Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Three Reasons why I was late, again
Viennese Moments


I was coming up the stairs
at Karlsplatz metro station
when I spotted this ...
Make of it what you want,
it stopped me in my tracks,
and I reached for my camera

Moments later,
this arresting scene
Aufgang gesperrt - Stairs closed

Emerging from the
metro station's underbelly,
I had this view of the Opera House
right in front of me.
Tell me, would you have stopped
for this one, too?

Photographed Monday morning
Category: Pictures the world does not need
Images and Text © by Merisi

50 mm lens
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14 comments:

  1. Badger20 February, 2013

    It does not take much to stop you in your tracks and reach for your camera!

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    1. Merisi20 February, 2013

      I'll take that as a compliment. *grin*

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  2. Charles Gramlich20 February, 2013

    That is kind of weird. Not sure what it is.

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    1. Merisi20 February, 2013

      It's an anorak, hung over a weathered red and white wooden folding grille.

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  3. Parisbreakfasts20 February, 2013

    YES!
    I didn't even think Vienna had a subway much less an underbelly
    Woo woo

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    1. Merisi20 February, 2013

      Oh dear, I suppose I should have said "the belly". ;-)

      And yes, Vienna has several subway lines ->Vienna Subway.
      They are numbered U1, U2, U3, U4, and U6. Line U5 is not expected to be built before 2020.

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  4. Kate20 February, 2013

    I think I would ponder the top. What is the "item"... a discarded coat or garment or a person trying to climb the fence?

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  5. Eileen20 February, 2013

    Yes... I would have stopped for all of these (and pulled out my camera, too!)

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  6. Sylvia K20 February, 2013

    Oh, yes, I would have done the same thing!! I think all of us who have gotten "hooked" on photography are guilty of the same thing -- well, guilty isn't the right word for such fun!! Is it???

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  7. Linda P20 February, 2013

    Yes, I would have stopped to capture those quirky images even if there had been a crowd around me jostling and rushing on into a busy day.

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  8. Frances21 February, 2013

    Merisi, I would have stopped to take a look at each of those views, and most likely would not have had a camera with me. It would all have layered into some personal visual memory that I'd have wished to see again.

    How much better to see that you did see these views and had your camera with you, and that you shared it all with us.

    Thank you! xo

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  9. Merisi21 February, 2013

    Thank you all for your wonderful comments, they sure make me stop and smile!
    Hugs,
    M.

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  10. Marcheline22 February, 2013

    By the time I reached the third one, I'd have called in sick to work and kept walking and taking pictures instead! 8-)

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