Track 13 - Watch Your Step, Grand Central Terminal, NYC, 2013.All the pixels, none of the rush hour, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/10#photography

A staircase, with a simple pipe handrail at center, descending to a train platform. Signs above read "Track 13" and "Watch Your Step".

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Captured with a full-frame mirrorless camera and 21mm lens.This is mostly a study of lines, particularly the handrail (which provides an anchor for the eye to follow), but also the curved railing at the bottom of the stairs at left. I was attracted to the austere, utilitarian design, yet the curved pipe railing by the tracks has an elegant, art deco look to it.The top of the stairs was a difficult place to work. A tripod was essential for framing, but people were moving around behind me.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @mattblaze I liked that the rightmost rail on the middle landing is exactly vertical in the frame. I always struggle with composition and framing, and that`s a nice trick to have in the sleeve, thanks!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    @mattblaze I don‘t know why, but every time you post this picture my brain associates it with the movie „The Untouchables“ (1987). Which doesn‘t make sense on many levels, including the fact that your photo shows the NYC Grand Central Terminal and I doubt that the movie scene (meant to show Chicago I think) was filmed in NYC.I suspect it‘s the perspective of the stairs and the handrail for some reason.Brains are weird…

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