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a Whore House...
Or 'Quel bordel', which is
the emotive French expression which means 'what a total mess'
which is exactly what the Parisian public transport system is at
the moment.
Even though we are admittedly in the striking high season, this
looks like it's going to be a vintage year. Yesterday it wasn't
only the transport people who were protesting, but a whole bunch
of others too. Hence scenes such as the one above, where we can
see the Porte d'Orleans metro cowering under a hideous
pile of festering rubbish. Everywhere people were trudging
resignedly (but more and more angrily) to and from work along
the filthy pavements. And motorists were getting even more
frustrated as their greatest irritation was realised: hoards of
pedestrians moving faster than the cars.
Getting the exposure right on this shot was a nightmare. For a
start, I wanted the big pile of black bags to dominate the shot,
or at least be very prominent. But black comes out as, well,
black in shots and isn't easy to see. So I had to lighten
it up with a longer exposure.
Unfortunately this meant that the bright metro sign burnt out
and you can't see the map at all. A long exposure, handheld, at
night also equates with one thing - blur! So combining a high
ISO (1600) with as steady a hand as I could muster I did my
best.
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November 2007 - Slide Show ~ |
