{"id":2223,"date":"2013-04-25T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2013-04-27T04:32:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T08:32:08","slug":"london-underground-april-2013-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/london-underground-april-2013-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"London Underground April 2013\u2014Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Digital Images of Urban Transport.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"London<\/a>
Caledonian Road Tube Station on the London<\/a>‘s Piccadilly Line, April 19, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During 2013, London\u2019s Underground network has been celebrating 150 years of service. This milestone is marked by posters and artwork around the network. For me the Underground is both a convenience and a subject for photography.<\/p>\n

\"London<\/a>
London Transport Poster celebrating 150 years of service on the Underground. Lumix LX-3 photo, exposed at Bank station on Sunday April 21, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Underground is one of the world\u2019s most complex and extensive railway rapid transit networks, and is well integrated with the rest of London transport.<\/p>\n

Photographing on the Underground has its challenges. Space is often constrained, it tends to be dimly lit underground, and trains and platforms are nearly always crowded. The system boasts that it carries more than 1 Billion passengers annually! At times it seems that each and every one of these billion are in the way. Yet, the passengers are the reason for the system and often make for the most interesting images.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve included a small selection of photos of the London Underground<\/a> that I exposed over the last week. Most were made with my Lumix LX-3, which owing to its compact size and ease of use makes it my choice camera for making Underground images. Use of flash is prohibited; a tripod is impractical, so all of my images were made handheld with existing light.<\/p>\n

\"Tube<\/a>
Highbury&Islington Tube Station on the Piccadilly Line, April 19, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Escalator<\/a>
London Underground Station at Leicester Square on April 22, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Escalator<\/a>
Classic Underground mosiac on the wall of the Tube. Lumix LX-3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"London<\/a>
Escalator at Leicester Square Tube Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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