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Welcome to The Old World__19

From there it was a few city blocks walking and they arrived at the subway station.

Construction on the Pittsburgh subway network had only just begun shortly before the Choke took hold. While the old below-ground Light Rail lines had been renovated and expanded throughout the downtown area, the planned branches further from the city center had been left only partially finished. Only recently had operations resumed, but not for the original building plans.

The pair followed the stairs underground. The station was bare bones in terms of furnishing, nothing but crumbling concrete, support beams, and scaffolding. Not even the train rails had been installed, leaving a barren channel where they would have been fixed. There were clear signs of water damage. Only in the last decade had workers been able to install autonomous pump systems to clear floodwater from the tunnelways.

The two proxy operatives paid little mind to the station. They instead followed along the platform to a security checkpoint. The shiny metal door, scan-pad, and low-voltage light fixture stood out amongst the rest of the decrepit environment. Kelly unclipped her ID tag and held it against the pad. A beep sounded and a holographic keypad lit up, to which she entered in her assigned passcode. A moment passed before a beep sounded in confirmation.

The metal doors slid open and the group stepped into the middle of the decontamination chamber. It was here that the old world ended, and the modern world began...

 

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Low light scenes definitely seem to be my strong suit. The past few parts I wasn't as proud of, but this one turned out great.

 

Lens used:

Fujian 35mm f/1.7

Set to (I think?) f/5.6

 

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Uploaded on November 16, 2019
Taken on November 16, 2019