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This is a metro station in Santiago Chile. All the stations were spotless and had wonderful artwork.

This is a metro station in Santiago Chile. All the stations were spotless and had wonderful artwork.
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40 Comments |
SBanKs5
 
SBanKs5 May 10, 2014
Outstanding!
SBanKs6
 
SBanKs6 May 10, 2014
Colors just pop off the page!!!
SBancs1c
 
SBancs1c May 10, 2014
Great image.
judyjudy9
 
judyjudy9 May 10, 2014
Super image.
Paulie536
 
Paulie536 May 10, 2014
WOW!
SBanKsBklyn66
 
SBanKsBklyn66 May 10, 2014
Glam!!!
Vinnie212
 
Vinnie212 May 10, 2014
Great Image!
Vinnie2-2
 
Vinnie2-2 May 10, 2014
The lighting must have been a problem and you handled it very well.
Georgemil3
 
Georgemil3 May 10, 2014
Nice, very, very nice.
josephmil4
 
josephmil4 May 10, 2014
Absolute Masterpiece!!!!
jomil6
 
jomil6 May 10, 2014
I love this photo!!! Great job.
jomill1
 
jomill1 May 10, 2014
This should be the poster for mass transit around the world! Great job!
jomill0
 
jomill0 May 10, 2014
VERY COOL!!
HarryM15
 
HarryM15 May 10, 2014
Terrific colors in bad lighting. Good job!
HarryM27
 
HarryM27 May 10, 2014
Love the ceiling and the platform. Great grab.
Chasingthelight_67
 
Chasingthelight_67 May 10, 2014
Nice HDR edit.
uysh
 
uysh May 12, 2014
Yikes! This is great!!!!
karonll
 
karonll May 12, 2014
Great colors!!!
crellish
 
crellish May 12, 2014
superb job!
savingmyze
 
savingmyze May 12, 2014
Brilliant!!
castlere
 
castlere May 12, 2014
Fabulous work.
jasonshi
 
jasonshi May 13, 2014
I want to ride this train! Great shot!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 May 13, 2014
awesome shot :)
motive1
 
motive1 May 13, 2014
Great use of post-production process!
crhrissy
 
crhrissy May 13, 2014
VERY well done!
clarki
 
clarki May 14, 2014
Spectacular work!!!!!
stanjob
 
stanjob May 14, 2014
great grab!
chesipike
 
chesipike May 15, 2014
amazing colors
taylorlegs
 
taylorlegs May 15, 2014
hooray foe mass transit!!
michelle222
 
michelle222 May 16, 2014
Very lovely image
gustave3
 
gustave3 May 16, 2014
Groot Beeld!
brendaerkwisel
 
brendaerkwisel May 20, 2014
Amazing image!! Good job.
stainmaker
 
stainmaker May 20, 2014
This must have required a lot of setup and lighting to get. How did you do this?
salvito
 
salvito May 20, 2014
very well done!
camenskin
 
camenskin May 20, 2014
Coooooool shot!!!!!!!
pgclay
 
pgclay May 21, 2014
This is just awesome!
Yolie
 
Yolie March 29, 2016
Absolutely just beautiful ! Yes their Train Station Is Super Clean they beat New York City Hands Down ! Lol ... Keep up the Great Work... I should be taking some lessons from You !
Servar
 
Servar September 26, 2016
Superbly!!!
debralecompte PRO
 
debralecompte December 08, 2016
Beautiful Work!
LFPhotos PRO
 
LFPhotos July 04, 2019
Great image. Your photo will highlight at my challenge Arrivals & Departures - viewbug.com/challenge/arrivals-amp-departures-photo-challenge-by-luferom
Please, submit it.
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photograph in Santiago, Chile's metro. The stations were mini-museums. There were large oil paintings at one station and beautiful sculptures at another. Many stations had different styles at different points in the same satiation. Some had paintings in the entrance areas and sculptures on the platforms. Some were modern and abstract, others were native Chilean art and still others were very traditional. I was attempting to photograph the art work on the opposite platform when this train pulled into the station. I quickly took a series of shots of the moving train and this one was the best of the group.

Time

This was taken in the early afternoon, but since it was on the metro and thus underground, it could have been taken at any time of day.

Lighting

There was no artificial light involved in making this image. I did increase the ISO to 1600.

Equipment

Canon 40D. Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens Lens Hood

Inspiration

I use the Metro in Washington, DC (My hometown!) quite often and I wanted to document a comparative view of another city's Metro stations. I was pleasantly surprised by the amazing art work in every station but truly overwhelmed by both the metro's cleanliness and the polite demeaned of the metro riders!

Editing

I used Photoshop CC and NIK filters.

In my camera bag

I currently have a Canon 7D with an Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens. I also carry a Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens and a Tamron AF 60mm f/2.0 SP DI II LD IF 1:1 Macro Lens. I also carry a Hoodman HoodLoupe Optical Viewfinder for sunny days. An iPad. A Gorilla tripod. A pad and pen for notes and sketches of images I have taken or are planning to take. Several power bars. A Leatherman - for a number of miscellaneous duties and some duct tape wrapped on a pencil.

Feedback

Make sure that your camera is held rock solid and the speed is slow enough to capture the image in a low light situation like a Metro station. Use a sufficiently high enough ISO to allow for the image to be made with a reasonable speed and aperture. Many times a tripod is either not permitted or not feasable. You MUST learn to stabilize your camera!!!

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