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Sometimes I'm not a huge fan of the photo-of-the-day, but I stop by this beam in the subway every night, and have never taken a photo of it. Tonight was the night, and because I couldn't decide which shot I liked better, I thought I'd post both.
It also took me until I put the photos on my computer, to realize that "Semaj" is "James" spelled backwards. And there's something really...hopeful?/comforting?/I'm-not-quite-sure-what-the-right-word-i s about that, but it hit home for some reason.
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a.has (4 months ago | reply)
jodi*mckee added this photo to her favorites. (4 months ago)
jodi*mckee (4 months ago | reply)
i love things like this. and it's good that you took a photo, because eventually the MTA will get around to painting over it.
tai_nkm added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)
purdycreative (4 months ago | reply)
Love the red and the speeding train going by!! Cool picture!
dvsjester (4 months ago | reply)
Cool pic. Really like the composition in both but I think the train is my fav.
hoohaaphotos (4 months ago | reply)
Love the capture. Excellent movement and the focus is great.
hoohaaphotos added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)
linderlou (4 months ago | reply)
love it
Bert SF (4 months ago | reply)
I think you have a great photo. Nice!
Bert SF added this photo to their favorites. (4 months ago)
This photo was invited and added to the Ich mag Züge / I like trains group.
Arwen Lady of Rivendell (4 months ago | reply)
Strange how doing this 366 we take more notice of the every day things around us. Love the speeding train :)
stephenadcox added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)
stephenadcox (4 months ago | reply)
A moving train and LOVE is all around! (-8 So Wonderful!
arcpics (4 months ago | reply)
Cool perspective. Glad you got the speeding train going by as well.
arcpics added this photo to her favorites. (4 months ago)
This photo was invited and added to the 2012 International Beauty group.
Pat Kelleher (4 months ago | reply)
like it!
Kit's Eye added this photo to her favorites. (4 months ago)
∞ RedLoop ∞ (4 months ago | reply)
Excellent, and with motion no less. Love the bright red.
Kathy@dornickdesigns (4 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!! And my daddy's name is "James" and I sure do miss him and I surely do "still" love him!! Thanks for the photo ~ it's awesome!
kingdufus (4 months ago | reply)
Nice one. Yaak!
photofan 007 (4 months ago | reply)
love that stalwart pillar of hope as all those fragile hearts go speeding by. Glad you parked here to comment on the human condition...
photofan 007 (4 months ago | reply)
It might be interesting to reshoot the bottom b&w photo from exactly the same perspective, but this time allow a figure to walk into the frame before ascending the stairs. Experiment with both 'in focus' and blurred figures. This may take some time as many people will veer away from that area if they notice you taking a photo. But being the crowded urban city that it is, I suspect that some New Yorkers will just ignore you.
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Greenwich PhotoGrafx (4 months ago | reply)
Nice way to capture life... train in motion adds to it!
a.has (4 months ago | reply)
photofan 007 (4 months ago | reply)
If you do, let us know how it works out...I just posted an example of a shot I took on the street in Paris where I did this to good effect.
Chef Cindy (4 months ago | reply)
Good for you for photographing the "every day" with a new eye. The story you discovered makes the great photos even more appealing.