Intersections by auntietk
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
Railroad tracks along the Missouri River at a riverfront park in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Count the textures.
Think about the people who made this.
Look at the details.
Consider the possible reasons for each of the bits.
Think about abstract composition,
linear motion,
temperature of steel in sunlight.
Count the number of train songs you know.
And the photographer says, "Ooooooh! Pretty! I'll take a picture of THAT!"
Comments (33)
jclP Online Now!
nice clos-up
prutzworks
fine shot
rudiruth
fantastic!
helanker
Tara I love this. I see it as an abstract, made of many well known parts. Well seen :-)))
barbdennist
When I looked at this my first thought was look at all those textures. What a great find.
kbrog
Great subject and capture!
Faemike55
The picture is fantastic but it is the narrative, especially the last line, which puts this above all other track photos. Wonderful
faroutsider
That last train nearly took off my head as I stood in to look closely at the textures. No, I'm not deaf, just obsessive when I focus on a source of fascination...
beachzz
Of course she does and aren't we lucky???
Meisiekind
Thank you for making me aware of all the other wonders in your shot!! I would have been one of the... Awww pretty - let's take a picture! Amazing work Tara!
anaber
Very well seen!Great view...Wonderful picture!
jmb007
bonne photo!!
durleybeachbum
I'm with you! Excellent!
bmac62
I have always loved trains but what do I see when I look at a railroad grade crossing? Nothing much because I am thinking of engines, railcars, etc. Now, you've made a point...look at what is right under your nose...there's probably a picture there! Well seen and abstracted for our benefit. Love it :*
lyron
Cool shot!!
emmecielle
Intersting shot! :)
RodS
Some years ago when I was co-chairman of a now extinct Kansas City photography club, we had a guest speaker - can't recall his name, now. He put on a fantastic presentation of photos of the most common, ordinary, everyday, normally unnoticed things. Plastic cups and forks. Puddles of water in parking lots (with that rainbow light oil coating on top). Frames filled with nothing but fuzzballs on top of dandelion plants. It was amazing, and an eye-opener. You photo here reminds me of that presentation, and of the fun we all had for the next several weeks seeing the possibilities in the commonplace that makes up so much of life. Thanks for reminding us of what is there to be enjoyed. Magnificent! Wonderful textures and patterns. Bravo, Tara!
watapki66
Wonderful find! Always interesting to see what is so close to us everyday that another can make a fine photograph of what we passed along the way looking to create a photo!
MrsRatbag
Well spotted and presented!
blinkings
Very nice. I've seen too many suicides on train tracks in my life so thats what I first thought of. Very thought provoking photo for me. Do you guys have a third rail there just out of interest? From memory you do. We don't but have those ugly overhead wires FYI.
goodoleboy
Count, muse, ponder, ruminate, and think about all the parts and labor that went into this image of abstract patterns? Sorry, I appreciate their efforts, but I don't have the time or incentive to devote to such matters.
bazza
Train whistle blowing makes a sleepy noise / Underneath their blankets go all the girls and boys / Rockin', Rollin', Ridin', out along the bay ... Like Bill I love trains and this makes me think of locomotives and rail cars and jiggers etc lol.. Nice memories from your abstract photo lol..
Chipka
What an image and I love the narrative with it, especially the last line. Yes, I have a theory that when a photographer goes "ooh, pretty" all of the counting, measuring, and seeing has taken place in the amount of time it takes a thought to spark through a synapse. What would take hours (if not days) to explain in detail all occurs in a photographers brain in a span of milliseconds. And as for this shot! WOW! It's an amazing closeup view of something so easily taken for granted. Great light and shadows, and great color--there are so many grades of color in this that I spend a while counting and recounting and debating with myself if that tawny color is actually distinct from that wheat color...or are tawny and wheat simply different names for the same general color? Oh what fun that was! What fun this image is too! WOW! I like this a lot!
wysiwig
The phrase about the forest for the trees comes to mind. Great art hides in plain sight everyday. You have developed a wonderful ability to 'see' it. Fabulous stuff!
AluLeiter
Effective and a good partition!
valtes
Great capture! Good composition and textures. Well done!
debbielove
Well, quite! I don't do that, but I do find wonder trains ..always have.. (That's my Father's influence as well..). An interesting shot showing just how complex....... Good one.. Rob
wjames
Fabulous collection of textures and patterns.
babuci
Wonderful compo and play with a lines straight and zig zag.
hipps13
cool capture warm hugs, Linda Kaye