Great word Ese has chosen this week for her Shoot and Quote Challenge – Direction.
i liked the following quote –
“I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving”. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I have had a little trawl through the archive to see what I could find to tie in with this….
First, the direction home- the train leaves Waterloo station –
tracks leading home
Next, the direction of the footpath is ‘up’ to Civita di Bagnoregio in Lazio –
The only direction is up…
over the Pontcysyllte viaduct on the Llangollen Canal-
Over the Pontcysyllte
and a circular direction by people –
Runners on the circuit of Lucca’s walls
and by cars (during the Le Mans Classic) –
Follow the track
Well, I think that’s enough!
What a fine selection Sue – trains (the rolling stock looks quite old?),Italy, canals (particularly the Llangollen), photography and classic racing cars – that more or less covers all my buttons (except for fast motorbikes 😉 )
Well, it’s great to know I’m pressing some buttons!! The rolling stock on the railway image looks old, because it was back then in the mid 1980s before it all got updated …. 🙂
What is it about train tracks that are so cool?
Blowed if I know….
Very nice… love the sunset one 🙂
Thanks, glad you liked ’em
Great quote and shot. I hope you didn’t stand on the railway lines to take it. 🙂
Oh, no… my usual trick of leaning out of the window… equally unsafe unless you keep your wits about you, and not something you can do on a main line these days (this was taken nearly 30 years ago).
I love the train tracks photo, plus the one with the joggers – you’ve captured the sunlight really good in that one!
Thanks! Well, these are all about the golden hours!! The joggers were at dawn, and the train tracks when the sun was setting…. But these days I’m rarely around at the right time of day…
Stunning collection and post Sue. Love the quote as well. 😀 *hugs*
Many thanks for your compliment, Sonel, glad you liked the images 🙂
You’re very welcome hon. 😀 *hugs*
I love your pictures, wow! The quotation fits well too. 🙂
Thanks, Hope… Glad you liked them! I love this challenge, trying to get a good quote and images to fit! 🙂
A great series of photos that fits perfect for the challenge. The canal boats on Llangollen Canal is my favourite, which by the way is a fantastic way to get around in Great Britain.
Many thanks, Otto, your comment much appreciated… I enjoy being challenged! 🙂
The train tracks and the sunset are my picks, from you superb gallery too 🙂
🙂
These are all fabulous shots, and fit with your quote and the theme so well. I especially loved the shot of the runners with the avenue of trees in the setting sun….wonderful light!
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed them…. and by the way, it’s rising sun, I got up at about 6.30am to get some early morning light! Worth it!
Aha, sunrise. I don’t have too many of those…..I tend to catch the setting, as I’m more of a night owl! I must try and get some sunrise shots over the next couple of months when sunrise can be as late as 8:20am!
Well, sunrise is a rare thing for me to catch these days!! 🙂
nice gallery of directions!
Glad you like them, I had some fun collating these! 🙂
Perfect choices! You have revealed to me quite a few directions and I really enjoyed being taken along on those trips – so different, yet unknown and full of promises, excitement. 🙂
Glad you liked them, Ese! As you say, all very different journeys and of these perhaps my favourite was walking up the high bridge to Civita di Bagnoregio – atmospheric and unknown, and I was hopeful of finding some interesting photographs to take…. 🙂