Railroad tracks #8 - with spurs by goodoleboy
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Captured 2/1/14, very early in the morning, within the vast perimeter of my neighborhood.
Just one of a ton of shots I've snapped of this particular stretch of track, photographed on different days under bright sunlight, overcast conditions, and in the fog. I was going to include this one in a collage, but felt it better featured as a stand alone.
That said, the sections of track that peel off from the main line are known as spurs, industrial spurs, single ended spurs, double ended spurs and/or branch lines. Take your pick.
And, care must be taken around these tracks when photographing, because other than the perilous rails/tracks themselves, the ground can be quite treacherous with loose rocks and holes. It doesn't take much of an effort to trip and fall under those conditions. Of course, nothing beats being run over by a train. That would be the final insult.
As usual, please ZOOM.
Toodles.
Comments (16)
mgtcs
WOW......amazing depth my friend, fantastic capture, marvelous lighting, superbly done!
durleybeachbum
Do try to avoid an untimely demise, my friend.
mbz2662
Wonderful pov and shot. I have tracks near me and occasionally you can see me out there trying to get another shot, while avoiding rocks, holes, and of course, trains ;) all the while I am sure, people driving by, say "look at that crazy woman". LOL.
magnus073
Nice work on this highly detailed capture, Harry.
claude19
splendid railroad !!!
racolt33
Superb perspective, Great rustic charm and the colors amazing. Nice postwork! Must zoom to appreciate.
MrsRatbag
Looks like a bright hot morning there; yes, getting run over by a train would definitely put a crimp in your day...best keep your eyes and ears well open when around the tracks! I love how they shine in the sun, and the lovely arcs of the spurs as they meander off to wherever they're going. Wonderful shot, Harry!
jocko500
your effects of tons of photos of this area shows that you know what is what here. real cool looking
poet001
Beautiful shot and I can remember as a boy, walking along the RR Tracks up North around Mt. Shasta. This is a very nice capture!!!
prutzworks
cool train(less) spotting keep beware!
sharky_
Living in Danger....be careful. Aloha
Meisiekind
I really like the light here Harry and the immense depth that you have achieved in this marvelous image! Well done Sir!
JaneEden
Wonderful photography as ever my dear Harry. The image beckons the onlooker to travel along that line to what seems almost like infinity going on forever more. Great shot, hugs Jane xx
angora
2nd what Andrea said LOL outstanding shot!!!!! love the POV, love the light!!
tennesseecowgirl
excellent!
anahata.c
Great bunch of comments. And Jocko's told truth---you have to have a genuine visual intimacy with a place to be able to capture so much, each time you return. I recognize the place, and you get a wide array of personalities from it; new revelations. The light here is transcendent as we go back in the shot: It dissolves some of the 'matter', and also renders the tracks into luminous time-lapse light-lines. (That's a mouthful: But I mean the effect of moving a flashlight, say, across space, then photographing it in time-lapse, so we see a continuous river of light. That's how the distant tracks look here: They're as much light as metal.) The stark white sky helps too---I really like the high key. You also have lots of blue spots---almost luminous blue---from the sign on the right to some of the rocks and shadows, and of course from the wall on the right. I love how it almost looks ultraviolet in spots. And the spurs, of course, take our eyes into alternate places. (And there's a long train on those spurs, perhaps to empty itself while the main line remains open.) The high key is balanced by all the shadows and repeating ties, by the pebbles and vertical trees...It's a beauty, Harry, I love how you return to places over and over and still find new visions in them. In this light, those spurs seem like melody... (In Chicago, btw, we have vast abandoned trainyards, as this was the rail-hub of the nation, decades ago. And the spurs, there, make a huuuuuuuge webwork of intersecting rivers, esp when seen from overhead. And you can see them overhead, as some of those trainyards are viewable from overhangs and bridges, giving you a view of the 'ocean' that trainyards can create. They're punctuated with hoary old abandoned cars; and---when you're in the yards---the feeling of being in a vast city of memory. Nothing's there anymore, I mean they're these vast, flat ruins. I've never gone there, never gotten permission to get into those that are shut off to the public. But one of these days...They're one of Chicago's exotic 'specialities', like the slaughter yards of yesteryear only much more beautiful. Seeing your track shots always makes me hungry to go there. You'd have a field day in those places. And btw, I know what you're talking about, with the perilous ground: The larger pebbles alone can sent one flying on their keesters. Deceptive places, for sure...)