transit photography

The art of transit

photo by Mikael F, via Flickr A striking self portrait taken with an iPhone on a bus in Vasterbotten, Sweden. Mikael used the Hipstamatic app with the John S lens and Ida’s 1969 film, the same two filters I’ve found that often deliver good results. On a somewhat related note, [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Pete Stasiewicz, via Flickr Very cool photo of the Chicago El going over the Lake Street bridge. Pete took the photo from the Clinton station using a Sony DSLR-A700. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Chris Walters, via Flickr A lot of different things going on in the frame in this photo. I like the dark of the car contrasted to the light of the street. The photo was taken with the iPhone’s Hipstamatic app. Where was it taken? Take a guess. The [continue reading]

The art of transit

  photo by Linh Nguyen, via Flickr Creative Commons Nice use of color in this photo of the elevated portion of the New York subway in Brooklyn taken with an iPhone. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by James Calder, via Flickr This wasn’t photoshopped. It was taken in Washington D.C. during one of those events where people dress up as zombies and go around town. The dude in the lower right corner seems really into it. I probably should have waited until Halloween to post [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Ken Quail, via Flickr This photo actually dates to 2007, but it’s too good not to post. It was taken on a subway in Korea, where a few passengers had decided to work some exercise into their transit experience. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Kristina Moller, via her Flickr photostream A nice and moody shot of a typical New York subway entrance taken by Kristina while visiting New York from her home in Denmark. The photo was taken with an iPhone and the popular Hipstamatic app. To submit a photo for the [continue reading]

The art of transit

Photo by Mark Willis, via Flickr Very nice capture by Mark of a bus and a bar in Somerville, Mass. The photo was taken with an iPhone and processed using the clarity and HDR functions on the Camera+ app, as well as Photoshop. Here’s Mark’s photo and design blog if [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Davide Ianigro, via Flickr I found this photo on Flickr. It’s a few years old, but it’s a great image — it’s moody, has movement in the background but is sharp and in focus in the foreground and has nice reflections off the wet pavement. Go ahead and [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Stu Mayhew, via Flickr Nice shot taken with an iPhone’s Hipstamatic app of a foggy London train platform. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to @metrolosangeles with an #artoftransit hashtag. Many of [continue reading]