Groovin' on the Bloor Train

Posted by Damon Schreiber (Toronto, Canada) on 5 January 2007 in Transportation and Portfolio.

This subway stuff is hard work. I'm getting exhausted and bleary-eyed. I'll come up for air for a few days, and then try to go back for more.

[Somewhere between Christie and Spadina Stations, Toronto]

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Comments (14)

badala from Leiria, Portugal

You have captured the moment well.

5 Jan 2007 7:42am

@badala: Thanks, Badala!

objectif-plume from Belgium

belle scène du quotidien... et joli le petit coeur sur le sac

5 Jan 2007 8:50am

@objectif-plume: Thanks, OP! I liked the little heart too. I almost wanted to post this on Valentines' day, but that photo's already been chosen for a long time.

Per Jorisch from Malmö, Sweden

I like the fact that everyone has their back turned against you. Nice shot.

5 Jan 2007 9:27am

@Per Jorisch: Thanks, Per! I liked that fact too :)

Srinivas Koduri from Visakhapatnam, India

everyone is busy in their own world here. no one really cares for our photographer? too bad.

5 Jan 2007 10:10am

@Srinivas Koduri: No, it's good. Our photographer prefers it that way. Thanks, Srinivas!

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Great stuff, in the thick of it. The back of head shot is one ive been chasing for a while ever since I saw Moriyamas bus shot (a link to which I just can not find on the net...buy the book!) but so far no success. Love the viewpoint as its radically different from what Ive been shooting on the trains. Camera to face...now thats bravery, although Travis did say thats his technique. Well done! Did you get any trouble?

5 Jan 2007 11:22am

@Duncan Galbraith: Oh, I'm a brave man alright, shooting the backs of people's heads <chuckle>. I think Travis is brave, but I also think he doesn't always raise his camera. Many seem to be taken from hip or chest height. Another thought on this sort of bravery, is that the more crowded a train is, the easier it is to take pictures unnoticed. Anyway, I'm glad you liked it. Which Moriyama book do you recommend (not that they're easily available here)? Thanks, Duncan! Oh, yeah, I got interested in the subject because of the headphones over the hat (on a day too warm to need a hat even outdoors) and because her face reminded me of Girl Inchoate. I wondered what's the polite way of asking another photoblogger if you can take their picture.

Still from Valence, France

Your framing gives the feeling to enter in the wagon! You've captured a fine mood!

5 Jan 2007 1:21pm

@Still: Thank you, Still! I tried to make it so you could feel the wool on her hat.

Dileep from Toronto, Canada

Excellent work Damon. Wow, you're really getting into this genre.

5 Jan 2007 5:03pm

@Dileep: Thank you, Dileep! I find it alternately frustrating and exhilerating.

William from United States

Ahh, I miss the subway. Nice Shot.

5 Jan 2007 6:43pm

@William: Thanks, William! If you miss the subway, another one will be along in about three minutes :-)

Ardeshir Tayebi from Tehran, Iran

I love the composition...one of the good one of yours!

5 Jan 2007 7:22pm

@Ardeshir Tayebi: Thanks so much, Ardeshir!

throughsilver from Leeds, United Kingdom

Love the shot! It seems to me less like you are some external observer, than it does the person in the foreground is actually our avatar. Maybe I'm playing too many video games or something, but I think the self/other distinction is an interesting one for shots like this.

5 Jan 2007 8:20pm

@throughsilver: If a symptom of playing too many video games is to see the world as though it were a video game... Thanks for the comment, thoughsilver! I'll have to ponder this some more...

Martine L. from Québec, Canada

Cool shot! You're now a specialist of the "candid camera"!

5 Jan 2007 9:05pm

@Martine L.: Trying. Just trying. When I think of candid camera, I think of the "just pour rire" gags show. I'm not that funny or that brave. Merci, Martine!