I have recently formed a habit of stopping by the train tracks in monument ever 1 or 2 days and putting all the extra pennies we have on the track, and pick up the ones i put there last time. I arrange them into patterns and watch them get squished together. I think I'll make a jar of the squished pennies and when it's full, it can be my picture of the day. But back to this picture, I was putting pennies on the track and the train came by, i got a few pictures of it, but none that were too good. After that I started walking back to the car, but i noticed how cool the old worn out tracks looked. the new ones are all shiny and look like they were flawlessly placed by a bunch of robots, but these had character. These old tracks were put together by men, railroad ties, steel, everything. It's awesome to look at how they have aged, and I like this picture because of the character of the tracks that it portrays. You can see the bends in the steel, and all the plants that have grown up around it. I hope you like it as much as I do.
Oh, and let me know if it's too dark and I'll brighten it up. It looks fine on my LCD panel, but for others of you it may be a bit dark.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Day 129: Out of Use
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I agree. This picture is wonderful. The tracks have such character, they have a story, they've seen so much. :D Very cool.
Really Cool! your appreciation of the craftsmanship of the old rails. A Summer some years ago, I was travelling abroad with my Dad by train. As we waited between trains, he examined the rails -- kind of like you have done -- and he, too, was amazed at differences in craft: US vs. Europe styles. I was and still am amazed at that kind of attention to detail!
This is one of my favorites, ever. Except for...
the yellow spot in the upper left area.
i wanna see some of those pennies you should post them in EiP :)
wow im suprised you and my brother aren't like best friends. he loves taking pictures of train tracks. its kindof obnoxious really....
lol but im gonna give him the tip about the pennies. maybe he'll squish one for me! thats super cool...
oh, and give me "mad props" again for noticing the capital Y in DaY
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