CTA - Leaving the L

A street shot from the elevated train line, Chicago. I love these grungy old spaces. One of these days, maybe tomorrow, I'll get my camera out again. Not today, though... too busy at work and home.

Thanks for putting "Bean" on the TT this week. It made me really happy to see it there, since we were all together in Chicago together.

Enjoy the weekend and thanks so much to taking time to visit.

[Call me Joe]

Amazing capture, love it:)

[Peter Dulis]

nice ...

[Jane Pittenger]

A lot to see. I wonder re ever so slightly blurring and darkening the areas right and left below the walkway?

[Rosie Kerr]

@jgpittenger Great idea... I may give it a try, when I get a few minutes. Thanks!

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent in every way but the detail of the floor is what makes it for me

[gloria jones]

Neat street shot, lighting

[Leslie]

very cool capture . Love the b&w

[KWind]

Great lines!

[Rosie Kerr]

@graemestevens You know... me, too. :)

[Dyan Stevens]

Love the industrial feel with the steel and bolts.

[Sally Ings]

I like the symmetry and the texture

[maree_sanderson]

i love the way you've processed this...it's sharpness and tones...may i ask how you did it?...

[Marnie]

Ooooo, grunge, yesss. You know how much I love these sorts of shots. Wonderful rivets, pipes and girders. Love it all. Fav.

[Pam Knowler]

I love the way the L has provided us with some grungy shots!! Great processing here - the light on the floor is lovely and those lines take you right into the shot!! Fav!

[ajisaac]

Great b&w-love the industrial theme.

[Nick]

Looks very cool - I like the industrial look.

[Joyce]

Wonderful grunge shot looks great in B&W

[PTP: Past their Prime]

Nice lighting - great b&w. Fav.
@snaggy

[Rosie Kerr]

@maree_sanderson Sure! I imported the shot into Lightroom. I straightened it, cropped it, leveled it. I did some basic exposure work there. Then, I took it into Photoshop, where I did some work on contrast and tone. In Photoshop, I used a Nik filter (Color Efex), to bring out some detail and improve contrasts/mid-tones. Then, I saved it, which takes it back to Lightroom. I think I used one of my black & white presets in LR (I got some freebies from Hacking Photo), to turn it into a black and white photo. I could have done the same thing in PS, with Silver Efex, but I just didn't (for some random reason). Hope this helps! :)

[Taffy]

Really fantastic composition using lines and framing. I like the feel of it as well.

[Joan Robillard]

This is a wonderful street scene.

[maree_sanderson]

@rosiekerr ...thanks so much Rosie...appreciate your time...awesome result... :o)

[Rachel]

Excellent shot.

[Nicole]

fab street shot! love the lighting!

[Ukandie!]

Made me smile, it is my neck of the woods when I head downtown.