p.1 #8 · Film photographer documented the building of LA's new metro line
You know you're "old school" when you still call the lines Purple, Red, etc.
Not sure why the MTA is aping NY, in giving our metro line letter designations. There's a good reason many metro system use a number/color combination.
p.1 #12 · Film photographer documented the building of LA's new metro line
Yup, saw the workers sticking out of the boring face. An extremely impressive bit of engineering, and something I could not fathom operating. Would think a tunnel boring operator would be a rather esoteric title.
Perhaps because of my technical background, I've always been drawn to photos of people in their element performing work, the more mechanical, physical, and outlandish the better. Steam fitters, high steel construction, lumberjacks, forge operators, excetera. Bonus points if B&W, as to me, it lends a timeless quality to the capture.
p.1 #13 · Film photographer documented the building of LA's new metro line
I had a film camera to document my trips in college, but I started more serious photography doing daily construction photos with a digital P&S as I was saving them in a cd and fedex them as the internet connection was a slow dial up in the job sites...Now I don't that, but I have seen so many construction photos esp I like early 20th century NYC construction shots... B&W film makes the above shots more documentary...
p.1 #14 · Film photographer documented the building of LA's new metro line
serhan_ wrote:
I had a film camera to document my trips in college, but I started more serious photography doing daily construction photos with a digital P&S as I was saving them in a cd and fedex them as the internet connection was a slow dial up in the job sites...Now I don't that, but I have seen so many construction photos esp I like early 20th century NYC construction shots... B&W film makes the above shots more documentary...
p.1 #16 · Film photographer documented the building of LA's new metro line
As an LA resident and a very new film enthusiast, seeing these lovely photos taken on film makes me so happy. There’s something so warm and nostalgic about them. Thank you so much for sharing this post!
And he is as tall as Empire State Building (102-story high at height of 1,250′, 1,454′ to tip)...