UK #3 Photography - M1key - Michal Huniewicz

UK #3 by Michal Huniewicz

The third instalment of my UK photos, perhaps the least inspired yet! In case you want to see the second or first, I helpfully provide the links.

Sources: 1, 2, 3.
Uploaded on: 2024-02-20.

London

Mail Rail

Mail Rail
This is an underground train that was once used not for people but for mail. It is now a tourist attraction. [1]
ISO 3200, 23mm, f/2.0, 1/30s.

Mail Rail Driver

Mail Rail Driver
The frontal view with a bemused employee.
ISO 3200, 23mm, f/4.0, 1/20s.

Lamp

Lamp
A detail of the underground interior.
ISO 1000, 23mm, f/2.0, 1/60s.

The Charterhouse

The Charterhouse
The London Charterhouse.
ISO 200, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/400s.

The Barbican #1

The Barbican #1
The brutalist horror known as the Barbican.
ISO 200, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/170s.

The Barbican #2

The Barbican #2
Many people appreciate it. To me, it's a portal to failed Eastern European architecture. The emperor has no clothes.
ISO 200, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/400s.

Euston Underground

Euston Underground
The abandoned bowels of the Euston Underground station. The station itself is still functional.
ISO 720, 14mm, f/4.0, 1/50s.

Firestarter

Firestarter
A tunnel reminiscent of that where they filmed the Firestarter (by the Prodigy).
ISO 12800, 14mm, f/4.0, 1/25s.

Tunnel

Tunnel
The Firestarter video was allegedly filmed at Aldwych though.
ISO 12800, 14mm, f/2.8, 1/20s.

Chatham

Chatham
This is in Chatham, a once proud naval town.
ISO 3200, 23mm, f/2.0, 1/40s.

Boat

Boat
A detail of a boat in black and white.
ISO 3200, 23mm, f/2.0, 1/50s.

HMS Ocelot (S17)

HMS Ocelot (S17)
"HMS Ocelot was paid off in August 1991 as the conventional submarine fleet of the RN began to decline, making way for the nuclear fleet."[2]
ISO 200, 23mm, f/10.0, 1/300s.

Submarine

Submarine
The cosy interior of the submarine.
ISO 2000, 23mm, f/2.0, 1/60s.

Torpedo

Torpedo
Modest bunks for sailors to rest in (not really).
ISO 2000, 23mm, f/2.0, 1/60s.

Ammar

Ammar
My friend Ammar as the submarine began to creak under pressure (we were hiding from Soviet torpedoes).
ISO 3200, 23mm, f/2.0, 1/60s.

HMS Cavalier

HMS Cavalier
HMS Cavalier is a retired C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. [3]
ISO 200, 23mm, f/10.0, 1/500s.

1952 Westland Dragonfly

1952 Westland Dragonfly
An ancient helicopter.
ISO 200, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/750s.

HMS Victory

HMS Victory
A wonder to visit, HMS Victory in Portsmouth.
ISO 200, 23mm, f/4.0, 1/1400s.

Hovercraft

Hovercraft
And a more modern wonder, although sadly one that's disappearing as well.
ISO 200, 23mm, f/4.0, 1/2000s.

Red

Red
Red
And finally, a red shot from London.
ISO 100, 62mm, f/4.5, 1/80s.