Today was the day to get out and use the camera during daylight!  I had to take the day off from work to drive my son back to college in Potsdam, NY.  It is a three hour drive each way with plenty of scenery.  The drive up to college would be the scouting phase and then on the solitary return trip I would be able to stop for pictures.

I was not disappointed.  The weather in the early morning was overcast and snowy but by the time we left the house the sun was out and the clouds were disappearing.  There was not much traffic on the roads which allowed me to stop at the various locations to take my pictures.  This picture is from an abandoned set of tracks just north of Lowville, NY on Route 812.  I actually stopped to get a picture of the bridge looking the other direction down the tracks but liked this view better.  It’s true.  Always look behind you after taking the picture.

I also chose this picture because I wanted to contribute it to the Hobby Photographer’s Photo Theme of ‘Lines’.  The theme is about using lines in landscape or city photography to enhance the mood or lead the viewer’s eye through the picture.

This picture works for me on multiple levels.  There are the obvious lines of the tracks and then the telephone poles but the over growth on the right creates another line all leading in the same direction.  I’m going to have to stop here again once spring returns to get this view when everything is not as drab looking.