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christoComment by dsidwell: Greetings from the Critique Club!
I concur with all of the compliments below!
Wow! This image is all about transportation! As I look at the photo, my eye first rests on the train itself as it has the most light. Then all kinds of interesting things happen, I want to see the whole image at once. The blur of the escalator traffic, the interesting tones and lines--all add up to make a really engaging image! There are a lot of comments below that say what I would say, but I will add that the tones here create a very nice mood of engaging scientific study, if that makes any sense.
The point of view you've taken here is very detached, almost as if you were looking at this scene in a microscope. Yet, your scientific mood does not get dull or uninteresting. And the point of view is that from someone who is vastly interesting and intriqued. You have a lot of things appropriately out of focus here as has been noted, but look at what IS in focus: we get a peek into the train, the sign, the man at lower left--all of these elements are so different and so interesting! It makes for very entertaining study and reflection.
You manage here to comment not just on "transportation," but you capture the essence of transportation, too.
Sorry, but I can't think of any improvements. Someday, I may be able to take a shot like this one, and when I do, I'll be very pleased...
Keep up the good work!
David
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