In the Detail…
I had a chance to go back to the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina over the weekend. For those of you who know me, you know I love photographing trains and all things railroad related. I love photographing the detail on these old steam locomotives. I really think I could spend a week in this place and not get bored with my camera. The problem I have is mainly that I haven't taken a day to go down here by myself and really study the opportunities. I would love to put together a large series of photos of this type. This particular image really takes me back to my roots in photography. I have always been a fan of the detail. It may sound strange, but when I look at any given scene, I'm very quick to determine specific elements that make the scene intriguing to me. When I discover those specifics, I tend to focus on them rather than the scene as a whole. The art really is in the detail. Form and function... there is much to see...