Photo Of The Week (Metro Rush)
Monday, March 2, 2009 
Hello again, just thought I would throw you another image to see!
This one I created in D.C. last fall. Being that it was my first time in Washington D.C. I had many idea's going into this part of our trip. So many places to see and photograph that I knew I would not have a chance to get everything, so I had to prioritize. Well the D.C. subway was not on my list of must have shots.
Our first stop in D.C. was Arlington National Cemetery to pay our respects to all who have served to protect this great nation. We then moved onto the monuments around The National Mall. Going to Arlington was easy (after figuring out how to buy a pass) with a Metro station right across the street from our hotel. My first time in D.C. was also my first time on a rail system that extensive. The Metro made it very easy to move around D.C.
After seeing some sites we ended up at the Lincoln Monument to watch the sun set and head back to our hotel for some dinner. We made our way to the Arlington Metro stop because it was closer. While we were waiting for the last train, I was looking through some of the shots I took and thought I would try shooting the train in motion. I didn't think I could pull off dragging the shutter in that low light and hand held. I've never tried it without a flash which is the most common use of that technique. So I tried a few shots while we were waiting (1/8 sec f4.0 ISO 800 17mm Canon EF-S 17-85mm 4.0-5.6 IS). They looked OK on the camera but I figured they would be blurry once I got them on a real screen, but to my surprise they were not.
The motion in this image is nice but what does it for me are the lines. The lines are what make this image a keeper. It's almost like the train is getting suckeddown the tunnel. This is a great example of you never know what you might get because if you have ever been on the D.C. Metro you'll know taking a picture is not the first thing you think of when you see it. Lets just say it's a little gloomy down there. I also got lucky that there were not many people on the platform, in most cases it's full of people waiting, we just happened to be getting the last train of the evening
Reader Comments (2)
Beautiful picture! I've never been there and always assumed the subway was dark and dreary like in the movies. LOL.
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