Ian Hardacre
August 2026 - Untitled
About the Image(s)
At the end of June I was leading a photo walk for my camera club and we visited Kings Cross. Looking down on the platforms from the passenger bridge this train was just leaving.
With my nifty fifty at f/22, ISO 100, and at a quarter second. Converted to B/W in LR with slight adjustments to the Blacks, Whites and Contrast.
10 comments posted
Movement, reflections, person. Was this in a subway tunnel? Were you using a tripod or handholding? The small aperture, minimum ISO, and relatively long exposure doesn't sound like the best combination of exposure settings. Next time you might try raising the ISO and opening up your aperture to compensate for the low light environment. You might even capture the movement of the train while using a faster shutter speed. Posted: 08/12/2026 00:36:41
This is a shot of the train departure hall at Kings Cross station from the bridge that spans all the platforms.
I wanted a blurred shot of the train so the quarter second was needed, it was handheld with help from the railings and the Victorians blest the station with glass everywhere and so it was very bright hence the f/22. Posted: 08/24/2026 11:31:17
I wanted a blurred shot of the train so the quarter second was needed, it was handheld with help from the railings and the Victorians blest the station with glass everywhere and so it was very bright hence the f/22. Posted: 08/24/2026 11:31:17
Since over half the image is blurred, I lost interest. Posted: 08/12/2026 14:53:22
See below please
And thanks Posted: 08/24/2026 11:28:18
And thanks Posted: 08/24/2026 11:28:18
I like the picture, but 50% of the area blurred, and a very blurred train due to 1/2 sec, doesn't bother me at all. I would have liked more detail in the person, a hint of the face etc, but it makes me think of life passing by at high speed these days..... Posted: 08/16/2026 14:45:19
I will have a try and getting more detail in her face, and try a different mono conversion other than #15 in Silver Efex! Posted: 08/24/2026 12:28:07
I like the idea and a different angle to what most photographers capture (you know the shot from behind the person at door/window level) so good try at something more original although I would have preferred a bit faster on the shutter speed to define the train more. The lack of detail in the person does'nt bother me as I can see her looking toward the top of frame as the train speeds by and that lack of detail also adds to her anonymity which in turn adds to the intent of the story being presented. Posted: 08/19/2026 07:35:47
Sorry I was pushing it to if a quarter second would work without an ND filter in all that glorious light Posted: 08/24/2026 12:29:20
I am just back from the Baltic States, plus seeing a partial eclipse far enough North to almost have the Midnight Sun was definitely the experience.
By way of explanation, I am attending workshops where we review the work of street photographers, their styles, their triggers etc.
Photographers that don't have everything deliberately in focus are quite common as a sub-genre.
Harry Gruyaert, for example, having to use super slow original Kodachrome film is definitely a favourite. I won't quote Cartier-Bresson on focus as that may light a fire in here and that is not my intent...
I did contact the Director of the PSA Profile Program, however, as I am developing an entry and after the comments above I was concerned about perhaps cultural differences about street & focus. I now have a better idea of boundaries that I need to sit within - after all knowing your customer is #1
When I plan to shoot long exposure I have ND filters with me but as I was leading a group on a generic street photography workshop I simply had to play with the exposure and a train leaving Platform Zero with a lady watching was definitely a grab shoot!
Posted: 08/24/2026 11:27:46
By way of explanation, I am attending workshops where we review the work of street photographers, their styles, their triggers etc.
Photographers that don't have everything deliberately in focus are quite common as a sub-genre.
Harry Gruyaert, for example, having to use super slow original Kodachrome film is definitely a favourite. I won't quote Cartier-Bresson on focus as that may light a fire in here and that is not my intent...
I did contact the Director of the PSA Profile Program, however, as I am developing an entry and after the comments above I was concerned about perhaps cultural differences about street & focus. I now have a better idea of boundaries that I need to sit within - after all knowing your customer is #1
When I plan to shoot long exposure I have ND filters with me but as I was leading a group on a generic street photography workshop I simply had to play with the exposure and a train leaving Platform Zero with a lady watching was definitely a grab shoot!
Posted: 08/24/2026 11:27:46
I like this image with the standing woman and the moving train, nice jusxtaposition Posted: 08/24/2026 23:03:35