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Johan Meintjes 6 months ago

Mal daaroor! Miskien het ek self ook al te veel trein gery om te weet hoe spesiaal dit was - knap gedaan André.

Steve Hill 11 months ago

noyce

Pavan Kaul 11 months ago

A fabulous candid Andre!!

Ehab 2 years ago

Only in London !

Andre du Plessis Yes, only in London:) I agree.

Mitchell Kanashkevich 3 years ago

Masterpiece!

Andre du Plessis A bit late:), but many thanks Mitchell.

Yavuz Sariyildiz 3 years ago

very strong expression from daily life...a story can be established by a person looking at this strong composition...

Andre du Plessis Thank you Yavuz. At the time of submitting this I accepted this as a lucky opportunity. Now, 2 years later, I appreciate it more, and cannot believe the luck of this scene. Often when I do the Underground I these days I look and try to recreate something like this, even of a different story, but it simply does not present itself. Regards!

Guy Prives 3 years ago

Great street photo.
you use the light perfectly to focus on the man in the center

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Guy

Csehák Szabolcs 3 years ago

Great! :)

Andre du Plessis Thanks!

Lev Tsimring 3 years ago

great composition with the leading lines pointing to the main character

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated Lev

rahmat mulyono 3 years ago

great captured

Andre du Plessis Thanks Rahmat

adolfo valente 3 years ago

Excellent!

Andre du Plessis Thanks Adolfo, and many congrats on that beautiful portrait of yours

Alex OBrien 3 years ago

Super work Andre, everyone in a world of their own, although it does make me shudder at the 40 quid fine I have to pay for not having a ticket last week, and I swear the man with the i-Pod is my old physics teacher.
Enough rambling, just brilliant work!

Andre du Plessis Hmmm...Fare doding:) Just reward for mot letting me know that you are passing through my patch.

Francesca 3 years ago

great photo I love it.

Andre du Plessis Oh you do? Yet I seem to remember that you were sitting about 1m away from me, and drowning in embarrasement:)
Kind of..'I seriously don't know this man who is poking his camera into your faces...:)'

MARYAM SAHAFZADEH Haha, I had the same experience when we went for subway&people photo competition.

Helmut Schadt 3 years ago

A wonderful picture Andre!
Perfect in story, composition and technical quality as well.
And well worth the stress you had when taking it:-)

Andre du Plessis Hi Helmut. Thanks for visiting. Yes, I leave this stuff for the Richards', or the Juliens' or the Robert H's.
Much less trouble to sit down and have a chat first..:) Take care, Andre

David Sotosek 3 years ago

Great! I love it! These kind of shots are my favorites! Really well done! :)

Andre du Plessis Thank you David. I visited your other web shots, and you certainly do lovely mono's.
I noticed your liking for street work.

David Sotosek Thank you Andre! :)

Daniel Hasselberg 3 years ago

Excellent!

Andre du Plessis Thank you Daniel

Edy Santosa 3 years ago

Full of story, great :)

Andre du Plessis Hi to you there in Banjar! Many thanks, wishes, Andre

Ricky Siegers 3 years ago

Andre what an amazing scenery, simple but full with details.

Andre du Plessis Thanks Captain!

blackbird 3 years ago

I think it's really a great imagine of daily life in its simplicity.
Congrats, Andre.
Claudio

Andre du Plessis Ciao Claudio. Your comments appreciated, Andre

Kim Ayres 3 years ago

Stunning on so many levels, Andre.

Firstly it is just a wonderful photo in its own right. Nothing more needs to be thought or said about it for it to just stand out as something amazing.

In addition there's the wonder at how you can take such an ordinary everyday experience and turn it into something so much more

But then there's the technical aspects of gaining that amount of clarity in that level of light, and movement on a train.

And then there's having the sheer balls to click away in such a confined and public space.

I am awe-struck

Kim :)

Andre du Plessis Hi Kim. Really lovely comment from you - thanks for that. Yes - I was a bit embarrased (not being a regular Street photographer), but I could not let the moment pass uncaptured. So had to grin and bear it, but in real terms - who cares, and who even remembers me snapping away in that coach. However, I now have a picture that lasts, so the effort was worth it for me. Easier to do this type of thing when you are in another city, and not your own. Regards, Andre

Thomas Holtkoetter 3 years ago

Although the photo is overall sharp, the eyes are focused on the newspapaper reading man in the centre. Well done, Andre.

Andre du Plessis Hi Thomas. The man in the centre and the symmetry and pre-occupation with them all reading was my initial motivation, but only on checking the LCD did I realise that the traveller can add something different, so I re-framed for this. Thanks, Andre

Femke de Wit 3 years ago

We take the bus because we have to work. Every day the same. You make it something special.

Andre du Plessis Hmmm...Bus..more light and space. Bus driver glancing backwards...
Thanks Femke, and regards, Andre

anicolas 3 years ago

excelent :)

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated!

Bilyana P. 3 years ago

What an image!

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Bilyana

Polydactyle 3 years ago

Excellent one Andre. I really like it!

Andre du Plessis I love to persuse through your portfolio - such mood that you create. Thanks for your comment:)

Eliza Deacon 3 years ago

how wonderful is this - and how easily i am transported back to my old life (pre-Africa, tube riding, packed like a sardine every day...) i don't miss that, i hasten to add, but a part of me does just what i would have then, sneak a peek at their newspapers

Andre du Plessis Hi Eliza.....all the way from Kilimanjaro ! Wow!
Never in a hundred years will you probably want to live like this again , after what you have now..
Are those your zebras that I see on your front porch?
Thanks for visiting, best wishes, Andre

John Parminter 3 years ago

excellent

Andre du Plessis Thanks Jon!

Frank Michael Helferich 3 years ago

Wondeful study.
Frank

Andre du Plessis Thanks LandyMan - your comment much appreciated.

Bernard Frey 3 years ago

Great capture of the essence of tube riding. I use to call them the mole people. Apart from the obvious connection, they are totally blind to their surroundings. Well done.

Andre du Plessis Hi Bernard! I am a mole twice daily:) Have been wondering why I am acting so blindly lately:)
Good to hear from you, and regards, Andre

Al Seyedain 3 years ago

Andre,
This one is fantastic! And your trademark tint works very well here. Great addition to your collection.
Brilliant!
al

Andre du Plessis Thanks you for looking so closely Al:) Regards!

Dragan Jovancevic 3 years ago

obviously - an excellent shot. great use of lines and light here, a wonderful shot

Andre du Plessis Hi Dragan. Thank you very much. To be honest - I simply wanted symmetry, and the lines and convergence only really appeared when I viewed this image afterwards. So I emphasised these elements a bit in the processing, but not much.

mm767cap 3 years ago

Great image. Perfect exposure and wonderfully composed. Really enjoyed this.

Andre du Plessis Hi there. Lucky in both instances, thanks, and best wishes, Andre

michel 3 years ago

Très bonne image.

Andre du Plessis Thank you Michel

Dragan M. Babovic 3 years ago

What b/w image, so clear and busy atmosphere is so good controlled.

Andre du Plessis Thanks Dragan. Compared to my other work this image entailed less work. I underexposed by a stop because I was worried that the overhead lights might fool the camera, and luckily my guess was OK, so I did not have to work too hard on this one.

Claudio Solera 3 years ago

Excellent compo and nice b/w.Ciao,Claudio.

Andre du Plessis Thank you Claudio

Tshuvi Kuba 3 years ago

amazing composition, Im trying for few minuts to read the news paper here.. :)

Andre du Plessis :) The chap in the middle remained quite serious. This is the 'bankers' train back from the Docklands 'bankers domain'.
He once gave me a look that made my knees tremble. So I am getting my own back at him now where I caught this stern chappie reading the 'Dating' section of the paper. :):)

Jorge Goncalves Silva 3 years ago

The crowded looking of the image compared with the solitude of each face is awesome !
Great look Andre.

Andre du Plessis Yes Jorge - I use the tube a lot, and sometimes you share close space with others, yet, as you say - everyone is in his or her own world. Sometimes I thing that the tube ride consitutes a littel escape away from work and home things. Sometimes I feel that people enjoy this easily accepted little time in isolation. Good / Bad - I don't know. However, the travellers from warmer societies find this very amusing. You see them stare at all these breathing people, who all of a sudden become no more than the equivalent of museum exhibits.

Jorge Goncalves Silva I totally agree with you, Andre. I remember, when I was young to use the tube and felt the same you said. Sometimes, in those moments, we are alone with us, far away from everybody and everyone :) Regards.

Rolando (olly) 3 years ago

Love the lead in lines and story.
You are making us South Africans proud Andre :-)

Andre du Plessis Hey Olly! Baie bakgat van jou. Well, after the Tri-Nations.....:) Thanks for that, and hope to see some work of yours up soon, Andre

Monique 3 years ago

This is how looks our today life....
everyone is lost in his own thoughts..
doesn't see the man who is standing right beside him...
We can stand in a big crowd and still be lonely...

Andre du Plessis Dear Monique. Thank you for visiting my picture. I wroye a bit to Jorge 2 comments above. I often speak to people on the tube, and then all this simply drops away. I think that is is difficult for most of us to share close space with others. The same as going up a building in a lift, and all watching the lighted panel showing the floor numbers. Partly respect, partly shyness, but mostly conditioning, in my view. Best wishes, Andre

Sandy Powers 3 years ago

I love this! Sometimes I wish I lived where I had to take the subway so I could capture wonderful every day scenes like this.

Andre du Plessis ...and sometimes I wish that I can get into a convertible and simply drive and drive into the country. Just like in Texas. Wanna swop:)

Sandy Powers Tee hee. . .oh yes! Let's trade for a while, okay? I've had my fill of those country drives in Texas with harsh sun and flat terrain :)

Andre du Plessis I want to see those oil things that look like birds and that go up and down.
Also I want to drive for miles and miles and then get to a road house where the sugar container
is that glass jar with the silver screw-top that has a hole in the middle....and then I want to photograph the proprietor with his daughter or son where they stand behind the counter, or where they stand at the gas section with a Valvoline signboard somewhere in the background. Off course - wearing their hats...

Sandy Powers :) Andre, thank you! I just saw Texas thru someone else's eyes. I needed that. Maybe tomorrow, I will go take a country drive :)

Andre du Plessis Your initial comment did the same for me:) Have a lovely weekend Sandy.

toothpilot 3 years ago

Andre,
Nice to see a new theme coming through. Love this.
Hendrik

Andre du Plessis Thanks Hendrik. Not difficult to explore outside what one is comfortable with, and outside of what comes more naturally, but very difficult to make it work. I was lucky here, so I shall enjoy it while it lasts...

shafagh.kalhor 3 years ago

Great shot

Andre du Plessis Thank you, and lots of greetings to you over there in Tehran!

Patricia Sweeney 3 years ago

your black and white toning is just perfection. Great capture..

Andre du Plessis The luck of the moment:) Many thanks Particia.

Semir 3 years ago

Great one Andre :)

/Semir

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated Semir

Gilles 3 years ago

What a great shot !! Your b&w is perfect and the composition, framing is really interesting, full of life, storytelling... fav for me.

Andre du Plessis Hey Gilles. That is nice of you to say. many thanks and regards, Andre

Cheron 3 years ago

Great work ! Like it.

Andre du Plessis Your comment really appreciated. Thanks

Claudio Pio 3 years ago

Un bel classico, 'la centralità' da cui si dipana lo sguardo è molto efficace, ogni riferimento fotografico parte dal cuore dell'immagine ed offre armonia al contesto.
Complimenti.

Andre du Plessis Grazie Claudio. Mi è stata un po'preoccupato del fatto che il componente centrale era in procinto di essere troppo forte per dare forza alla posizione periferica del viaggiatore. Spero che questo Babilonia traduttore ha senso:) Riguarda, Andre

Claudio Pio Credo caro Andrea che nonostante il soggetto centrale abbia molto forza la cornice di persone intorno a lui non è da meno, sono anch'essi decisivi nell'economia della foto, creano un piacevole ed importante contorno ed equilibrano perfettamente l'immagine. It's ok!!!!! :):):) Un caro cordiale saluto da Roma.

Codrin Lupei 3 years ago

An excellent image, Andre, very well done, really wonderful work, love it!

Andre du Plessis Thank you Codrin. Quite a relief to get something up in street. Many streets in this big town, yet had to find it underground:)

taxiguerrilla 3 years ago

Hi,
may I blog your picture?
http://blog.taxiguerrilla.com
Thank you in advance,
Simone

Andre du Plessis Hi Simone. You are most welcome to do that:) Thanks for asking.
Just respect the copyright issues, Andre

taxiguerrilla Hi, thank you very much. The picture will be credited and linked to this page, my blog doesn't have any commercial purpose, it's just a collectin of pictures I like.
Thank you again,
Simone

Andre du Plessis Yes - I went to visit.
Indeed a lovely selection, and so varied.
I like the simplicity and look of your page. Keep up the good work, and best wishes, Andre

Stefania Cruceru 3 years ago

:) love it, Andre!!!

Andre du Plessis Stefania - thanks!

Ben Goossens 3 years ago

Very emotional, strong capture:-)

Andre du Plessis Thank you Ben. I am serious about that workshop.

Soeren Friberg 3 years ago

I like this shoot very much! Thanks for sharing!
With regards Soeren

Andre du Plessis Thank you for your thanks Soeren.

Fabio Giannelli 3 years ago

Nice street ! I like how the real subjects are not those reading newspapers but the one who is staring on the right of the frame. Making the viewer wonder what he's looking at...

Andre du Plessis Hi Fabio. I think that he is looking at the tube map up above me to the left. Thanks for 'looking' here, Andre

sasson haviv 3 years ago

great one!!!

Andre du Plessis Appreciated sasson!

Chris Dixon 3 years ago

Stunning

Andre du Plessis Thanks Chris

JBA 3 years ago

Good one Andre. Amazing for 1600 ISO! Good capture of 'what it's like'.

Andre du Plessis Thanks Jon. Even I was surprised that the Canon produced this at 1600. Makes me like it a bit more now...but only a bit:)

Bob Patefield 3 years ago

This is a great photo Andre, but it makes me feel sad. So many people in such close proximity and they hardly dare look at each other. They are using the newspapers as nothing more than a barrier to give themselves a little more space and the iPOD/earphones to tell people 'don't talk to me'. They need to be giving each other hugs. That's why I love these guys so much....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCbOSrU0FmY

JBA Bob, I don't want to be talked to on the tube. For a start, you have to shout. It's hard to know where to look as there are so many people's faces in your face and reflections of faces. . . It's an uncomfortable experience being in other's personal space and having others in yours. It's not sad, they are just minding their own business. They all have their 'London face' on, that's all ;-)

Bob Patefield Perhaps I should start practicing the 'London face' for my visit :-| There....how's that?

Andre du Plessis When someone talks to you on any London Transport (buses, tubes, trains) they can only be tourists or new arrivals or seriously suspect.
Sad but true.
That is why I like to go back to SA frequently. My London Face does not get packed in my suitcase.

JBA Leave your London face behind Andre. Absolutely ;-)

Zaahir Essa 3 years ago

street, by andre! cool..

Andre du Plessis Check out my macro's soon:)

Zaahir Essa hahah i look forward to them in b/w goodness.

Marco Scintilla 3 years ago

Gran bel lavoro e magnifica conversione in bianconero.

Andre du Plessis Il tuo commento è gradito. Io amo monocromatica.

enzo penna 3 years ago

mi piace il tuo modo di vedere......ottimo snap

Andre du Plessis Vi ringraziamo. Esso è stato fatto in questo momento. Devo pratica Street più spesso.

Phyllis Clarke 3 years ago

Intimate at 24mm! How close were you? :)! I can read their newspapers. At an ISO 1600 it is so amazingly clear! :))))) A good diversified mix of faces here. Bravo...my best, Phyllis PS.next time the women..who will probably be putting on make up!

Andre du Plessis Hi Phyllis. My 1st upload from London. Walked around the city the whole day with Francesca, and the only one or two worthwhile ones shot on the way back in the tube:) I'll try for some females doing the make-up thing. Would love to find a row of them doing the same. Only problem that in this Big Brother Society I'll probably be hauled off the train by the British Transport Police for that. Yes, these newer full frame cameras do good low light/high ISP work.

KoPi 3 years ago

outstanding capture Andre. terrific framing.

Andre du Plessis Could not get more space either side - would have liked a bit, though. Thanks Koen.

Marcus Björkman 3 years ago

This is super, well seen, well composed!

Andre du Plessis Thank you Marcus

Sven Fennema 3 years ago

Fantastic scene, perfect in every way!

Andre du Plessis Thanks Sven. Very much appreciated comment from you.

KPK 3 years ago

Stunning good!

Andre du Plessis That's nice of you Peter. A bit of symmetry chucked in to keep you architectural types happy:)

KPK :-)))

Robert 3 years ago

Incredible Andre!

Robert

Andre du Plessis Thanks Robert!

Nic Duncan 3 years ago

Excellent Andre.

Andre du Plessis + + Appreciated Nic

bogdan 3 years ago

excellent picture ! good work !

Andre du Plessis Thank you Bogdan

Colmar Wocke 3 years ago

Andre,

This is a lovely picture - very agreeable composition and tonal treatment.

This is definitely one where only Black and White works, in my opinion!

Congrats.

Colmar

Andre du Plessis Hi Colmar. The chap at the very back was looking at me, so I clicked until he looked down. Quite a departure from my usual ways, so have to admit I felt a bit strange. Have to have hair on your teeth to do this thing. Also, afterwards you cannot quite turn on your heel and walk away..., so that's where the fixation with the LCD screen comes in so handy:)
....post traumatic dissociation - very handy:)

Lars Klottrup 3 years ago

Congrats Andre - Great capture in a fantastic exposure! :-)

Andre du Plessis Hi Lars. Thanks a lot. For once there was some space to swing a lens - usually I have my nose up someone's armpit of the 6pm Jubilee from Canary Wharf.

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