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Moorgate memories 20170218--045
Moorgate memories 20170218--045

313046 waits to depart from Moorgate with 11.19 to Hertford North.

The deep-level stations on the Northern City Line retained Network SouthEast-branded signage for more than two decades after the abolition of that organisation, but most of the branding was removed only months after I took this picture.

Today's visit to London was primarily to test my new camera's low-light capabilities, although I will confess to being disappointed with the results: higher than ISO 800 was noticeably noisy, so I could not use the necessary high shutter speeds to completely freeze moving trains, nor the small apertures required to ensure a good depth of field. Of course, this wasn't surprising since the camera still had an APS-C sensor, and a full-frame camera would have produced much better results. However, I was impressed with the camera's image stabilisation system (built into the body, not the lenses), which allowed sharp hand-held shots at 1/20 or even (sometimes) 1/15 of a second.

One problem with photographing on the Northern City Line was that most trains were formed of a pair of 313s, so the only option was to shoot them as they arrived (or the back as they departed) because they stretched the full length of the platform (as do their replacements, the class 717). This was one of very few three-car workings I saw, which allowed me to take photos while the train was stationary. I tried shots before the driver changed the tail lights to headlights at this end, but there were too many people on the platform - and they were moving.

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Taken on: February 18, 2017
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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/5.0, 1/20 sec, 35mm (=52mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Aperture: f/5.0
Exposure Time: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Focal Length: 35mm (35mm equivalent: 52mm)
ISO: 800
Exposure Bias: -0.3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto bracket
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Contrast: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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