The Tozai Line (Train series 1 of 3)

Posted by Duncan Galbraith (kyoto, Japan) on 27 November 2006 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Taken on the Tozai line, Kyoto City. Unfortunatley I'd knocked the camera down a resolution or two by accident and this came out with a little noise.

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Comments (22)

Kenn from New York, United States

noise or no noise, its still a great picture.
i love taking pictures of people who are older. their facial expressions, wrinkles, eyes, hair, everything adds more detail and personality.

was this a candid picture?

27 Nov 2006 5:10am

@Kenn: yes this was candid. shot from hip height but luckily the lcd screen can be flipped up to help in these situations.

Darren Halliday from Toyko, Japan

I wonder what he was thinking when you took this one.

27 Nov 2006 6:08am

@Darren Halliday: Aye, thats what I like about candid takes, they kind of really fuel the imagination. If you havent seen Kelvin Chans stuff then please take a look. He's got some excellent train/subway images. very inspiring (plus I seem to remember he posted a handy tutorial on how to take candid shots without anyone noticing). in fact here it is.

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Interesting comosition.

27 Nov 2006 7:21am

@badala: Thanks badala!

Blain from Toride, Japan

You got a good capture of the older man in this shot. I wonder how it would have looked if you cropped the pic so that the man was filling the frame? As for the noise, I really don't notice it all that much. It's a really good shot.

27 Nov 2006 7:43am

@Blain: Thanks man. Yeah I tried cropping it so the guy filled the frame but it was difficult to see the context in which it was taken. and at that magnifictaion the noise was a little too noticeable.

Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia

I love these candid shots on the subway, the reflection is cool as well; every part of the frame has something interesting in it.

27 Nov 2006 7:50am

@Chris Sullivan: cheers Chris, your comments are always welcome. Thank you again.

Cyrille from PARIS, France

Fantastic!!!

27 Nov 2006 11:02am

@Cyrille: Merci beaucoup!

pond365 from Otsu Shiga, Japan

Great photo!
I also like Taxi drivers uploaded before.
I've decided not to reach the man with FinePix S9000 at Kyoto. (^^

27 Nov 2006 11:31am

@pond365: Arigatou Gozaimasu! If you ever wanna go shooting pond just give me a mail. There's a few of us who get out and about in Kyoto. You'd be most welcome.

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Thats great Duncs. Kind of haunting look in his expression. The EOS shutter sounds like Dirty Harry's Magnum going off so sadly I dont think I'll be attempting any shots like this.
Nice one.

27 Nov 2006 12:02pm

@Stu: LOL about the shutter noise mate. In your settings cant you turn it off? See you soon mate.

Claireg from Dendermonde, Belgium

nice accidental shot!

27 Nov 2006 12:41pm

@Claireg: Hi Claire. Thanks for your visit again. Much appreciated.

Anurag from Pune, India

Excellent! Love the reflection of people standing in the window pane.

27 Nov 2006 1:20pm

@Anurag: Thanks Anurag. Looking forward to your next post.

Kelvin Chan from New York, United States

Your portrait shots can't be beat. Hands down one of the best. I'll be catching up with you ;]

27 Nov 2006 2:31pm

@Kelvin Chan: Thank you Kelvin! Again your comment has made my day. Once that D-80 of yours gets in the portrait ring I'll have to change genre!

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Excellent. He almost looks accusing. I also like the reflections of the women behind him.

27 Nov 2006 3:52pm

@Damon Schreiber: Thanks so much Damon, your input always makes me think/smile/reassess my work. Much appreciated.

throughsilver from Leeds, United Kingdom

Hey Duncs. Liking this photo a lot. I agree about the gentleman's expression; he looks almost betrayed, in a stoical kinda way. That, or he's Roddy Piper in 'They Live' - alone in his awareness of a dark secret.

27 Nov 2006 4:33pm

@throughsilver: hi Throughsilver! How you doing? long time no comms ne? Arigatou Gozaimusu! Hows life in Leeds mate? Will have to make a concerted effort to get on Messenger this week. Talk to you soon.

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

But good enough, I dont see too much noise.

27 Nov 2006 4:52pm

@Shuva Brata Deb: Cheers Shuva. Aye the noise isnt that bad really. Guess I'm getting a bit fussy as I get older.

Still from VALENCE, France

Really a strong portrait!

27 Nov 2006 8:21pm

@Still: Merci Beaucoup still!

Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan

Ouch he looks like he's going to rip the camera from you and throw it out the window. I love the lines of his face. Elderly give off such character especially in black and white. Its a fantastic shot. Do you take these in black and white??

27 Nov 2006 11:22pm

@Colour blind: Thanks Colourblind. No, I shoot in colour and use gradient maps to convert to B&W. Aye, I agree with your comment regarding the elderly, they really lend themselves to black and white, you can bring out more details through PS than in colour.