Stockwell tube station. Interchange to get to Brixton. Trains pass through southbound as well as northbound. If you avoid the rush hour you can pause in a corridor, wait for a train to pass by, and to capture its blurry motion.
London greens
The end of June in London was incredibly hot. For the week I was there the sky was blue most of the time. No clouds in sight and very low humidity. Every morning I walked through Brockwell Park to get to Herne Hill railway station and catch the train to Blackfriars Bridge. I was walking through early, at around 7 or 7:30. The colours were crisp. The greens very green. The blue of the sky very blue. Very nice.
London underground n.5
Infinity – by Arnaldo Pellini
It is nice to walk from one station to the other. Look at the tunnels that connects different underground lines. Low down to the floor level and seek a different point of view.
London underground n.4
1 more minute – by Arnaldo Pellini
Exit to the platform and watch the people waiting for the next train. Most of them look into their smartphones. Many listen to music from their earplugs. Not many talk to eachother. All think about the time left to the next train. Just 1 minute in this case.
London underground n.3
I am on my way – by Arnaldo Pellini
London underground n.2
London underground – Passing Through – by ArnaldoPellini
London underground n.1
I was in London for a week in late June. The usual week I spend there before the summer holiday, catching up with the colleagues at the Overseas Development Institute. This year I wanted to pay attention to two things while in London: 1) interesting perspectives of the urban landscape ; 2) people in their daily life. This photo was taken at Heathrow while walking to the Heathrow Express underground station. I like the perspective and reflections.
Senayan Transjakarta station n.86
Friday, 27.6.2015
That’s it. I am leaving tomorrow to Europe for the summer break. The photos from the Senayan Transjkarata station will stop here (temporarily?). 86 photos from January to June. Six months of crossing this bridge on the way to work and back home. Pushing my Brompton and carrying my camera to capture new angles, different times of the day, a snapshot of the busy life at this busy corner of Jakarta. Some people, like the gentleman in this photo, know me by know. The few times I was not on my bycicle they ask me: ‘Sapeda di mana?” (where is the bycicle). When I was in a hurry and could not stop to take photos, they would ask me: “Today, no photo?”. Will be offline for about a month. I may publish photos from Italy and Finland but the Transjakarta station at Senayan will have to wait. Let’s see if I continue with this project once I get back at the end of July. Few people have followed quite regularly my posts. Thank you for doing so. If you have the energy, scroll down the photos of the Senayan station and let me know in a comment which one connects most with you. See you in a month or so.
Senayan Transjakarta station n.85
Thursday, 25.6.2015
Even if I have been taking photos for about six months in this place, I never saw this angle. Right at the middle of the overpass bridge there is ramp that goes down to almost the street level, where there are the gates where people press their electronic bus cards before jumping on the busses. Some people walk fast. Some walk slow. This evening I did not see people who were in a rush. It was good moment to get down to the floor level, focus near the tip of the lens and let all the rest blur. I used my dx kit lens, at 24mm. Nothing fancy.
Senayan Transjakarta station n.84
Tuesday, 23.6.2015