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Leora Long
{K:11135} 5/17/2006
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What a great essay in a stunning setting, Hugo - quite a contrast to the NY subway. So crowded, if you turn around someone's backpack will hit you in the face.
This just glows and the people are a marvelous collection. Could be a storyboard for a movie.
Cheers, Leora
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David Walker
{K:1148} 4/11/2006
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This is a wonderful image. I really like the idea to show so many different perspectives on the people in the tube. Well earned award.
Stefan
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r u t h d r io
{K:4339} 1/11/2006
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Hugo, good idea, good compo...i like your portfolio!, subway life, so rich for capturing :)
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Mohamed Ezz
{K:2170} 1/5/2006
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Oh My God..
i can't Imagine what I saw..
I was dreaming wiz the same idea .. as I spend alot of time in the underground .. but i'm sure that I will not make such an excellent work like that..
M.Ezz
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ken krishnan
{K:19102} 8/16/2005
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Hi Hugo,
Excellent. Very interesting subject given the recent sucide bombing of London tubes.
If it was taken around the time of the awful incidence - then you should consider yourself as very lucky indeed !
Here you are showing some possitive work of the tube and yet there are people who want to ruin these innocent commuters !.
Since those bombings I am very warry to travel to UK just incase i might be mistaken and beaten up !!! Scarry thought indeed even though I am not a muslim.
All the Asians are now carrying a heavy burden - "unless proven otherwise you are a muslim and a potential sucide bomber".
regards,
ken.
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 8/11/2005
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A very good serie - this is my favorite - i think, the last one are also great!
Jeanette
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Lori Stitt
{K:75282} 8/7/2005
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EXCELLENT collection Hugo!
You have all these arranged perfectly! GR8 composition.
I especially like the lower right corner. The circular lines and reflections are really nice. That one is a 'stand alone' image.
Very good job on this collection, Hugo.
Lori ;)
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James Hager
{K:6285} 8/6/2005
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Love the arrangement of the individual images here.
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 8/2/2005
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Fantastic! I'm amazed at the quality of these images, particularly the ones where I knew you were balancing onboard while in motion. Also, it is interesting that everyone wasn't staring at you wielding that camera at them...lol. Another thing, is the light -- it's just beautiful. You are a master at composition, and it shows here. That pole going through the the man in the upper corner is just grand. Really enjoyable series of images here as well as the independent sets you've posted. Congrats on another BIP! Antonia
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Patrick Ziegler
{K:21797} 7/31/2005
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9 posts for the price of 1 :-)
Actually very nice compilation of images... Really bring the viewer into the subway. I don't think one shot would creat the same feeling.. Well done!
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NN
{K:26787} 7/30/2005
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Very nice series! This one presents perfectly the mood in tubes - feet, hands, legs, shoes; too many. No mobile phones here? Very good ...
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Hussam Abdul Nour
{K:3799} 7/21/2005
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wonderful story very nice picture
congrats for BIP award you deserve..
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Miguel Torres
{K:3998} 7/19/2005
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Just Great!!!
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 7/19/2005
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Hi,Hugo
As I mentioned on the previous one that the coming ones , more clearing the idea behind this project, indeed ,although the elements are a bit different from the main objects but they are part of movement and transportation, capturing the action as and when it happens is a great idea, within this arrangement, knowing the work behind those shot the small weakness can be neglected, due to movement, lack of light and a crowded place, but the main weakness noticed and can not be neglected the first image of the second row(first left), badly cropped. Saying that IMO this image is more powerful than the previous one within its clear subject, dynamic, a good arrangement of the contains puzzles and most carries a message within its theme. Saeed
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chantal heijnen
{K:979} 7/18/2005
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Hi Hugo,
This looks great as well as the other triple nine series! I'll definatly come back in August and check your new uploads! Succes met je 'duty'!
Chantal
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Tiro Leander
{K:19060} 7/17/2005
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ah....... this is brilliant, title and the shots. The BIP is so well deserved.
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 7/17/2005
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Such familiar scenes presented in a new way. Like the informal symmetry. Great work.
Joggie
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Orazio Minnella
{K:49417} 7/17/2005
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Nice underground shot.Beautiful collage and superb composition.Congratulation for the BIP
Regards
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Stephen Bowden
{K:64141} 7/16/2005
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Great work Hugo and a wonderful idea. It is amazing what results are possible taking discreet candid photographs like this.
Excellent work and congratulations on the BIP too :-)
Best wishes,
Steve
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Kam Broumand
{K:-82} 7/16/2005
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Hi Hugo,
Great to see you work again! Very creative work as always! Great stuff altogether.
Well done
Kam
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Nour El Refai
{K:12481} 7/16/2005
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yeah, this one is excellent
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Zeev Scharf
{K:25603} 7/16/2005
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Excellent collage of the underground ,each one tellig a story,superb choice of pictures
Congrat on well deserved BIP
Many thanks for nice commnet on "Old Vs new in NYC"
See you back soon
Best regards
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Verena Rentrop
{K:15233} 7/16/2005
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need a bit more time to look at every single element in here...
the first impression is...yes...that is what I see when being in the underground...
thanks for showing...
Hope to see you soon again here...
a hug
Verena
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 7/16/2005
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wonderful movie , Great Actor , well done .
Galal
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Rob Ernsting
{K:8899} 7/16/2005
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Very good collage of quality photos. neatly worked out.
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/16/2005
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Hi Paul, I felt pretty ambiguous about posting this one after the recent ragedy in London. I know the City pretty well to, and have many friends there... For a full and indepth argument, see Randy's comments, and my replies to him on this photo. Feel free to mingle. Eventhough it's not my intention to make this shot a tribute to the victims, it is something a lot of people addressed, and with good cause, too.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 7/16/2005
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Having lived in England, the tube/underground was very well known to me like many subway systems.. such as Paris.. NYC.. but after the recent bombings my thoughts have defintely been drawn back to the city I enjoyed so much.. love the collage.. congrats on the BIP
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Marcio Janousek
{K:32538} 7/16/2005
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very beautifully done and very good inspiration of Villaschi?s
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Patrick Jacobson
{K:29151} 7/16/2005
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Very nice serie.. =) Inspiration comes from this bigtime! =)) Congrats on the awards once again!
Regards,
Patrick J
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/16/2005
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Hi Karen, Yeah, that would definitely have an added value. Didn't think of that, but I'll continue this series whenever I get the chance to go to London. Next time, I'll have a go at those. Thanks!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/16/2005
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Hi Randy, On the contrary. Much appreciated. Knowing many shots in london, I anticipated the link with the tragedy that happened. Received many comments linking the image to those horrendous events, too. I only want to distantiate this image from those events, as I have a strong belief the Londoners will prevail, and more importantly, who am I to post a tribute... It'll be too pretentious to proclaim an image to be a tribute in a series that has no other meaning than a consecutive number of related uploads to say "bye" for a fortnight. I'm sure you'll understand what I mean.
Cheers,
hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/16/2005
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Hi Marion, all of these images were shot from the hip, carrying my camera leasurely. Whit the rattling of the carriages, they can't even hear the click... Thanks...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/16/2005
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Hi Michael, agreed on both points...:) Thanks!
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 7/15/2005
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Hugo, it is not just a photograph of busy day! you are able to tell a story with your camera. this is a big ability and valuable done.
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Roberto Bertone
{K:13239} 7/15/2005
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Eccellente sequenza, ottima idea, complimenti anche per il BIP!!!
Saluti.
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 7/15/2005
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it is perfect!!!!! I knew that!!!! congratulations dear Hugo for the well earned award!!!!!!!!
Marian
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karen clarke
{K:18893} 7/15/2005
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I like your choice for the center image. I am wondering what it would be like to add an image of people coming towards you on the escalator as the first image and them going away as the last image to complete the story. Still I love all of the shots and put together they work well together. Nice work~
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Randy Lorance
{K:24769} 7/15/2005
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Hi Hugo, on the contrary, I should have been more clear about my remarks. I assumed these shots were made and your series planned before the sorrowful event took place, and much like images and even movies set for release before the events in U.S. on 9/11, emotional connections cannot be avoided. It would have been a mistake on your part to abandon or alter your work because of yet to unfold human events.
Your work stands on it's own, yet perceptions of it after the fact are influenced by life, much as any photograph of the twin towers took on a totally different context. Now I didn't seek any
deeper meaning to this piece than I believe you intended - it is rather like how I might feel if I had a friend who was assaulted and killed on a subway, I would have a strong emotional reaction, but it would be quite apart from your actual work. Sorry to go on for so long. Take care.
Randy
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 7/15/2005
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Fascinating. There is so much crammed in here. And it's of course particularly poignant after the awful events on the London underground last week.
AJ
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Marion Luijten
{K:6141} 7/15/2005
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I really love this series, Hugo!! (and we have one more to go, I think?) Very inspiring...must have been fun making the best composition. Looks like the guy in the top left and top right image is hiding behind the red pole!
I wonder, did you get comments from people? The Nikon is not really a small camera to make sneaky pictures with. ;-)
Groet, Marion
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 7/15/2005
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This is an interesting assortment of pictures. They sure do tell t he story. Very nice work Hugo. Don.
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Antonio Trincone
{K:23167} 7/15/2005
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this one is very sad in the light of some facts days before
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 7/15/2005
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Good and interesting, but I think simple, bold abstract photographs work well in groupings. Just my opinion.
Better mix in this group though!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/15/2005
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Hi Randy, Thank you very much for your indepth comment. I'm impressed by your accurate perseption, the ninth image a mirrored version. Very well spotted.
I was quite hesitant of uploading this one, because I didn't want to create a reference to the recent tragedy. I even slightly altered it, as in the original one, I had a shot of Kings' Cross in it.
I pertinently don't want to create the illusion the timing of this upload was influenced by those tragedies. Within the series, it fulfills a much less profound role... The first being about planes, the second about trains, and that doesn't leave much to the imagination what the third one will be about. That rather ruins the thought for anyone who had any profound, indepth feelings about this shot. In stead of replacing one, maybe I should've abandoned the whole sequence... Hope I didn't disappoint you, but I do appreciate your comment, and actually flatters me, as you sought a much deeper message in this series...
Mind you, If possible, I would post a whole triptych with the profound intention you described, If I could...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Randy Lorance
{K:24769} 7/15/2005
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I'll have to comment before glancing at any previously made, as I'm sure to be repeating some other's thoughts.
This is a chilling 9set as it vividly slaps one in the face seeing it now after the barbarism that recenty took place. It is sad that innocuous photos bring thoughts of pain and death and ageless wanton savagery. That you took these pictures in this place brings it closer to home, and the phrase 'but for the grace of God' plays heavily, for we could be reading "Hugo is no longer with us". Are we all now photographers in a war zone?
I'm now eagerly awaiting the 3rd installment before even completing thoughts on this one. It's much easier to understand your placements in this set than the previous one, and it doesn't cause my mind to work at rearranging them to my own sensibilities. You have very much captured the quick eye movements one has while being in a public place with many people. I like the pole placement in the first image, but it seems bothersome repeated in the third. The fifth is a perfect choice to anchor the others.
Did you mirrow the last image? It ends the set well, with a backpact leaving the station intact.
Randy
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/15/2005
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Hi Angelo, I agree, the middle shot was entirely inspired by your image. Couldn't resist taking it....:)
I consider it to be a huge compliment as well; and I do value your comments highly, as they put the finger right on the sore spot in most photos. No niceties here either, btw.
I bought an Olympus, as it was cheaper, but I only use it rarely; I've been shooting F100, D100 and Yashica Mat most of the time, and recently I've bought a D2x, which is absolutely a fantastic camera. I think the appoach is similar to the ixus shots; all shot from the hip, not looking through the viewfinder.
Thanks again,
Cheers,
Hugo
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Angelo Villaschi
{K:49617} 7/15/2005
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Hugo,
This is almost overwhelmingly flattering. Better than any UF award, to be perfectly honest.
I am being perfectly sincere when I say you are the one who inspired me in the first place. E.g. posting things in a set of three. I still try to do that these days (e.g. 3 colour landscapes, followed by 3 b&w ones) and that is an idea I copied from you. Also the considered and dissecting style of commenting: I learned that from reading your comments to others.
I can definitely see the influence of some of my old photos here (the center shot in particular is a dead giveaway! :), and this time I like the arrangement much better than the previous.
I think this is a great tribute to Londoners and the underground.
But... I thought you had bought an Ixus. What happened to it?
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 7/15/2005
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thank to you my friend..
see you later!
roby
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Ursula Luschnig
{K:21723} 7/15/2005
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Hi Hugo,how much time we spend being around from A to B...and back again.I love this inspiring idea and how you arranged that kind of puzzle.Following your different themes,I try to guess what comes next .. :-)
Cheers,Ursula
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 7/15/2005
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simply magnificent. great work. fantastic. 7
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Green Gemini
{K:3391} 7/15/2005
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Nice work!
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Art A
{K:1187} 7/15/2005
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I can certainly relate to these people. Great angle of view. There is nothing more that I can say except - Well done on achieving your theme. Hope to catch up with you soon.
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/15/2005
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Hi Roby, thank you for your comments and encouraging words.... I'm 'm sorry about our friend, but I'm happy you're still here...
Thanks for your friendship,
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/15/2005
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Hi Roger, one more thing: Angelo gave me the idea to taking these candid shots in the London Tube, arranging them in a 3x3 matrix is my idea, as I've collected quite a few shots on different themes. If you look at the previous one, which has an automotive theme, you might well guess the theme of the next one...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Thilo Bayer
{K:50358} 7/15/2005
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Hi Hugo,
You combined a lot of interesting pictures to an even more interesting collague. legs and heads and arms and so on... the torso of the underground... pieces of the subway... one might think about the victims... not sure if you intended that =)
anyway, good collague, my friend.
best wishes,
Thilo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/15/2005
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Hi Roger, very interesting idea. Looking forward to it! Discussed it with Michael Kanemoto yesterday: there are many photographers on usefilm who have such consisten portfolio's that such a collage of individual shots could work very well for them. For example:
The urban abstracts of Jeanette Hagglund
The B&W compositions of Verena Rentrop
the dynamic carshots by Kostas (he's already done that, though)
Teunis Havemans' typical Dutch landscapes, you name them. I can think of several people who would do great composing such a thing with their florals.
Making one with your cellphonephotos would also be awesome!
Cheers and thanks for your comment,
Hugo
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 7/15/2005
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Angelo gave you this idea? Well this gives me an idea for a similar montage of toy camera shots on my mobile phone, none of which might stand up on their own but might work together... I might have it ready by the time you come back.
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 7/15/2005
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no words from me...just great admiration dear Hugo!!!
take care
Marian
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Marco Montesi
{K:1531} 7/15/2005
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Particolare idea per un bell'effetto!
Ottimo lavoro, tessere di vita in un mosaico metropolitano!
Ciao
Marco
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Lukasz Kuczkowski
{K:14687} 7/15/2005
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like this set and I am waiting for more;
very creative, especially that you show here everyday's life in common places which may seem to be flat and boring (but it is not);
regards
Lukasz
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Francesco Francesco
{K:8101} 7/15/2005
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Ciao Hugo,
great picture of daily life, I know how difficult is to take pics in this conditions, so very praiseworthy job!
I vote 7
Cheers Francesco
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Kelly
{K:20268} 7/15/2005
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oh wow.. what a great 'story'... love these ideas, makes me want more...
take care and come back safe and sound...
thanks so much on all your support... your comments are fantastic..
cheers matey...
kel
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Maria Laet
{K:196} 7/15/2005
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very nice impression of city life
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 7/15/2005
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.. big city's cahos..
:)
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 7/15/2005
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the comment to you are so "fast"..
ciao
roby
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 7/15/2005
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wonderful series Hugo, your work is amzing and always of the highest quality, there is so much going on in these scenes that its captivating, well done as always.
thanks for the comment...
Marcus...
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 7/15/2005
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Hi..
Good luck see again then and see you soon?
Angelo is a great photographer but also you and this series and of a perfection impressing clearness and excellent sequence!
Please have a good period my friend..
Best wishes
roby
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Mohamed Banna
{K:34237} 7/15/2005
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great study
perfect shotssss
77777
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Danny Brannigan
{K:19523} 7/15/2005
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Great piece of work Hugo.I could see this being used in advertising.All images are very sharp and well exposed which is not easy to achieve when taking pics in such cicumstances.
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Darja Stanke
{K:251} 7/15/2005
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An interesting subject. It captures the feeling of travelling on trains. I like it - there's lots to look at and it brings back memories of my travels.
Darja :)
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Carolyn Wiesbrock
{K:14051} 7/15/2005
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I understand about leaving to go out of town, I have to work out of town and I'm gone for weeks at a time.
The is a very nice parting gift and we all will be looking forward to the other posts and then to your return!
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