These tunnels grabbed my attention as being something slightly different than Tice’s photographs, while still capturing the same feelings of daily activity without the activity, in the rare moment that cars were not passing through. Also, I feel that tunnels really give a sense of Pittsburgh, in that there are many of them around the city since the area is so mountainous. While Tice captured life in New Jersey, I tried to capture life here.

I like the symmetry that the two tunnels create in this picture, keeping the photograph very balanced since there is a similar amount of light and dark on the left and right. I also like the contrast between the tunnel and the surrounding wall, and the depth captured in the tunnels by the lights on the ceiling. Though the pole located in front of the right tunnel throws off the balance slightly, I do not feel as though it is an issue since it makes the image less boring and gives it some character with the street sign.