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Moscow Metro - Maykovskaya Station

A long exposure helped to blur out some of the commuters to create a more vacant space.

A long exposure helped to blur out some of the commuters to create a more vacant space.
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SONY ILCE-6000

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Sep, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo last summer in Moscow. Moscow Metro is definitely one of the city's great attractions, and Mayakovskaya station might be my favourite of all amazing stations in the Russian capital.

Time

This was early afternoon, a couple of hours before rush hour, so the station wasn't very busy, and I could capture its full architectural glory.

Lighting

Used station lighting. There was plenty of it!

Equipment

Sony a6000 with Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f2 and a SLIK Sprint Mini II Travel Tripod

Inspiration

David Burdeny's series "Russia, A Bright Future"

Editing

Yes! In Lightroom - contrast, clarity, white balance, whites and blacks adjustments, and some desaturation and luminance, etc. The original was a bit murky with a yellowish cast. In Photoshop, I removed some stray greenish lighstreaks as well as a blurry commuter who was interfering with the symmetry (I used the clone stamp tool). Also, one of the lightbulbs was burned out, so I "changed" it. Can you tell which one?

In my camera bag

I shoot almost exclusively with adapted vintage lenses, which I review for my website (www.theweekendlens.com), so the content of my bag is always changing. When I'm travelling, I usually carry three focal lengths (an ultra wide, a normal, and a telephoto), currently it's the Voigtlander 15mm f4.5, the Canon nFD 50mm f1.4, and the Pentax SMC 135 f2.5. My main body right now is the Sony A7s. I'll also sometimes throw in a small film camera such as the Konica C35 FD or the Yashica T4 Super D.

Feedback

If you're planning on shooting inside Moscow Metro and are planning to use a tripod, move quickly as the security staff will surely tell you that tripods aren't allowed. In fact, this is the only shot where I had time to set up a bigger tripod. However, they had no problems with a Gorilla Pod which I used for subsequent stations. So, have a back-up plan, a big smile, and be ready to improvise when shooting in public spaces in foreign countries. And, bring a wide lens! My 18mm-equivalent Samyang was a good match for this space, but I think something wider would have been even better.

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Moscow Metro - Maykovskaya Station