7 thoughts on “May2020-18441Balsam.jpg”

  1. I like the black and white treatment, and the image seems well balanced. I find myself wondering if we are waiting or waving goodbye.

  2. It reminds me of how things used to be in my youth. I like the perspective. Makes me want to look beyond the curve.

  3. I agree with the comments about the choice of black and white photography. It adds a sense of timelessness—we tend to think of the past in black and white as articulated brilliantly in an old Calvin and Hobbs cartoon. In this image the tracks themselves feel like they’re from another age. Because of the monotone, I don’t wonder whether i am coming or going; rather, the tracks are taking me back.

  4. I really like the leading lines in this photo, the curve of the tracks and the use of black and white to emphasize the details.

  5. Yes, the black and white makes it timeless. I love the contrast — again, hooray for snow — . And the harsh curved lines of the tracks contrast so well with the softer straight lines in the top half of the image,

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