An old Railway cutting , now a walkway  by phil_howcroft

An old Railway cutting , now a walkway

This is an old railway cutting that once took trains from Daybrook and Arnold into Nottingham.

It's now a nature trail (allegedly)...in recent years the council have spent a bit of money tidying the area up and making it worth a little stroll.

You could never get a train through the cutting now .....the gap under the bridge has been filled leaving just this dark and slightly menacing hole / tunnel !!!

I converted the image to B/W as it seems to add a bit of mood and atmosphere to a rather dull Sunday afternoon.

When you look at the image it looks as the the horizontals are sloping, but the road above is on an incline and I don't think the hole is actually square.............hmm maybe I'm trying to convince myself that my photo is level and is accurate.

like the b&w starkness to it, does seem a little rushed phil..
January 23rd, 2012  
@sleepdozer57 think you are right Peter....should have levelled / straighten it !!!
January 23rd, 2012  
I was just thinking Phil's gone wonky but actually when you look harder it's not clear that the path is off - could be an optical illusion! They haven't been very 'lone pedestrian at night' friendly with that tunnel but it will stop people driving down!
January 23rd, 2012  
great B&W - the lamposts should be the things you levelled against, unless of course they were set in line with the angle of the tunnel!! LOL regardless, I like the lines in this Phil!
January 23rd, 2012  
@sparkle @judithg @sleepdozer57 ....i've been back into PSE and straightened the original and the edited one looks bettter !!! So this image is OFFICIALLY WONKY !!!

I must follow Peter's lead ...don't rush your posting on here...check em first !!!
January 23rd, 2012  
Great black and white
January 23rd, 2012  
The black and white does add atmosphere and so does the the slant!!! I think it gives a stronger incline appearance to the path. Is it a nice stroll with a bit of a work out?
January 23rd, 2012  
@marlboromaam thanks Maggie, the pathway was part of a circular route we did yesterday afternoon....quite an urban walk ....about 3 miles....Ruby appreciated the brisk walk (well whippets walk fast) !!!
January 23rd, 2012  
Who cares if it's crooked I like it ! I'm always drawn to outlines of people in arches, tunnels etc it must be the contre-jour !!!!!
January 23rd, 2012  
@happypat cheers Pat, thnx for your kind words and support :) oh and thnx for the mention on the 'sketcher photo' :) :)
January 23rd, 2012  
ann
An interesting shot and a great bw composition. I like it!
January 24th, 2012  
Lovely strong shot Phil.
January 24th, 2012  
I actually love this shot and it is terrific in b&w. Your stories always enhance the shot!
January 24th, 2012  
This is a good subject for a picture. The combination of tunnel and history makes it a great catch.
January 25th, 2012  
Cool shot. Like the darkness of the tunnel.
January 27th, 2012  
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