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Behind the Yellow Line

© Chris Macer

Behind the Yellow Line

Uploaded: January 10, 2006

Description

1/15, f/5.0, ISO400, desaturated and contrast increase in PS.

The famous Yamanote Line train pulls out of Shinjuku Station, Tokyo as I stand cautiously behind the yellow line.

The Yamanote Line runs in a loop around Tokyo and defines the metropolitan area. With 29 stops it takes 57 mins to complete a loop. These trains come every 3 mins from first train at around 5am to last train at 1:30am.

March '06 Finalist

Comments

Chirag Patel January 10, 2006 0

Very nice concept and picture too, Chris. #372398

Nobu Nagase January 10, 2006 0

Love the composition where the converging lines pull my eye through the platform into the image.
Also, noting those rule abiding people of Japan including you, hehe...
...the Yamanote Line is only a part of the amazing railway system... I love the the way you introduce the city life of Tokyo in photography, Chris... #2272301

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic January 10, 2006 0

Very cool!!! Love the motion blur and colors!! #2272584

Larry Smith level-classic January 10, 2006 0

Great job from the blur to the sharpness Chris #2272787

Judy S. Fung January 10, 2006 0

Great comp and motion capture, Chris! #2273021

Bishop Bastien January 10, 2006 0

Chris -- Nice composition...love the lines! Nice PS work as well.

Best regards -- Bishop #2273259

Jill Odice level-classic January 10, 2006 0

Really great feeling of speed caught here Chris! Well done :-) #2273330

Kerby Pfrangle January 10, 2006 0

Chris this awesome I can feel the spead of the train on this. WOnderfully done. Kerby #2273332

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic January 10, 2006 0

Fantastic image Chris!!! #2273513

Daniel Diaz January 10, 2006 0

Awesome shot Chris, love your perspective and motion capture here!!! #2274130

Gail Vitikacs level-classic January 11, 2006 0

I can feel the speed in this!!! Great capture Chris!!! #2276100

Bobbie Davis January 11, 2006 0

GREAT shot Chris!!! I love the show of motion! #2276129

Susie Peek-Swint January 11, 2006 0

Wonderful motion capture Chris ~ just don't get too close to that track!!
I think the UK could use this system to replace the M25 around London which takes much longer than 57 mins to complete ~ even on the best of days ~ LOL! #2276145

Robert M. Nicholson January 11, 2006 0

Awesome!!! We better see this again! I was mad that your "On Time" didn't win anything for Oct.

You have my vote on this one! #2277405

Goshka G. January 11, 2006 0

This is superbly seen and taken, Chris!! #2277449

Donna Roberts January 12, 2006 0

Love this Chris - wish we had a train service like this!!!
Very nicley composed - you've captured this so well.
:-) ddu
#2278458

Sandra Freyler January 12, 2006 0

Awesome motion image, Chris! Great shot! Excellent comp! :) #2278630

Alison Greenwood January 12, 2006 0

Wonderful POV and DOF! Awesome photography! :o) #2279729

Boris Kirpichnikov level-classic January 12, 2006 0

excellent motion capture! #2280774

Chris Macer January 17, 2006 0

Thanks Chirag, Nobi, Shelly, Larry, Judy, Bishop, Jill, Kerby, Adilson, Gail, Daniel, Bobie, Susie, Rob, Goshka, Donna, Sandra, Alison and Boris! Glad you like this one. It's really growing on me too. #2297648

Barbara Helgason January 17, 2006 0

Very cool capture Chris! #2297906

Luigi Di Serio level-classic January 17, 2006 0

Like the composition of this one! Thanks for the information, love to hear about city transit routes (did my thesis on that). #2298132

Chris Macer January 18, 2006 0

Thanks Barbara and Luigi! Glad you like this :) #2302047

Life Expressions April 25, 2006 0

Congrats on your finalist, Chris!! #2686599

Jill Flynn April 26, 2006 0

A big congratulations on your finalist Chris! #2689130

Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 26, 2006 0

Congratulations on your finalist win and good luck in the next round!! #2689701

Terry L. Ellis level-classic April 26, 2006 0

Congratulations, Chris, on this marvelous finalist! #2689735

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe April 26, 2006 0

Congratulations!

ccc #2690025

Darryl Wilkinson April 26, 2006 0

Congratulations on your finalist award, Chris! Way to go! #2691088

Kristi A. Howson April 26, 2006 0

Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist and Best of Luck in the next round Chris! Fantastic capture! #2691127

Su Sana E. P level-classic April 26, 2006 0

Congratulations on this terrific Finalist, Chris!! #2691345

Jenny Bosmans April 26, 2006 0

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Chris!! #2692023

Wendy Stevenson April 26, 2006 0

Congrats on your finalist Chris! Love that lime green and motion you've captured!! #2692696

Karen Slagle April 26, 2006 0

Congrats, Chris. This is truly a very cool image and it really shows speed. Good luck on the next round. #2692816

Luigi Di Serio level-classic April 26, 2006 0

I love the concept, composition, angle and of course, I love trains! Amazing and big congrats #2693749

Sylvia Rossler April 26, 2006 0

Amazing finalist Chris !! Big congrats :O) #2694256

Nobu Nagase April 26, 2006 0

Way to go, Chris, one of my favorite subjects from Tokyo!!!
Many congrats!!! #2694449

Renee Doyle April 26, 2006 0

Congratulations Chris!!!! WTG!!! #2694569

Judy S. Fung April 26, 2006 0

Congrats, Chris! #2695075

Chris Macer April 27, 2006 0

Thanks for all the wonderful congrats messages on this one guys! Fingers crossed! :) #2697171

Paula Dwyer April 27, 2006 0

Intense!! Great shot and a big Congratulations!! :) #2697546

Keith L. Clayton April 29, 2006 0

Fantastic job, Chris - Many congrats on your winning creation! #2704698

Laura Clay-Ballard May 23, 2006 0

sorry I missed this one last month! super shot! love the motion! hum? resub for June ... theme is motion! ??? #2804740

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