Zone 9 express
This empty carriage is making its way to the farthest reaches of the London Underground. It will wind up in the county of Buckinghamshire at a town called Chesham on the edge of the Chiltern Hills.
City dwellers are used to Zones 1-6 of the Tube network. But this reaches so far away that the end of the line is in Zone 9.
This modern train on the Metropolitan line is wider and more spacious than its grubbier, aged counterparts, with a single walk-through carriage. It is bathed in bright yellow fixtures and has a pleasing depth for photographs. The length of journey and the lack of passengers allowed me freedom to shoot on the Tube for the first time.
The ‘express’, for the record, took an hour to trundle from urban centre to some way beyond London’s boundaries.
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Strong series! Like the colors, the compositions and the rhythms. You don’t like people in your shots? Cheers!
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Many thanks Harrie! Yes, people are not my strong point, although my partner’s trainer is the star of one of the shots :-)
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I love the compositions. Excellent details!
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Much appreciated, thank you :-)
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Lovely images, Mike. Nice bold colours, and the random foot made me chuckle… :)
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Thanks Richard! The random foot belongs to Dermot – he was an unwitting trainer model :-)
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Hehe… Welcome to WordPress, Dermot! :D
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Ha! Oh, his face has made a few appearances already, but this is a debut for his Nike!
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Really great shots, Mike. They’d make great advertising shots …
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Thanks very much, John. I hope Transport for London are reading :-)
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Great images Mike!
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Thank you Robyn, glad you like them :-)
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A really vibrant and strong series of images Mike with you style stamped all over them. The eye for the detail is amazing , you take the ordinary things we see in our daily lives to a new level. An artist’s eye. Hope you have a great week. Regards, James
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Thanks James, I really appreciate it. And to hear I have a particular style from a photographer with your discerning eye is very humbling.
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