Sing me to Sleep
Got to be with an L for that Large and Dark view.
And so to Wicklow Street again, this time to capture the lines of the Metropolitan Railway as they run between Kings Crustation and Farringdon. I've often noticed the strengthening girders when crossing this section by bus (always on the top deck to get the best view) and they've always intrigued me... because of their rather nice eggshell blue colour and for whether they were a later addition or were put in place when the line was built back in the 1860's.
My suspicion is that they've always been there - surely only the Victorians would make the interconnections between each girder have such a nice curve - anything in the latter half of the 20th Century would be more... functional... and anything put in today would have to be challenging, dangerous or exciting so would no doubt end up covered in red plastic and brushed stainless steel.
The other aspect to note is that you hardly notice their presence when you're travelling on the line.. unless you crane your neck and just the right time or the sun's at the right angle to cast their shadow on the track. I dare say most commuters would have no idea they're in place, let alone for such a long distance.
To be frank - most commuters probably don't care as their either glued to an iPhone or to a fellow commuters under-arm.
However, I'm not most commuters and I do care, so rah rah rah!
The shot was rather tricky to get as the parapet on the overbridge is about 7 feet tall - this was a tip-toe point-and-guess shot and I'm rather pleased at how it came out. Not quite central, but I hope it doesn't spoil the effect - I left in the signal just above left of centre for 'artistic effect' as I think it breaks up the pattern of girders as they fade into the distance at the tunnel mouth.
I'll leave you to look into the distance and...
... enjoy
Sing me to Sleep
Got to be with an L for that Large and Dark view.
And so to Wicklow Street again, this time to capture the lines of the Metropolitan Railway as they run between Kings Crustation and Farringdon. I've often noticed the strengthening girders when crossing this section by bus (always on the top deck to get the best view) and they've always intrigued me... because of their rather nice eggshell blue colour and for whether they were a later addition or were put in place when the line was built back in the 1860's.
My suspicion is that they've always been there - surely only the Victorians would make the interconnections between each girder have such a nice curve - anything in the latter half of the 20th Century would be more... functional... and anything put in today would have to be challenging, dangerous or exciting so would no doubt end up covered in red plastic and brushed stainless steel.
The other aspect to note is that you hardly notice their presence when you're travelling on the line.. unless you crane your neck and just the right time or the sun's at the right angle to cast their shadow on the track. I dare say most commuters would have no idea they're in place, let alone for such a long distance.
To be frank - most commuters probably don't care as their either glued to an iPhone or to a fellow commuters under-arm.
However, I'm not most commuters and I do care, so rah rah rah!
The shot was rather tricky to get as the parapet on the overbridge is about 7 feet tall - this was a tip-toe point-and-guess shot and I'm rather pleased at how it came out. Not quite central, but I hope it doesn't spoil the effect - I left in the signal just above left of centre for 'artistic effect' as I think it breaks up the pattern of girders as they fade into the distance at the tunnel mouth.
I'll leave you to look into the distance and...
... enjoy