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Don - Slackwater (
This switchless crossing caught my eye and I stopped to get a shot of it.
"Fixed crossing
On a fixed railway crossing the open gap at a fixed V-crossing forms a weak point on the railway line where the heavily-loaded wheel must bump across the resulting gap of about 10 cm, supported only by the portion of the wheel tread which is on the wing rail. This pounds the rail so much that the steel can deform and/or wear away. This damage may easily spread to other components including the wheels, and the noise can be a nuisance. Scheduling repair of damage can also be a problem in high traffic locations." Wikipedia
In a former life I did wheel changes on freight cars.
19 Apr 2010 5:09am
Attractive compo with lots of things for the eyes to explore. Love the texture made by the gravels too
19 Apr 2010 5:55am
Well seen and very well captured. A beautiful evocative image. We've certainly met this crossing a few times in our lives!
19 Apr 2010 8:06am
Terrific convergence/divergence shot Don and the background documentation fascinatingly informative
19 Apr 2010 9:19am
I have seen a lot of railroad tracks in my time, but don't think I have ever noticed this 'x'--I can't help but wonder if it has been there and I have not noticed.
19 Apr 2010 10:42am
Très très attrayant !... Le droit d'être sur la voie ?
Attention ... un train peut en cacher un autre !... )))
Bonne journée
19 Apr 2010 11:17am
Don, I did a bit of a double take on this photo. I don't know if I've ever seen a fixed crossing before or at least if I have it did stand out to me at the time. Good capture and interesting information.
19 Apr 2010 11:30am
A great shot with all these details! and I really like this composition!
19 Apr 2010 12:37pm
Well spotted and superbly captured, wonderful point of view and details
thanks also for the informative text
19 Apr 2010 1:15pm
Reminds me of a saying... if there is a fork in the road, take it.
19 Apr 2010 2:39pm
I love this and the explanation. It reminds me of the Robert Frost poem, "The Road Not Taken."
19 Apr 2010 3:10pm
Superb monochrome. Extraordinary lines.
19 Apr 2010 3:12pm
Railroad tracks make such interesting subjects when photographed well as in this fine image. The tones and details are great.
19 Apr 2010 3:31pm
Large photographic realization, quite made up, superb bw, the rails makes us directed, cheer!
19 Apr 2010 4:59pm
A wonderful study of line and composition. Excellent in b&w!!!
19 Apr 2010 5:06pm
Very interesting with the converging lines.
19 Apr 2010 5:12pm
Good evening, Don,
it is very interesting to see the crossing of the rails and the further course. I also think that the crossing, the most dangerous part of the rails. As a passenger on a train, maybe you do not think about it. It shows great and impressive. The choice of color makes the scene very well expressed. Today, the wide view is very cloudy, but the sun came out a little. The design of the day was varied. I wish you a wonderful evening and thank you for your nice comment. Dear greetings Christel
19 Apr 2010 5:20pm
Great mix of straight hard lines and pebbley detail. This works quite well in B&W - in fact, the cars at the lright edge would probably have been a major distraction in color.
19 Apr 2010 6:08pm
I like the sharpness you selected for this image. Also the geometry of these rails. Nice.
19 Apr 2010 6:44pm
nice composition with the rails leading the viewer through the image.
19 Apr 2010 7:12pm
Merging tracks, always make me feel a little nervous, I remember my toy train set disasters. Nice b&w.
19 Apr 2010 8:08pm
At first glance, I immediately think of the choices in life..which direction?
However, in reading the text I learned what is really shown here
in this very crisp black and white image. Good One !!
19 Apr 2010 8:36pm
I like the section you chose to capture. Wonderful clarity.
19 Apr 2010 8:37pm
Cool shot, and interesting info!!!!
19 Apr 2010 11:58pm
Great perspective Don....and beautiful detailed black and white!
20 Apr 2010 12:32am
Terrific capture ! I love the composition and dof.
20 Apr 2010 2:57am
Awesome lines and composition and so crisp in detail. Great b/w.
20 Apr 2010 7:44am
wonderful mono image.. i like how you took all of it in one frame.. great capture! :)
20 Apr 2010 3:45pm