Ascending in Black and White -- Woman on Escalator in a Subway Station in Los Angeles, California
by Darin Volpe
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Ascending in Black and White -- Woman on Escalator in a Subway Station in Los Angeles, California
Artist
Darin Volpe
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
It was a cold December day in the City of Angels. I came in on the 12:15 from the sleepy town of San Luis Obispo. I had time to kill - time enough to hop the Red Line towards Tinseltown. At a stop along the way I saw her. She wore a coat and hat - the kind of hat that could cast a shadow big enough to cover the town like a solar eclipse. Her handbag - it was big enough to hold three watermelons. I watched her ascend from the depths and disappear onto the streets of Los Angeles. My work was done - the pigeons could follow from here.
This photograph was made in a subway station on the LA Metro with a fisheye lens. I lay my upper body down on the divider between the up and down escalators, composed the shot, and waited. Soon I was rewarded with not only the perfect passenger, but a very cooperative flock of birds overhead. The result was this moody and mysterious photo.
This photo is also available in color.
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June 6th, 2020
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