Going Underground

Some people might get some pleasure out of hate
Me, I’ve enough already on my plate
People might need some tension to relax
[me? ] I’m too busy dodging between the flak

What you see is what you get
You’ve made your bed, you better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You’ll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns

And the public wants what the public gets
But I don’t get what this society wants
I’m going underground, (going underground)
Well the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground, (going underground)
[so] let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow

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R&R Finn says:

great exposure, you made this seemingly uninteresting scene look cool.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

velcro monkey says:

Is that the tube to your gullet or your oesaphagus (guess the spelling... life is too short!!!)

Nice glow from non-slip steps though
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Monster. says:

Cheers.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Wolfy says:

I love this - the graceful shape of the undulating corridor walls, the colors, the light off the metal treads on the stairs. Very nice!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

t. bell says:

Steve, this is really interesting. I love the poetry that matches so perfectly with this terrific detailed image. Did you write the poem?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

niklens says:

very impressive...!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Monster. says:

Thanks all.

Terri - Going Underground was a hit by an British band called The Jam. I wish I had...

Snippet of music here : www.gearchange.org/descriptions/The%20Jam%20- %20Going%20U...

I have just read that in 1980 this was The Jam's first No. 1 hit and the first record to go straight to No. 1 since Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody in 1973...
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Joker the Lurcher says:

I love this. Going Underground is a special song for me - when I qualified as a lawyer a bunch of us went out on the razzle (to Martine's in Pompey in fact) and I got the DJ to play this as a request. I nearly got in a scrap with a bloke who was bashing into me (remember slam-dunking or whatever they called it?) which would have been a cracking start to my legal career!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Rotcoddam says:

I love the perspective and circular form, and the colour, tiles...
Great one.
Hah, I remember Slade...
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Monster. says:

I remember Slade, The Jam and... Martine's. So that was you was it Joker; spilt my pint.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Rotcoddam says:

haha, yeah probably on my way to the floor ;)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

t. bell says:

Thanks for the link Steve. I gave the song a listen, but had not heard it before. I guess I was busy being pregnant in 1980 when it was recorded. :)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

velcro monkey says:

and as for the photograph!!!

It'll be memory lane next... was that by the beatles!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Gurugo says:

wonderful! the perspective and those curves are great in their simplicity.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Ivan says:

I have no words...Steve...great
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

suertudo says:

fabulous shot
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

minianna.com says:

awesome!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

englishaugust says:

Great composition and angle.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

sessha （拙者） says:

cool image!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

::enrapture:: says:

dope!!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

stellefilanti says:

I like it so much!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Plavi says:

hmmm.... it looks something like when i get drunk... :D
great pic!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

re-Verse says:

Great shot - Fantastic - It also fills me with jealousy over your superiour subway system.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

tollen says:

How cool,---and the poetry,too.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

portseye says:

This is outstanding M.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

ido1 says:

The discussion on this picture for the Weekly pool can be found here
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

skin says:

truly a great capture, if i could fav within my favs this one would be right up there.

tube steps are typically so mundane, people walk on them everyday, never give them a second thought. the turquoise, the reflections from the steps and the stairs. i'm right there, fantastic.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Y. Wang says:

Wow!
This looks like some kind of virtual reality.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Monster. says:

Thank you all very much - I was actually very lucky to get away with this - 1/15th second hand held.

Good job I quit the drink!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Môsieur J. [version 3.0b] says:

Fantastic shot ;-)) Great composes & Well done.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Scrambler27 says:

Now I'm totally spanked! 1/15th of a second and you got that kind of clarity!? I was going to ask how you get all your shots so clear and sharp. I never get that kind of clean lines in my photos. Must be my camera, NOT! Great set, BTW
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Sergio Alves [deleted] says:

I love it!

www.flickr.com/photos/sergioalves/46423808/
This one is my favourite too.
;-)

Hugs.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

lapidim says:

10!

And if you succeeded doing it with your D70 hand-held then I must say that your hands are as steady as a tripod... :)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

cllover says:

Thanks for sharing such a great view.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Dave Shearn says:

yeah. that is wow.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

CaptPiper says:

Great photo!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

alterednate says:

How did I miss this one?? Great stuff here Steve.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

waking_dream says:

you make the real look unreal
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

peter photo says:

I like it very much !
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

vvt says:

Good composition.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

craig_352 says:

Very nice image - wonderful sense of vertigo. The photo is also full of interesting shapes, shadows and tones. You've created a top image from what most people would consider a dull subject.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Stevez32 says:

Nice framing and good use of tilt
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Creative Days says:

Love it!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

GoodMolecules says:

Hey Steve! I love this image. So wonderful from something so ordinary (but, of course, not so ordinary in Seattle - the most backward mass-transit city that I know of... but I digress...).

I think the colors are great and especially the way you accented the waves with your framing. Excellent!

And thank you so much for your visit to my photostream. I appreciate your comments a great deal!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

601 Photography says:

Killer Photo!!!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Shreyans Bhansali says:

the lines and curves are awesome...great shot.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

mattyp_ says:

Going UNderground...not Down in the Tube Station at Midnight?
Great shot.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

skyredoubt says:

Fantastic shot! I had something similar, but this one is so much better!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

rusty mac [deleted] says:

....Away from the numbers........away from the numbers........
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

brunoat says:

So... I'm not the one who found those stairs amazing... :)

flickr.com/photos/brunoat/98686985/in/set-720 57594063130870/
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Number Six says:

Wonderful - only sorry I missed it the first time round.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

scurvesahead says:

I really like this shot and am adding it to my FAVS. That is 2 of your pictures for me. Thanks.Judi in S.M.,Ca.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

ectomorfo says:

Beautiful angles, colouring and lighting. And seminal words from one of the most British of bands (file with music hall, the Kinks, the Small Faces and Ian Dury).
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

hellophotokitty says:

WOW!! I am getting woozy and drawn into this colorful vortex of tiles and shapes. And willingly so!!

(mom and I are good - thnkx sweetie :-)xoox
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Big Eagle Owl says:

Love this!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

willemaster says:

you've made the mundane beautiful. love it
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Amatuer critic says:

"Journey to the center of the Earth"
well done. It also reminds me of stairs I had to take in Vancouver, BC to get to a post office.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

alterednate says:

Hmmm, have you seen this??
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

4PIZON says:

This has to be one of the best photos I've seen in months !!! Just awesome !!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Funky Fairy says:

nice photo!
its weird but i feel sort of dizzy looking at it! great angle
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

•°o.O FottY O.o°• [deleted] says:

wow kinda makes me feel dizzy!

love the colors!

super shot
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

35mmMonkey says:

gorgeous shot! love the feel of the pic.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

piccola piera says:

love this shot. Where was it taken?
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

p...kin...e says:

i really dig this pic man, also love the jam reference...goin underground indeed...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

deemanuk says:

I featured this on my Blog in my new "daily flickr" section...hope you didnt mind...:)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Varyamo says:

Excelente trabajo!!! Mis felicitaciones!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

[ " OMINOUS " ] says:

great stuff!! really... awsome
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

rtisbute says:

Very nice!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

wallyg says:

nice shot
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

happygrrl says:

Very cool... I love the golden glow of the steps...
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

rafael lecabannis says:

beautiful!!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

lunameztli says:

Awesome!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

brunoat says:

Maybe you should add this tag: "themostphotogenicstaircaseonthetube" :D
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

DaveWilliams says:

Stunning shot, I love the composition, lighting and colours and the texture and colour of those steps is incredible.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

1nternet_hero says:

magnificent photo. captures that eeriness abt the london underground superbly
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

caffeineandpixels says:

Wow, who knew the descent into hell would be lit so nicely...and have hand rails! That Satan thinks of everything.What a guy.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Ya Know Bob [deleted] says:

Incredible!!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

zerajera says:

Jeez!

This must be your underground shot?

338 people call this photo a favorite
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WOW!!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

ricoeurian says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Your Best London Picture, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

~EvidencE~ says:

what a feel to this image - well done
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

kuttansubash says:

Amazing shot
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

iceviriya says:

super HOT !!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

tonggsurfer - James McIntosh says:

Great photo, almost like we're heading down an intestinal tract.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Konný (lubbakonsa) says:

Your fantabulous flickr photo is a fave!
Please post this beauty to the Fave My Fave pool
www.flickr.com/groups/FaveMyFaves
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

odette.h says:

You are invited to add this photograph to

Please tag your photograph with Spittin'Shells when you add it to the pool.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Toms Snaps'n'Stuff says:

Love the shape. Beautiful
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

max87 says:

very good!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

dpstevenson2 says:

Beautiful shot. This reminds me of a scene from the movie, American Werewolf in London.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

RedArt photographer says:

beautiful
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Jonny Tiger. says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called CityScape: LONDON, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

algo says:

Plunging into the depths.
Strong composition, Steve.
--
Seen in your Interesting... I understand set. (?)

A Big Fave
You are invited to add this image to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
Please tag this photo with ABigFave when you add it to the pool.
[?]
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Biah says:

.

o____________O

. . .
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Lynn (Gracie's mom) - I'm here & there says:

Wow!! Absolutely awesome shot!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

=Tom= says:

Beautiful colors and such a great perspective. Fantastic!!!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

nalobi says:

Delicious compo.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

puck90 says:

great perspective - faved
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

nikiya2789 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called London - la città dov ho lasciato il cuore -, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Monica Reyes. says:

bonito :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Renato Bellote / Garagem says:

I like this.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Auntie P says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Stepping Out, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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