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Behind The Lens
Location
This was captured in the Montreal, Quebec subway at Lionel Groulx station.Time
Captured during a weekday rush-hour in the middle of summer.Lighting
Montreal subway stations are generally very well lit, especially this Lionel Groulx station, which is one of the city's major transit hubs linking both the subway and an important bus terminal. This underground station in particular was designed with an open concept with several floors open in the middle of the station with very bright lights.Equipment
This was shot using a Nikon D600 and wide angle 18-35mm FX lens. The camera was resting on a concrete railing to stabilize the long exposure. No filters or flash was used.Inspiration
My photoshoot that day in the subway station was focused on capturing the motion of transit, in particular the rushing of passengers and the speed of commute. I found 3 to 4 good spots to get the right composition, including this one that was dead on with a subway car door.Editing
Post processing involved desaturating the image combined with adjusting the clarity and contrast to give highlight to the fine details and depth to the image. All post processing was performed using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.In my camera bag
A typical photowalk will involve lugging around my Nikon D600, wide angle 18-35mm, macro 105mm and 50mm f1.8 lenses with my circular polarizing and ND10 filters. I've also recently added to my bad a Joby tripod I won at ViewBug, as well as a spare battery, spare SD cards and a remote trigger. General note, the Joby Tripod, being very compact is a perfect companion to my equipment, avoiding lugging around a bulkier tripod when going on basic photowalks.Feedback
Having forgotten a tripod that day (and before having my Joby tripod), I needed to find elements in my surrounding to stabilize my long exposure shots. That being said, I think whenever the creative mood strikes and you are equipped only with the basics (just a camera), it's practical to look at how you can maximize your surroundings to help you out. In this case, a flat concrete railing was well positioned in front of a subway car door to give me perfect placement for my camera. Another use can be leaning against a wall to provide more stability, or taking a picture from a moving subway car.
