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The great omission in American life is solitude; not loneliness, for this is an alienation that thrives most in the midst of crowds, but that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incubator of the spirit.

-Marya Mannes

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-stëve- says:

WOW!! I love this picture!!!! Great view!!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

organicc says:

Nice perspective !
I like it a lot !
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Uggla says:

great composition/lines here -such depth, and what a light. a wonderful shot!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Maddy C. says:

I love the perspective in this image Lucy, and again very nice use of the vignette.. the way the lightest part of the image is where the lines end, is a very nice touch. Also, the main character fits perfectly in this scenario... we can tell a lot by his body language, don't we?
Awesome work my friend!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Aradan says:

Yeah you really can feel the sense of solitude here.

And on a side note, do you live in the future? Because this looks almost like a scene from a sci-fi novel. ;)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Open Seas says:

very nice photo!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Dan Bailiff says:

Wow, I've taken pics here before, but I love how you singled the one person out with the vignette effect.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

l'enfer says:

Lucy - so fantastic! So beautifully and thoughtfully presented!

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

nikaa says:

The mood in your picture is awesome! Great composition!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

B℮n says:

Lucy, very nice dark into light tunnel,,,, great b/w job.

Enjoy your weekend!
GRTZ,BEN
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Dzwjedziak says:

Suuuper!!!

Fajoski efekt..... tunelowy ;-D
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Ash Imagery says:

nice perspective ... i like how you included the entire tunnel
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

@ Brad says:

This is a masterpeice!!! great work.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

joshua carlsen says:

Great treatment on this photo and your caption is wonderful.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Alberto Crespo says:

Wow. It is very nice.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

B℮n says:

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

chieska says:

solitude can be very comforting. great sense of time and space in this photo, and it shows D.C. in such a beautiful light and you know I love that!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

sistereden2 says:

Beautiful shot !

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

navid j says:

great!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

~v.h~ [deleted] says:

that's the best lighting to go along with that amazing perspective!
fantastic :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

iam_merlin says:

Great pic and description.
Steven
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

lukin77 says:

great
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

lucy_nka says:

Thanks very much, everyone :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

racingsquirrel says:

I like the extra bit of darkness at the top of the cone that leads us back down the honeycombed ceiling of the DC Metro and into the ending point. The solitude of living can bring great things forward. I like how the people are standing separate but bound by a purpose and a shared journey. Now, if they could just put the rubbish bins back on the platform...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Franc-tireur says:

;-O Realy good !!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

JMK aka Sky Dreams Flyer says:

Quelle perspective !! Joli shot :-)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

native01 says:

excellent perspective @ DC Metro

nice monochrome image
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Vídas says:

this picture is a masterpieze !!!!!! awsome b&w
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

christophe.fr says:

I saw this in A Big Fave

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

gee hue [deleted] says:

Lovely, dizzying and powerful.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

eftimov-schenk-schwartz says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Photo Kaleidoscope (award any 2 photos from the pool), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Great capture!
I saw this in A Big Fave
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Cate says:

wonderful tones and mood, love it!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

nuudles says:

i love the lighting on this one, great capture!

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

vitkéz says:

niesamowita perspektywa.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

inkyfingerz says:

Love the quote. It goes perfectly with this shot. For some reason, I thought this is the Mac Pherson Station, but then all the metro station in DC look the same... Fantastic shot as always. I hate that solitude feeling.

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Deltasly says:

Excellent image, the greytones are fantastic!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Márcia_Marton says:

I like the perspective!
I saw this in A Big Fave
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Rezgheleh says:

interesting shot. nice perspective
good choice of B&W
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Eternal Jera says:

This is special.....wow.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Gary Baldy says:

Superb perspective and sense of isolation.

FANTASTIC PERSPECTIVE!
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

kawooem says:

Lucynko bardzo mi sie podoba:) klimacik niesamowity :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Incandenzafied says:

i always loved the dc metro, something in it's cavernous ungilded design that's appropriately egalitarian for the capital. i'm a big fan of this series because the photographs simultaneously challenge, manipulate, and reinforce that idea. well done.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Awaraa says:

Great shot, fitting quote.

Your fantastic black and white picture is my winner!
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

lucy_nka says:

Thanks again for your visits and thoughts- I appreciate it.

Dziekuje Wam za wizyty i mile slowa :)

@ Gary- what a fun group; thanks!

Ben, Eftimov, & Awaraa- thank you for your invites likewise.

@ Incandezafied- great words.. wisely stated. I agree about the metro reflecting the nature of the capital. I felt like I was on another planet.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

::unai::OFFLINE:: [deleted] says:

bravo Lucy. genial la luz

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

gary isaacs' photos says:

:-) !!!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

kayasdfghj says:

amazing
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Squonk11 says:

Great picture. You seem to feel the loneliness of the little characters under the huge arched roof...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

_janin says:

love the tone! really a great one!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Super G says:

so excellent! the use of the wide angle and the vignetted waffle slab on the ceiling is poetic. and the text is perfect!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

imfernandes says:

Really nice picture and words. Love both!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

d|t* says:

I like it very much ...!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

TorontoStreet says:

Totally love the image Lucy ..... brilliant
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

ribe says:

great light.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Gíslína Dögg says:

wwooowww i love it
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Imagem Compartilhada says:

The guy in the foreground... hands in pocket, head down... the vignetting following the curve of the ceiling... waiting for the train in peaceful solitude. Wonderful shots, lucy!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

adriangonsalves says:

Amazing .. great picture to go with.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

dskciado says:

buena vista.. muy padre!!

Your fantastic black and white picture is my winner!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

jose_miguel says:

Excellent.

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

@Siebe! says:

Superb photo!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

BC! says:

Saw this on EXPLORE - Congrats
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

alterednate says:

mmmm this brings back memories! Fantastically captured, straight out of a dream.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

tommy_74 says:

like a dream.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

RedArt photographer says:

really beautiful perspective
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

birdyboo says:

Congratulations! Your image is currently (or was recently) one of Flickr's Top 10 most interesting photos. (It is/was on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Top 10 Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

lucy_nka says:

Thank you very much, everyone! :)
Great to see you all here. xo

@ birdyboo, thank you for the invite.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

bluechameleon says:

This is fantastic..and here you are #1 in explore, why am I not surprised?
Excellent and congrats!
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Right Brain says:

I have taken many trips in the DC Metro. It's one of the finest subway systems in terms of its architecture. This BW treatment adds an air of beauty that is something to behold. Congratulations!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

abhinavt says:

wow lovely post processing and composition !
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Igor Moraes says:

Ow Lucy! Really well composed.

Your fantastic black and white picture is my winner!
Please add this photo to
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

jeanwi1980 says:

C'est bien comme photo. Bonne idée le traitement noir et blanc. J'aime le détail de la voûte.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

TravellerA says:

The b&w really adds to the feeling of loneliness and a sense of depression.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

peterleix.com says:

Lucy ewwwwwwwwww, so sweet and I love the quote, I am also fascinated with our culture that produces this strange anomaly, the past couple of days of talking non stop has hopefully cured me of loner mentality
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

alaskanmariner [deleted] says:

Congrats on making the explore page! a strong image.

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

ckm2005 (catching up!!) says:

Impressive architecture!..Great job with the lighting and composition of this photo. Good work.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

ichie says:

Great work!

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

TaraMcGee says:

Great image!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

fenderltd says:

The shot is like an endless view of the the tunnel. I love it!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

valentino * says:

molto bella la prospettiva della stazione di treni, luogo di sentimenti estremi
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

photoeyesee says:

Lucy this is Astounding, Luv the tone, You are A Great Photographer !!! A Big Fave
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

ifotog, Queen of MSP is SO busy!!! says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Envy of Flickr (Archive - redundant), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

joystarz says:

great vantage for the shot! works well in bw...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

D-K-D says:

You are my winner!
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

nsr_250ca says:

I love the B&W of this photo
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

joesflickr says:

Love the perspective.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

china.sixty4 says:

Man a beautiful image full of meaning (For those of us not living in the U.S.) I'm sure that you would agree that solitude is not only an exception in America
Congrats on explore
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Max-Zip2 says:

Amazing look and feel to this shot. Excellent work
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

fotografEd says:

I find solitude when I'm afield with a camera. :)
Another stunner, Lucy! Congratulations!

Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

frzw says:

great composition and an awesome light.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Blessings to Cherish says:

Too good. Ur comments match the pic.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

mosesfrancis says:

Has been posted at www.flickrville.com
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

rianklong says:

Awesome shot. Seen on the Explore front page; congrats!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

tintinian says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Empyrean Land- & Cityscapes (post 1 award 2), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Ariel.. says:

awe excellent lucy! wow what a perspective! bravo wishing u a wonderful weekend!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

vapours says:

A great display of architecture, well done.

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Emanuele Zuliani says:

molto intensa......great capture!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

aliraza* says:

wow !! great photo congrats exlpore # 1

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

eljoh1 says:

Since it opened i have been drawn to the beauty of the Metro stations.. the design is wonderful and you captured it so well !!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

filippo1930 says:

Beautiful image. Very meaningful. Warned sense of oppression.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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