderful lines and interesting graphics make this a compelling shot to explore. Looks like they have smartened up the Elephant & Castle since I was last there – all I remember are swaths of plain concrete and rather grubby concrete at that.

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 19:14
  
  Thanks Mark. I lived around there way back in 1970 – it was rather grim in those days. There’s a lot of development going on around there now.
  
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Steven Perlmutter says:

Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 17:29

Nice use of lines and patterns here Andy. Really draws the viewer in.

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Mon, 7 October, 2013 at 19:14
  
  Thanks Steven
  
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Helen Cherry says:

Tue, 15 October, 2013 at 20:50

Claps hands with glee.. perfect!

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Wed, 16 October, 2013 at 07:48
  
  Thanks Helen – glad you like it.
  
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