Union Station Anomaly!

[Brian Moore]

Black thing,...just left of center!

Its the entrance to the long hallway that leads to the train platform at Los Angeles' Union Station.

It's hand held.

Olympus XA3 and Arista Premium 400 film (re-branded Tri-X) that I processed in Rodinal 1+25.

 

[Pete Askew]

Another brilliant image Brian.

Do you mean the dark spot towards the ceiling?

The main things that fascinate me about this image are (in the order they attracted me), the perfect leg on the left. Death shrouded in darkness sweeping towards her and the ghostly face in the centre of the image. The stuff of magic Brian.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Oh, a wonderful image, which holds the concentration. No idea what anomaly (spelling ) you are referring to. Lots of things to look at and ponder over...

 

[Brian Moore]

There's that damn copyright again!

Thanks very much, Pete. Its "death shrouded in darkness" that confuses me, Pete. Anyway, I appreciate your comments very much, Pete. Thank you.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You must call it Death And The Maiden - Death and the Maiden (play) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And

String Quartet No. 14 (Schubert) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Hamish Gill]

That's a cracker!
There are definitely some odd shapes just left of centre ... Someone's leg looks a little like a really small person ...

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... I like how level it is ... The 'to trains' sign is in the perfect place

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Brilliant, Brian. Every one has a different speed and direction. That aspect gives a unique dynamic character to this image.

 

[Brian Moore]

Oh, a wonderful image, which holds the concentration. No idea what anomaly (spelling ) you are referring to. Lots of things to look at and ponder over...

Thanks fur keeping me honest aboot the English language Rob! I was actually wunderin' if I'd spelt that wurd right.

Abin a' that, thanks for the comments. Much appreciated.

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That's a cracker!
There are definitely some odd shapes just left of centre ... Someone's leg looks a little like a really small person ...

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... I like how level it is ... The 'to trains' sign is in the perfect place

Thanks Hamish. Confession time: I straightened it a wee bit.

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Brilliant, Brian. Every one has a different speed and direction. That aspect gives a unique dynamic character to this image.

Thank you very much, Nihat. Much appreciated.

 

[Pete Askew]

And there was me thinking it was a clever play on words by combining anomaly and Amelie and thereby referring to the visual humour that Jeunet incorporates into his imagery!

 

[Brian Moore]

And there was me thinking it was a clever play on words by combining anomaly and Amelie and thereby referring to the visual humour that Jeunet incorporates into his imagery!

Uhhh, yeah,...that's it Pete,...Uh that's what I meant,...yeah that's it!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Now I feel so dumb!

 

[Pete Askew]

You've got to keep up with these artistic cross-references Rob!

 

[Paul Lange]

Nevermind Rob, with the mention of Union Station I thought it was a picture of Alison Krauss in a burka with glowing eyes. Obviously I fell into the trap of going for the obvious.

Real nice image Brian. It seems while the rest of the world is pushing the boundries of technological advancement to give us sharper photographs we are all rebelling.

 

[Brian Moore]

Real nice image Brian. It seems while the rest of the world is pushing the boundries of technological advancement to give us sharper photographs we are all rebelling.

Thank you very much, Paul. For whatever reason, too sharp a fotie is sometimes off-putting to me. Indeed, I find this often to be my reaction to an ultra sharp digital image. I think I need a tiny wee bit of fuzziness or even blur to make an image seem like a memory instead of an exact replica of a scene. Don't get me wrong, I feel that subject sharpness is to be celebrated; I just don't want every pixel in every corner to be subject-sharp. But that's me. And maybe some others here on RPF? Its perhaps the main reason I prefer to shoot film.

 

[Hamish Gill]

I fully approve of doing a bit of straightening! ... Did you see my message to Steve the other day? It's almost a mental issue for me making things look straight ...

 

[Pete Askew]

Probably induced by decking! Don't worry, it'll get better!

 

[Stephen McCullough]

A super shot Brian. I really can't pick a figure that draws me the most, although I do like legs...

The person on the right, scooting off, really appeals to me. As does the death eater descending upon the young lady. Anyway, as a whole it is just so engaging.

Brilliantly straightened too

 

[Brian Moore]

I fully approve of doing a bit of straightening! ... Did you see my message to Steve the other day? It's almost a mental issue for me making things look straight ...

Thanks, Hamish. No, I didn't see your message to Steve, but I too am now aware of horizon levels and other natural horizontal lines and I try to get them straight during the composition mode. For this one, though, I was in a hurry to get the shot as people surged toward me and I shot from the belly in order to enhance steadiness in the dim lighting. Horizontals went a wee bit awry. Anyway, thank you, Hamish.

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A super shot Brian. I really can't pick a figure that draws me the most, although I do like legs...

The person on the right, scooting off, really appeals to me. As does the death eater descending upon the young lady. Anyway, as a whole it is just so engaging.

Brilliantly straightened too

LOL! Anyway, thank you very much, Stephen. Much appreciated.

 

[Lesley Jones]

Wonderful image Brian and I agree with all you said. I have to type from memory because I'm now on the second page, but I'm always fascinated by the way people turn out during a longer exposure. I like the woman and dark figure on the left, but also the smaller figure on the right. There is an interesting woman in the middle with stripey leggings that also caught my eye. You make me want to head off to the nearest station...

 

[Brian Moore]

Wonderful image Brian and I agree with all you said. I have to type from memory because I'm now on the second page, but I'm always fascinated by the way people turn out during a longer exposure. I like the woman and dark figure on the left, but also the smaller figure on the right. There is an interesting woman in the middle with stripey leggings that also caught my eye. You make me want to head off to the nearest station...

I can't wait to see what images you come out of your train station with, Lesley! Thank you for the comments.