Cool shot ... what is the cause of the streak? Someone walking by I’m guessing.

The woman and baby are reflected in the window of a train that you are travelling on right? This a a really good shot - you do these window-reflection shots so well.

Congratulations. This one of your best shots so far (in my opinion). I like the colours very much (the red of the child's jacket versus the yellowish skin and the skin versus all the blue), the combination of reflection, speed and portrait and above all: the reflected newspapers. When I see the expression on the womans face I can see that she was aware of you taking the pictureas was the child. Were they posing? The only things that are bodering me are the somewhat strange oblects on the left (orange, green and brownish).

I like this shot and the colours are very vivid. Would it have worked at a higher aperture (did you have enough light?)? If you could have brought the woman & baby into focus slightly more I think it would be the perfect shot.

I like how the baby somehow seems to be aware of your presence and is smiling.
Very well done David, I like this a lot

Fab

i'm trying to figure out how this was done, until i read justin's comment. pretty neat!

justin: yes, that's it. Actually, I nearly put up a (horizontally) reversed version of this shot; i.e. the text on the newspaper was the right way round, but I preferred the left to right version better.

opa: the blobs are, I think, hats and a head.

JamesK: the blur on the woman and baby is partially motion blur (the woman was moving) and partially because there are two reflections (the windows are double-glazed). If you look at the baby's right hand and the top of the feeding bottle you'll see that they're relatively sharp, albeit duplicated by the second reflection.

I could have shot at a higher shutter speed, but I would have needed to bump things up to ISO 1600 and I didn't want to go quite that high.

It really works, great achived the sensation of speed and movement. U transformed what it would have been an ordinary image to a very dinamic one!! really good job once more ;-)

Great image, David. Love the blur from the passing train. Interesting how it makes the inside of YOUR train appear to be moving as well (i.e., the purple seats).

Well I wanted to say something but I see that my sister (ellehm) just said what I would say. Faboulous picture Dave. :

This one I have mixed feelings about. The contrast of the white paper immediately draws my attention; almost immediately after that, i look upon the mother and its baby. I wish this shot would have had a more centralized subject.

That being said, the shot as a whole does instill a neat sentiment of 'lets go!' and haste. The blur is key to this.

PS - I didn't get a chance to comment on your shot two days ago (lady and man reflected on glass.), but that will be one of my favorites.

Wow! This is Great! I love this! =)

You've done this before ("Cause and Reflect" I think was the title). I like this one better. I think the other was sharper, but less colorful.

When I see these, I think of another way to get a similar shot, only much much
harder. Consider standing on the platform and shooting through the train 's
window. Of course, to get something not entirely blurry you'd need a flash
at just the right moment, and I think the coolest way would be for the flash to
be ON THE TRAIN. I originally thought that "cause and reflect" was achieved
with some sort of naturally occuring flash on the train, such as the power
interruptions that are common on trains.

Oh well, your way is easier!

very nice effect. not the "classic" motion shot and thats whats appealing to me. it doesnt have the perfect reflections and motion blurs and thats whats cool about it. And Metro - aaah, the "news" paper I read everyday on my way to work! heh.

So, I'm thinking you're in Grand Fenwick or something, where the papers use typography that looks English but not...

This is very very nice, David.

Now stop it.

very cool! i know what i'll be doing tomorrow morning on my commuter train... :)

fantastic!!!
super!
thanks

You've done it again! Bastage...

this is just an ass kickin shot!

Awesome!

These train window reflection shots always look so great when you see them, if only the camera could work as quickly as the human eye!

That said - this is a great shot - very natural and I love the colours....

that's an absolutely amazing shot Dave!

This shot makes me feel as though the passengers are in futuristic time warp travel. I love it

it' gr8!

I like how the woman and baby lool like they're having fun..like they're going on a roller coaster ride!

Oh God, the photo you post are so beautiful, it's a kind of drug. I just take a look at your site everyday and I get impressed, and depressed 'cause my shots will be never be as good as yours.. Anyway I like this snap very much, I adore taking photos in the metro or train, they are so strange places.

Thanks everyone :-)

g e n i a l n e

amazing how you were able to capture that streak of light and the mom/baby too ... cool

Uhh, wow! That baffled me until I read how you did it.

Very surreal, and I do like the colors, but would B&W maybe exaggerate the movement a bit?

Fantastic stuff

This shot is interesting and works for me. It's one of those images that will inspire me to look for a photo in a place I might not have thought to look before.