Photoquest 2/19/06
On my way home from work I pass this old abandonded (I think) train. Every time I pass it I think of how I'd enjoy taking some photos of it. Not sure why, as there are plenty of photos of trains. But I wondered what I could do with the colors. Well, I found out what I could do - not much. It's a rusting peice of metal. Nothing really interesting about it. No bold colors. No cool view points. But the sky was very blue, and I was already there, so...
It did give me some opportunities to learn about what doesn't work... like the blown-out (too bright) sky in the picture below.
I know I could spice up that picture with Photoshop. Enhance the colors. Sharpen the contrast. But I'm really interested in photographing things for what they are.
Just like yesterday, I was getting cold. I decided to head home... with one stop. I have always seen this bridge over 94 that seems to have been forgotten. Both ends dead end at either a steel or concrete wall. It has this time warp look, like a transition point between two worlds. I had to find it.
It took some investigating to find - trying to determining where I was at with respect to the bridge. But here it is. A symbol of what progress can mean. Obsolescence.
It did give me some opportunities to learn about what doesn't work... like the blown-out (too bright) sky in the picture below.
I know I could spice up that picture with Photoshop. Enhance the colors. Sharpen the contrast. But I'm really interested in photographing things for what they are.
Just like yesterday, I was getting cold. I decided to head home... with one stop. I have always seen this bridge over 94 that seems to have been forgotten. Both ends dead end at either a steel or concrete wall. It has this time warp look, like a transition point between two worlds. I had to find it.
It took some investigating to find - trying to determining where I was at with respect to the bridge. But here it is. A symbol of what progress can mean. Obsolescence.
posted by john and hiroe at 6:52 AM
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Let me try this again. Where was this picture taken? The one over I-94? Are the two ends of the bridge railroad tressels?
Beo
p.s. Very cool photos, especially the first one with the pristine sky and the rusting wreck.
Thanks for the compliment. The bridge joins to a concrete wall on the side you can't see. It's over 94 just west of snelling. J
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