December 27, 2011 at 10:43 am

Capturing Speed on a Tokyo Train [15 pics]

by twistedsifter

capturing speed on high speed train tokyo appurupai Capturing Speed on a Tokyo Train [15 pics]

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 
Photographer Appuru Pai took this incredible series aboard the Yurikamome Transit Line in Tokyo, Japan. Yurikamome is Tokyo’s first fully automated transit system, controlled entirely with computers with no drivers on board.

There has been some interesting debate online as to whether these can be considered ‘long exposure’ shots as the exposure time on all photographs is less than a second. However the shots themselves are taken on a train moving 60+ km/h, which creates blur and trails etc. Regardless, these photographs do a terrific job of capturing the speed and movement of the train. They are creative shots and visually stunning. For more images, be sure to check out Apppuru Pai on Flickr!

 

 

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Swift

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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bluuuuuue

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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Night speed

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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High key wave

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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Blue vertigo

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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On a cloudy day

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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Metro-polis

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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Rainy season

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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smooth curve

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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Wicked

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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Addicted

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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Vibrant

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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mmm

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

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City side

Photograph by APPURU PAI

 

 

 

 

 

 

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