a touch of color
bolted in
Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 17 March 2008 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Sometimes, we look at the outlines of things, for example, the steel rails and the cross ties, and we forget about the rail spikes, the things that hold them together. Who have been the ones in your lives to hold you together, to bolt you in when you feel like falling apart?
I was debating whether or not to post a picture of the actual railway station. But it's really rather boring. A plain white building with a platform that you can use to get on the train. Doesn't it sound like any other station? Exactly. I found the actual tracks much more interesting.
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Photo taken at the Jiji Railway Station, Taiwan on December 15, 2007.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein
Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. - Shawshank Redemption
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Great seeing! I like your textures, colors and composiition very much!
17 Mar 2008 6:08am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Yes, it's a wonderful compo, very attractive, good for you e. :)
17 Mar 2008 8:11am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
I like the composition, but also the thoughts that accompany it. Me? My mother and father are the bolts that have kept this track anchored to the solid earth. I owe them everything.
17 Mar 2008 11:21am
Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States
This is one of your best shots e. , very nice indeed
17 Mar 2008 1:53pm
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
Thanks for this decision, e.! Fixed and immovably rigid, it makes me philosophy that so many people can be even more rigid than this railway part: the pebbles underneath allow for a minimum of up-and-down movement, and there are devices in the rails that allow for expansion and shrinking as a result of temperature, this prevents damage, and rigid people always damage themselves because they lack such devices. (You must sometimes think I'm a vicar or something, excuse me :).
17 Mar 2008 8:35pm
ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany
Good eye! Rusty textures are so interesting, well done!
17 Mar 2008 8:39pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
There is something about the details to be found at railroad stations . . they tend to be rugged yet purposeful, basic but up to the job. Just like this!
17 Mar 2008 9:16pm
Harald from Frankfurt am Main, Germany
A wonderful detail shot. Very well seen and captured.
17 Mar 2008 9:38pm
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
I agree. Wonderful detail, and I love the juxtaposition of textures and tones here.
17 Mar 2008 11:54pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Wonderful colours and textures, very well spotted e.
18 Mar 2008 12:11am
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Excellent e.!! Wonderful framing and the saturation is FABulous!!!
18 Mar 2008 12:35am
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
you made a good choice,very lovely capture indeed:)and wise reflection:)
18 Mar 2008 2:02am
Rags from Plano, United States
you are right, this is a far more interesting image. I really like your commentary. Who has been the one in my life to hold me together, to bolt me in when I'm feel like falling apart? Well, so many people. Thanks for your post today.
18 Mar 2008 4:13am
Anne from White Rock, Canada
Really great textures and colours! Great capture that others may have missed. Also love the quotes. :-)
18 Mar 2008 9:05am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
This is actually a beautiful shot. I like the different textures and colors.
19 Mar 2008 3:52am
Lynne's Somewhat Invented Life from Provo, Utah, United States
I love the colors and textures. This is simply beautiful.
4 Apr 2008 4:52am
Nikon D40X
1/640 second
F/5.3
ISO 200
240 mm (35mm equiv.)