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Friday, 5 August 2011

The Weekend in Black and White


Another photo from Padington Station in London.
This is part of one of the original decorated iron roof beams - now draped with much more modern electric cable!


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23 comments:

Carver said...

I like the detail from the Station so much

B i r g i t t a said...

Such fabulous construction! It looks so good in b&w :)

Carola said...

Fantastic detailed structure. Outstanding in B&W.

lina@home sweet home said...

Awesome B&W pic :)

Laura said...

I love this...so many interesting angles and lines...wonderful b and w!

isabella kramer - veredit said...

fantastic structures and lines, great composition!

cordially greetings,
isabella

John said...

The Victorian cast iron sculptures were so much 'railway'.

jams o donnell said...

Excellent photo Dragonstar!

Karen said...

What a great view, love the detail.

Lachezar said...

Nicely framed detail, it does justice to this beautiful structure!

Anonymous said...

Interesting that I didn't notice the electric cables until I read your words. I love these old structures and your fine image certainly captures the loving detail of the past.

I remember years ago when they were renovating 30th street station in Phila. how I'd get a sore neck looking up at all the wonderful details that had been covered by decades of grime and neglect.

PS I'm a retired architect so I'm a sucker for photos of the bones of buildings.

Dimple said...

I love these old structural details, they combine beauty with functionality. It's too bad, in my opinion, that the modern wires were not routed along the old lines instead of across them--but I imagine it saved money to have a shorter run.
However, it is an arresting photo, and looks good in b&w!

Francisca said...

Perfect lines for monochrome. That is a nicely designed detail at the station. [Not that you're asking, but I prefer no word verification. I find Blogger/Google already captures the spam.]

Tatjana Parkacheva said...

Nice architectural details in your photo.

Regards!

Birgitta said...

Great detail! Great shot!

NatureFootstep said...

this is a nice detail Dragonstar. I like this. Great work. :)

Anonymous said...

Why can't they decorate beams like this today? They are beautiful!

Margaret Gosden said...

A wonderful architectural detail of Paddington Station - I may very well pass through there in September!

Mona said...

There are so many details to study in your photo. Very interesting shot.

anemonen said...

Superb nice photo. Nice smooth lines that I like.

Harry Snowden said...

Love architecture in B&W...and of places I might never see!

magiceye said...

this is beautiful!

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

I really like that.