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Control Room

Heath OFee — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:10:21 +0000

As part of the behind the scenes tour of Grand Central Terminal we got to see the control room. This is where every single train that enters and leaves the terminal is dispatched – pretty cool. Each employee had a few giant monitors with different maps of the train tracks, and on the wall at the front of the room there were two huge screens that showed every track and the location of every train. Such an amazing place to see, and I’m glad I was able to capture it.

Equipment:
– Canon EOS 5D Mark II
– Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L

View From the Clock

Heath OFee — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:10:04 +0000

I have two people to thank for this shot: Steve Beal and Chris Robins. If Steve hadn’t called me at 9:20AM to let me know that he and Chris had hooked us up with a behind the scenes tour of Grand Central, I wouldn’t have come home with a unique shot like this. Why is it so unique, you ask? Well, this was taken from the clock tower in GCT! There is a small section of the bottom of the clock that actually swings open allowing just enough room for a single person to stick their head and torso out. When it was my turn, I borrowed Steve’s fisheye and fired away.

Equipment:
– Canon EOS 5D Mark II
– Canon Fisheye EF 15mm f/2.8
– BlackRapid RS-4 Camera Strap

Tickets?

Heath OFee — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:10:50 +0000

No trip to New York City would be complete without a visit to Grand Central Terminal (don’t even THINK about calling it a ‘station’) – and my visit was absolutely amazing thanks to Steve Beal and Chris Robins. They managed to hook us up with tripod passes and a behind the scenes tour that took us to the control centre and the clocktower! Truly an amazing experience. In the coming weeks I should be sharing a couple of these behind the scenes images, but for today (since it is #FilmFriday, after all) I thought I’d share a simple composition from the main hall.

There was just something about the harsh light and shadows playing across these ticket windows that spoke to me. I can almost feel the history through this photograph and I think capturing it on film was a great way to do this amazing building justice. I hope you agree.

Equipment:
– Mamiya M645 1000s
– Mamiya Sekor C 80mm f/2.8
– Kodak Portra 400