In the middle of nowhere following the railroad tracks. Heading west across Louisiana surrounded by untold acres of sugar cane. Miles and miles of lonesome road interspersed with beauty and desolation, truck stops and convenience stores, and poverty.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
___Jawaharial Nehru
Dudley Danielson
23 Jan 2014Ron, that is one very very powerful picture! It made me wish I was ready to write another novel and discover that photo as a cover, I was near dumbstruck when I looked at it and tried to walk a rail as I did as a kid. Keep on keeping on. It’s an eleven on a scale of one to ten.
fotograffer
24 Jan 2014Wow, thank you Dudley. You are very kind. I am happy you liked the image, now get started on that novel. 🙂
catbirdinamerica
23 Jan 2014What a beautiful photo, Ron. It reminds me of the movie Nebraska with its big sky and crossed roads and train tracks.
fotograffer
24 Jan 2014Ah yes, wasn’t Nebraska a treat. Thank you Cathy.
La valise de louise
23 Jan 2014I love the lines in this photo! Nature meets mankind.
fotograffer
24 Jan 2014Thank you Louise. An interesting observation.
mausilee
23 Jan 2014Very nice b+w! Love the lights in your pic 🙂
fotograffer
24 Jan 2014Thank you for your kind comment and thanks for visiting.
Variety Of Life
23 Jan 2014what a powerful image indeed!
fotograffer
24 Jan 2014Thanks so much Herbert.
ilargia64
23 Jan 2014Beautiful and suggestive photo…Love the lines and the vanishing point, that is not in the middle…I think it Works very well!!! My congratulations!
(And I like the quote very much ! 🙂 )
fotograffer
24 Jan 2014I am pleased you like the image. Thank you.
Salvatore Anastasio
23 Jan 2014Ron, this is truly a masterpiece! The perspective, the composition, and black and white to boot – wow! I am reminded of the movie High Noon, when Gary Cooper looked down the railroad tracks, into the distance, waiting for the bad guys who had vowed to kill him.
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fotograffer
24 Jan 2014Thanks Sal. You are too kind. Now I’ll have to watch High Noon again.
anotherday2paradise
24 Jan 2014Magnificent capture, Ron. Although it’s a peaceful enough scene, I find that there’s something very disquieting about it.
Tina Schell
26 Jan 2014Well done as always Ron – I’m in AnotherDay’s camp – something disquieting. But that’s OK, a great photograph should evoke emotion and yours always do.
fotograffer
8 Feb 2014Thanks Tina. I like “disquieting.”
bluebrightly
1 Feb 2014Beautiful! And the RR crossing sign “X” is duplicated in the composition – cool!
fotograffer
8 Feb 2014Thanks for noticing that and thanks too for visiting.