A MOMENT OF LOVE IN SAINT PANCRAS, a photo from London, England

Photographer's Note

I was in Saint Pancras Railway Station, waiting my train to Nottingham. The electronic panels hadn't the number of my platform yet and I walked a lot inside and I found many sculptures in bronze. I found a big sculpture with a couple embraced, in the base of the monument there was this relief where we can see many narratives about of the history of the station, including the war times. I am crazy for carvings.. Anyway, when I would check the platform again it was almost finishing the time and I was so far of that platform and I lost the train by one second.
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Eu estava na estação de S. Pancras esperando o trem que seguiria para Nottingham. Caminhei bastante dentro da estação enquanto esperava que os painéis da estação mostrassem o local de onde partiria meu trem. Encontrei na estação várias esculturas de bronze, uma delas era enorme e mostrava um casal se abraçando, na base da escultura estava esse relevo que conta um pouco da história da estação. Vemos até cenas como os soldados embarcando para a guerra. Quando fui conferir o monitor com os horários percebi que o trem estava próxima de sair e eu estava longe. Corri o mais que pude e perdi o trem por apenas um segundo.

jean113, papagolf21, Fis2, holmertz, jhm, sacimar, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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jean113 (16029) 2018-02-13 6:23

Hello Jorge, this is a very fine sculpture, whoever the artist, they were very skilful. Somehow there seems to be a good depth to the artwork.
Sorry to hear that you missed your train!
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.

papagolf21 (145016) 2018-02-13 6:30

Bonjour, cher Jorge,
Cette frise en forme de sculpture en bas-relief est superbe.
Je comprends que l'on soit attiré par ce genre de réalisation qui rend compte d'une scène de la vie quotidienne à une époque donnée !
Attention à l'heure pour le train !
Amitiés.
Philippe

ktanska (36425) 2018-02-13 9:43

Hi Jorge,
It is a wonderful relief showing big feelings when people people greet each other saying welcome or goodbye. And looking those helmets this shows war time. Good close angle and excellent light.
Kari

Tue (71792) 2018-02-13 23:04

Hello Jorge,
Wonderful photo of this bronze sculpture. You captured it so well and with excellent lighting and level of detail. I wonder just how big it really is. The arches in the upper right hand corner indicate that it’s probable pretty large. Excellent capture.
Lars

jemaflor (125641) 2018-02-13 23:22

Hi Jorge,
Well photographed these details, perfect sharpness and good contrast,perfect for the presentation of these sculpture, tfs.

lousat (120939) 2018-02-14 1:05

Hi Jorge,a very nice surprise from the railway station,beautiful sculpture about what this station has seen during the war,celebrating the last moments of the men before to go,excellent macro very sharp,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Silvio1953 (191113) 2018-02-14 1:06

Ciao Jorge, great view of fantastic artwork, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (142527) 2018-02-14 1:13

Witaj Jorge!
A very interesting bronze sculpture.
Great details. I like it.
Good frame, colors and sharpness.
Interesting note :)
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

holmertz (83260) 2018-02-14 2:45

Hello Jorge,
This seems like an unusual kind of art to find in a railway station. You spotted it well and you gave the photo a very attractive panoramic composition. It was worth spending some time taking photos here, but maybe not worth missing the train. But I guess there are many trains from London to Nottingham. ;-)
Kind regards,
Gert

jhm (191245) 2018-02-14 5:24

Hello Jorge,

You did very well to take this nice statue with much value.
A wonderful bronze statue.
Also a good panorama view about the area.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

sacimar (36845) 2018-02-14 7:15

Hola Jorge,

llamativa imagen de este detalle de la estación de tren, me gusta el punto de vista destacando a la pareja abrazándose, tuviste un buen ojo ahí, bien visto,

Un saludo,

Sergio

mcmtanyel (54455) 2018-02-22 19:46

Hello Jorge,
This is a nice detail from what looks to be a wonderful statue. It depicts the parting of loved ones very well. I see that you had a streak of missing your transport in England.
Regards,
MT