Washington blue line train stop
Taken with my Nikon b500 and edited with the photo editor pro app
Taken with my Nikon b500 and edited with the photo editor pro app
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Dec, 2018Views
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Contest Finalist in Public Transport Hubs Photo Contest
Peer Award
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JillyP
February 18, 2019
Thanks for all of the congratulations! This is my 1st finalist award and I'm so excited!!!
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo underground while waiting for the blue line train at the Washington stop in Chicago.Time
I had spent most of my afternoon playing with my new camera downtown and was heading back home. This picture was taken around 4pm.Lighting
The tunnel is not very well lit. I didn't want to use my flash because I didn't want to startle the conductor. I knew I really needed to rely on the train lights to light up this picture. It wasn't until I started to adjust the focus that I decided to aim for this twinkle light effect.Equipment
I have been taking pictures of the cta trains for a while now with my galaxy s9 and I am usually pretty good at timing the moving train. I had recently purchased a point and shoot coolpix nikon b500 with super zoom and wanted to challenge myself so I decided to use that instead. I'm very happy I did, because I would not have been able to get the same result with my phone. On one knee, I pointed my camera at the moving train and played with the super zoom lens until I got the twinkle light effect. These trains come into the station pretty fast, so I'm guessing that I had less than a minute to take this shot.Inspiration
I have always loved taking pictures of trains. I see pictures as my way of freezing time and train stops are a good place to do that. Train stops are constantly changing. The people waiting are never the same, there are new cracks in the walls constantly, and the train itself looks different depending on the speed, so why not freeze all of that. This time, I was inspired specifically by the lights and the amount of people waiting. I really wanted to capture the lights and that feeling you get when you finally see them after waiting for a long time.Editing
As a general rule I try not to edit too much. I did brighten up the color a little and I cropped it to bring more attention to the lines created by the lights.In my camera bag
I just started using a camera bag and there isn't much in there yet. I just keep my camera, a lens cloth, and extra AA batteries in there for now.Feedback
My advice for capturing an image similar to this is to really play with the lens. Take your time if you can. As a general rule, pay attention to where the light is coming from and your lines and stand accordingly. If you are self taught like me and have a hard time with light, here's a good trick. Turn on the camera on your phone and add the black and white filter. Walk around with the phone and you will see the light change depending on where you're standing. Once you have found your spot, put the the phone away and use your camera. After a while you won't need your phone, you'll just know.
