Leaving. The wonderfully restored St Pancras International station in London – built originally by William Henry Barlow in 1868 – with Paul Day's new statue The Meeting Place. On one of several brief visits to the station since it reopened in November 2007 I had the Nikon D300 and 12-24mm lens with me as I 'wasted' half an hour while waiting for my train from neighbouring Kings Cross station.

Perhaps because I have departure on my mind – St Pancras will soon be the starting point for my first Eurostar trip, and the beginning of a long rail journey (watch this space!) – I had more a feeling of leaving than of meeting. Luckily I caught a passing commuter as he walked away out of the picture, to make the point and give the statue some scale.

Technical: Nikon D300, 12-24 lens @ 14mm, 1/125sec at f/5.6, ISO400, Active D-Lighting

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