Earl’s Court underground station, a photo from London, England

Photographer's Note

As I have stated in my first posts of London pictures, a town you are visiting is characterised not only by its famous monuments and landmarks but also by the features you are in daily contact with and where you spend much of your time. According to this view the London underground is very representative of this huge city, not only because of its characteristic symbol which you find everywhere but mostly because London it’s unthinkable without its underground train system which allows you to move around at a reasonable speed and finally because it’s the place where – in the end – you find you have spent most of your time during your time there.

(From Wikipedia)

History

On 12 April 1869, the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) opened tracks through Earl's Court as part of a south-westward extension from its station at Gloucester Road to West Brompton where the MDR opened an interchange with the West London Extension Joint Railway (WLEJR, now the West London Line). At its opening, the extension had no intermediate station.

The 1870s was a busy decade for the MDR. On 3 July 1871 the MDR opened a northward link from the West Brompton branch which connected to the Inner Circle (now the Circle Line) south of High Street Kensington. Shortly afterwards, on 30 October 1871, the MDR opened its first station at Earl's Court.
The original station was on the east side of Earls Court Road rather than the west. On 1 February 1872, the MDR opened a northbound branch west of Earl's Court station to the WLEJR which it connected to at Addison Road (now Kensington (Olympia)). From that date the "Outer Circle" service began running over the MDR's tracks. The service was run by the North London Railway (NLR) from its terminus at Broad Street (now demolished) in the City of London via the North London Line to Willesden Junction, then the West London Line to Addison Road and the MDR to Mansion House — at that time the eastern terminus of the MDR.

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mkamionka (53776) 2011-07-22 0:51

Ciao Donato,
What I like here the most is the extraordinary atmosphere, there is this warm touch to everything. Also the many lines are passing the frame in all directions, the most important being the diagonal rails.
Very atmospheric capture, nice contrast of the cold (above) and warm lights and worlds.
Have a great weekend,
M

bayno (18348) 2011-07-22 1:56

Ciao Donato, bella la prospettiva e i toni caldi, la foto è venuta bella nitida nonostante i bassi tempi di scatto e con buona profondità di campo nonostante l'apertura a 2,8.
un saluto,
valter

dkmurphys (77034) 2011-07-22 2:39

Ciao Donato,
Fine transportation scene, I like the warm tones of the structure. Good work, have a nice weekend.

lousat (121003) 2011-07-22 2:48

Ciao Donato,una foto molto industriale e metallica,ricca di elementi e che hai condito con una forte saturazione estremamente azzeccata,gran gestione della luce e ottimi dettagli,davvero originale.Complimenti e buona giornata,Luciano

kordinator (15775) 2011-07-22 3:28

Hello dear Donato
London is a truly beautiful city and I would love to see him again, when and who knew ...
Beautiful presentation of the metro, with excellent text and even more beautiful photography.
Fine scene,with nice warm tones of colors.
Perfect job.
Best regards my friend
Saša

Sonata11 (34119) 2011-07-22 4:49

Hello Donata,
wonderful capture of railstation. Seems to be a very busy place. Lot of people waiting. Fantastic management of light and colors. Great POV, color, sharpness. I like this picture. Wonderful job.
All the best,
Barbara

Sergiom (115636) 2011-07-22 5:46

Bonjour Donato

Une très belle scène de la vie quotidienne, dans une gare de toute beauté. J'aime beaucoup le temps d'exposition choisi qui donne un léger flou chez les voyageurs.

Amicalement

Serge

lakshmip1949 (19081) 2011-07-22 7:31

Hello Donato,
An excellent presentation of this underground station with warm colors. Nice capture of both the platforms and lots of tracks. Well composed image with sharpness.

Lakshmi

Charo (51212) 2011-07-22 8:45

Ciao Donato,
Sono contento del vostro ritorno.
Prospettiva molto bene della stazione, la sua architettura e percorsi, stampiamo molte immagini.
Ottima luce e colori.
Un abbraccio,
Charo

Cricri (176) 2011-07-22 8:47

Ciao Donato
Belle présentation de la gare, perspective, graphique, de jolies teintes chaudes, une note intéressante
Beau weekend
cricri

UlfE (14641) 2011-07-22 9:53

Hi Donato,

Wonderful London underground shot. You perspective is very good. I really like your use of all the lines in your composition. However, what is the most impressive is the clarity and detail. You could almost read every sign. It becomes even more impressive taking into account the relatively poor lighting and the the slow shutter speed. An excellent photo job. TFS and have a nice weekend!

Cheers,

Ulf

abmdsudi (81564) 2011-07-22 10:16

Hi Donato
This is a picturesque impression of this train station with spectacular composition. Love the long perspective and extensive depth created here with strong diagonal lines afforded by the contrasty rail tracks taken from fairly low shooting angle. Love to see how the lines lead the eyes smoothly to the far background with lots of details and superbly exposed under available light. But I really enjoy the sense of space and great distance effect, lots of life in fine colors, sharpness and the overall contrast is good.
A delightful image well taken. Congrats
Best regards

krzychu30 (15512) 2011-07-22 10:47

Hello Donato,
really fantastic composition of this station.Such places are usually grey and uniteresting,but thanks to the great light control,you´ve managed to give it a nice warm touch.I really like it.The POV is also very good.
Have a nice weekend
Krzysztof

Ricx (13495) 2011-07-22 23:30

Hi Donato, I am really enjoying your images of the UK.. The low light and low POV of this image is excellent, with the railway lines giving great depth. The Railways played a major role in the Industrial strength of UK during the Industrial Era- sadly many of the old lines are no more.. well done Rich

emka (139176) 2011-07-22 23:51

Ciao Donato,

Is it underground Station? It looks like railway. Superb photo. Composition, colours, sharpness, all perfect. During my last trip to UK, I spent a lot of time in the trains, they are very good, quite fast and comfortable. And when I booked my ticket in advance and as a senior, were not expensive.
Fantastic construction of the building.

WArm regrads

Malgo

sydb (579) 2011-07-23 14:39

wow toute une compo le seul probleme ses qui a t'ellement de chose que mon regard est un peu perdu mais wow!! la luminosite est sublime les contrast fabuleux bref tous est merveilleux

macjake (92629) 2011-07-24 0:39

Hi Donato
what a great point of view you have chosen for this scene.
i'm daring myself to try and count all the horizontal and vertical lines spread about the frame!
such a collage of lines! its a visual feast.
well spotted
cheers
craig

annjackman (23019) 2011-07-24 1:17

Hello Donato,
This is a station that I recognize - one of the stations and part of the line that is above ground. You have caught the atmosphere very well and I like the rails that take the eye through the picture. Excellent clarity with lots of interesting detail.
Regards, Ann

geoant68 (331) 2011-07-24 2:26

Hi Donato,
the view of the interior of Earl’s court underground station is fine with all these details to be captured superb.The rails adds perspective in the image.

Peter

danos (110395) 2011-07-24 3:31

Ciao Donato,
very nice the presentation of the Metro railway station with the interior light to be captured perfect.I like the creative perspective,the depth as the excellent details of the shot.

Have a good Sunday,danos

Atousa (7131) 2011-07-24 7:59

Salam Donato,

A nice shot of this underground station.. it is well composed with great lines , nice colors n inclusion of the people on both sides waiting for the trains.. well done.. tfs
Best regards, Atousa

tober (8797) 2011-07-24 8:09

Hello Donato, railway and railway station photos are always my favourites. This one is a real eye-catcher with many architectural details, passangers and graphical components. Congratulations, Tolga

paololg (31448) 2011-07-24 12:44

Ciao caro Donato,
foto ricchissima di dettagli, tutti ben definiti e catturati con la luce giusta per farci capire il contesto. Apprezzo particolarmente il tuo modo di comporre l'immagine, con i binari che partono a raggiera nella parte bassa per congiungersi idealmente dentro la galleria. E' vero, la metropolitana di Londra è una delle cose che stupiscono di più un italiano, abituato a muoversi con la macchina od a perdere il suo tempo ad aspettare mezzi pubblici che non arrivano mai. Ottimo lavoro, complimenti!
Ciao, passa una buona settimana!
Paolo

dip (23892) 2011-07-24 14:24

Ciao Donato,
a beautiful shot of the railway station,very good sharpness and perspective,
excellent light management!
regards,
Dimitris.

Angshu (56760) 2011-07-24 21:50

Ciao Donato!
A very nice interior shot with good perspective & depth...critical for such themes. The artificial light beautifully glows against the drab outside. Fine note about the station!
Best Regards
Angshu

delpeoples (60326) 2011-07-25 0:51

Caro Donato

Accidenti, la qualita della tua foto e' proprio eccezionale. La potrebbe in una rivista. Stupendi la resa cromatica e la nitidezza. Mi piace molto la prospettiva dei binari. Complimenti, hai proposto una foto eccezionale.

Stammi bene
Lisa

nikkitta (17070) 2011-07-26 19:08

Ciao Donato,
What a great capture, plenty of details to watch, love to travel and stations are an interesting subject
What I like the most are the rails that combined with the
metallic structure of the roof add lots of symmetric to the photo
Nice warm colors
TFS

Greetings
Maria

Thanks for recommending Luis Sepulveda book

asajernigan (21427) 2011-07-27 5:43

Donato,
This is a fine shot of the inside of this historic train station. The angle of the shot is great using the rails to create a diagonal through the shot. Your light management is outstanding here bringing out nice details is crisp sharpness.
TFS,
Asa

vasilpro (41761) 2011-07-27 8:38

Hello Donato,
Wonderful composition with the train station in London, interesting architecture, lovely light and colors, beautiful daily life atmosphere, very good clarity and sharpness, very nice framework.
Warm regards, Vasilis.

paninho (3025) 2011-07-27 8:43

Salut Donato!

J'aime beaucoup l'exposition dans ta photo. Tu l'as travaillé en HDR? Par ailleurs, j'aime cette mise en perspective. Une photo franchement plaisante à regarder!

Very nice work my friend!

Cordialement

Antonio

RhodieIke (11752) 2011-08-13 8:48

Hi Donato, Kept meaning to return to this super photo,Great one of Earls Court station, love all the goings on, and artificial and natural light, Well done awesome, Cheers Iain.

paura (25796) 2011-08-15 16:13

Donato,
Os diversos níveis de profundidade alcançado pelo bom enquadramento dos trilhos é o destauqe dessa linda fotografia. Muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

Robert1969 (7160) 2011-08-22 3:08

Hello Donata,

Great point of view, the diagonal lines of
the rails creates a lots of depth in this
picture.
The great composition creates a nice
calmness.
And the picture has a great management of
light and colors.....Good work.

Friendly regards,
Robert

jugnutoor (1017) 2011-08-30 12:40

Hi Donato, Totally agree with you on the characterization of a city based on places where time is spent as that the world we recognize & interact on daily basis and must be respected. Very nice shot odf the station with people waiting & interacting, beautiful composition.

regards
Jugnu Toor

maloutim (13183) 2011-09-04 2:55

Ciao Donato,
Mi piace molto l'architettura delle stazioni dell'epoca industriale, con i tetti metallichi forniti di panelli traslucidi : Sono ideali per l'effetto grafico e la luce chez hai catturato molto bene, con molto nitidezza in questa foto.
La linea diagonale dei binari da una bella prospettiva , e la presenza dei passaggieri anima la scena in modo gradevole.
Grazie tante, e cari saluti.
Marie-Louise.

ruisc_pt (11360) 2012-01-13 11:23

Ciao Donato,
Fantastic front lit exposure and amazing composition.
Great!
TFS
Rui

lucasgalodoido (26140) 2018-02-19 16:21

Olá Donato,
bonita vista dessa estação aqui, com um grafismo interessante, tanto no telhado como nos trilhos. Gostei da luz dourada também.
Parabéns e Abraço,
Lucas