This thing flew by at a good clip despite heading into a station a couple hundred feet behind me. There’s a stretch of L track between a few of the loop destinations on the blue line where you can just as easily walk the platform to the next stop as you can ride a train. I’ve taken advantage of this a couple of times while waiting for delayed trains. If you skip ahead to the previous stop you stand a chance at avoiding an overcrowded car. Every once in a while I’ll jump on a train going the opposite direction for a couple of stops just to beat a crowd. I like getting an angle on a situation.
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Sideways train
6 Comments to “Sideways train”
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Absolutely incredible. This looks futuristic. I love the colors, the movement, and perhaps most of all the angle you shot this. I think that’s what really gives it that other-worldly feel.
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Thank you, Taylor. Very kind words from a person like yourself with an eclectic eye for detail. I left the train a bit hollowed out so you get this view both of it and through it. I think that’s part of that otherworldly effect.
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I love how the reflection from the train makes the train seem as if it is opaque, like a liquid train rolling down to the stop. Nice image.
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Thanks, Ben. You’re always making interesting observations. I almost didn’t post this photo, ever. It seems the ones I’m on the fence about are best received and more often discussed. Maybe I’m not the best judge of even my own photos!
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You are always the first person to see your image and this first viewing is important to say if a picture is good or not. On the other hand sometimes you cannot see the wood through the trees.
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True statement.
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