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| Photos \ Daily Grind |
I thought it would be cool to document my daily travel to and from work. I've only just started it, but I hope to capture a lot more things which remind me of the Daily Grind.
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| 6:43pm |
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One of the many clocks located just outside Canary Wharf tube station. The short depth of field really makes the clock pop! |
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| 96031 *NEW |
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I'm not too sure what the number 96031 means above the door, but I have a feeling it's the number of miles the carriage has travelled. |
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| At a Glance |
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Trying out my new 50mm f/1.4 in the tunnels of Waterloo. |
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| Bakerloo Morning |
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The packed Bakerloo platform at Waterloo. |
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| Bus Stop Reading *NEW |
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Just another rainy London day while waiting at the bust stop. |
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| Canary Wharf *NEW |
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I've always wanted to get this shot, but each time I see the papers all over the bench I don't have my camera with me, and each time I bring it there's always someone cleaning it up... but not this time! |
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| Cattle Gates |
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Cattle Gates; the gatekeeper of all London transportation, "moooooo!" |
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| Cattle Train *NEW |
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I snuck off a few shots at waist level to get a different perspective without anyone noticing. |
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| Citi-HSBC |
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A square located at Canary Wharf, unfortunately the fountains weren't running at the time. |
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| Daily Paper |
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The London Paper is the free underground paper; this shot shows the paper still neatly presented, but in the afternoon it's trashed. |
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| Death Stare |
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Using my monopod to get down low and have stability. This guy didn't much like what I was doing... |
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| Embankment Place |
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I took this from the walkway above my building just after work. I waited about 30min to get the car and amount of people just right. |
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| Escalator Warp |
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The Jubilee Line escalator at Waterloo station. I waited for the traffic to clear and got down real low for this shot. |
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| Escalator Affairs |
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I was really only testing the camera settings, but thought this was a good enough shot anyway. |
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| Evening Standard |
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My most favourite shot of the series; this guy hands out free papers outside Embankment. |
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| Free Standard |
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One of the free Standard paper stands at Canary Wharf. This was taken under the DLR line. |
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| Friday Drinks |
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This guy was so drunk that he didn't even hear the clunk of my camera snapping away repeatively. I had it resting against my knee connect to my monopod. |
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| Good Day? |
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I snuck off a shot with this guy having a nap on the way home. It wasn't until I look at the photo of the PC did I realise what was written above him; pure luck! |
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| Greet 'n Sniff |
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Waterloo Transport Police performing random drug searches at Waterloo. I only managed to get 2 snaps off before being approached. I was awarded a ticket on suspicion of terrorism for this. |
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| Mind the Doors |
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Taken at Chancery Lane; this is not nearly as packed as what the train usually is. |
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| Morning Trash |
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One of many places people leave their trash in Waterloo. |
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| No Smoking |
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I used my compact camera to get this shot without making my presence known. |
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| Paper Train *NEW |
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The moment the doors close on the train everyone pulled out the morning paper. I thought people might notice when I pulled my camera from my bag, but no-one did. *snap* |
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| Powernap *NEW |
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I had my camera hanging upside down near my waist via a shoulder strap. It took me 15min to slowly move my hand in a discrete position and snap off a few pics without anyone noticing. |
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| Priority Seating |
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This child was strapped to her mums back and was facinated with my camera... *click* |
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| Stairway to Hell |
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Walking down from the train platforms and into the underground at Waterloo. |
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| Stand on the Right |
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This has to be the longest sloping travelator I know - this is for the Waterloo & City line. |
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| Sweet Stop |
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Sweet Stop is right outside my main office building, it's one of few places they sell V. |
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| Taxi |
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This guy didn't much like me taking a photo of his car. So much so he asked me why I did and then moved his car to the next taxi stop claiming "he doesn't trust anyone!" |
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| Thank God It's Over... |
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A normal scene for any trip home on the train after a hard days work. |
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| Train Approaching *NEW |
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Love the 50mm depth of field, a worthy purchase. It just makes subjects pop out from the background. |
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| Train Spotting |
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These departure boards are located underneath the train platforms at Waterloo. |
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| Tunnel of Doom |
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This escalator leads down to the Jubilee line at Waterloo, where 'everyone' is polite and uses common sense (pfffffft..!!) |
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| UFO Stairs |
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Taken at one of the back entrances to Canary Wharf tube station. The shape of the building and light makes it look like stairs to a UFO. |
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| Up For Fresh Air |
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I had my camera resting on the railing and waited for a few minutes for the right amount of people. |
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| Walking Along Strand |
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Walking back from the Strand office towards Trafalgar Square tube station. |
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| Waterloo & City |
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Taken the on the Waterloo & City tube line; one guy knew I was up to something... |
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| Waterloo Traffic |
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I've always wanted to capture this shot on a beautiful sunny work morning. It's not exactly how I invisioned, so I'll have to keep trying till I get it right. This will do for now... |
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