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Southern Cross Station - Melbourne

Southern Cross Station - Melbourne
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9 Comments | Report
PSD9253
 
PSD9253 August 12, 2017
Fantastic Photo ! Great shot.
JanHalls PRO
 
JanHalls October 10, 2018
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
JanHalls PRO
 
JanHalls October 10, 2018
Stunning!
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.
paulatchinson PRO+
 
paulatchinson November 17, 2019
Hi - this image would be a great entry for a challenge I have just created. Could you be persuaded to give it a go. Its ‘TRAVELLING AT NIGHT’.
The URL is viewbug.com/challenge/travelling-at-night-photo-challenge-by-paulatchinson.
To enter Go to my Viewbug Page - click on my avatar image - click on the link to CHALLENGES, then CREATED and choose 'TRAVELLING AT NIGHT'.
I hope you enter and best of luck.
Paul
paulatchinson PRO+
 
paulatchinson November 28, 2019
Hi - this image would be a great entry for a challenge I have just created. Could you be persuaded to give it a go. Its ‘TRAVELLING AT NIGHT’.
The URL is viewbug.com/challenge/travelling-at-night-photo-challenge-by-paulatchinson.
To enter Go to my Viewbug Page - click on my avatar image - click on the link to CHALLENGES, then CREATED and choose 'TRAVELLING AT NIGHT'.
I hope you enter and best of luck.
Paul
daveanderson_1825
 
daveanderson_1825 July 21, 2020
Dope photo!!!!!
karenmorrisdenby
 
karenmorrisdenby June 23, 2023
Such an every day event superbly captured. Amazing.
niveditamk
 
niveditamk August 09, 2023
Stunning!
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Behind The Lens

Location

I have take this photo at the last day of my first travel to Australia, at Melbourne´s Southern Cross Station.

Time

It was at the end of the day near 10 PM and it was the last photo from that day. I have tried many times this kind of shot but i dind´t get the results that i wanted, i wasnt allowed to use my tripod inside the station.

Lighting

I wanted to get the trail light effect from the motion of the train, and i did get it for a few moments despite the low light condition inside the station.

Equipment

I have used my Canon 5D Mk III with an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, no other equipment was involved.

Inspiration

When i go to a city at night i´m always fascinated to get light trails to have more dynamism on the photo. In this particular shot, many elements where getting my attention, the colours, the motion of the trains, the contrast between the shadows and highlights inside the station was so appealing that i tried many attempts to get an long exposure photo.

Editing

In this shot i have used Lightroom to add some colour vibrance, adjusted the shadows and highlights, and used lens correction to have straight lines, no other editing was envolved.

In my camera bag

For this day i bring only my Canon 5D MK III with an EF 24-105mm F4 and an EF 16-35mm F4 lens and a Manfrotto BeFree tripod. Normally i bring more gear such as my Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary and some Lee Filters.

Feedback

The Southern Cross Station is one of my favourites train stations in Melbourne, the iron beams and concrete floor gives this place an industrial looking. There is many angles and compositions to be explored inside and out the train station, and in this particular case i was focused on the movement of the trains entering and exiting the platforms. I wasn´t allowed to use my tripod so i tried many techniques to get the image, in this situation the more efficient way to avoid camera shaking was to lean the camera to one of the iron beam of the station and take multiple shots. Never give up and trying different thinks were the key to get this shot, and i was very happy to get it.

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