Railroad Crossing

Have said this before, and will say it again... Diagonal lines are good! There is not much originality here, but you have captured this image very nicely indeed. In fact, your photo could become a prime example for a discussion about the removal of ratings for originality. The crossing railway tracks can lead us to new directions, both literally and imaginary. There is some loss of detail near the top, but given the strong graphical attraction of the other 90% of this image, that is no problem at all... Good work!

Peter, thanks much for your encouraging comments on the graphical-compositional aspects of this photograph.

About "originality"; I think originality is a property more connected/related to the viewer. It's the viewers perception that makes an image exceptionally "original". That's a very subjective criteria. For instance, if I had captioned the photograph "What's on a man's mind" (which was one of the "probable interpretations" that came in my mind while framing it - remember the famous Freud sketch?) the originality of it would certainly be stronger but also limiting for many other possible interpretations (like yours)... That's why I chose the straight caption "Railroad Crossing" - one other reason being that I don't like auto-assigned numeric photo.net id's when you leave the caption empty.

Regards,

Loris.

Strong graphic set in beautiful tones; I'd have to say I found this rather original considering the trip it triggered my imagination to take. Strange how with mono one can get away with the busy-ness of railway tracks (gravel, weeds, etc.)

 

I enjoyed viewing this. Regards.

Good Shot ...Very, Very Good Print!

I find it amazing, the contrast and the lines. Graphically strong. Perfect!

I love it! The composition and the contrast is really interesting. Lovely print.