Richlands Frog War by hjbenson

Richlands Frog War

"In American railroading, a frog war occurs when a private railroad company attempts to cross the tracks of another ... It is named after the frog, the piece of track that allows the two tracks to join or cross ..." [from Wikipedia] In the 1890s Richland was at the crossroads where one set of tracks went to Cape May and another wanted to go into Atlantic City.. This led to the Richland Frog War. It was resolved without blood shed with an overpass built for the Atlantic City line. The Atlantic City line was later turned into the first electrified rail line in the U.S. The photo is taken at approximately the place of the Frog War.
Great composition, love the people at the end.
December 18th, 2011  
love the perspective on this! ! Great shot!
December 18th, 2011  
@naomi Thank you Naomi. I liked the way the tracks curve here
@cscecil Thank you Carolyn, railroad tracks are always great for perspective :)
December 19th, 2011  
i love how railroad tracks look in photos. Great job.
December 19th, 2011  
I really like how the rail line leads you into the shot. Nicely done.
December 19th, 2011  
Love the composition
December 19th, 2011  
Great perspective
December 19th, 2011  
I love the curve...great shot Harry!
December 19th, 2011  
@terek55 Thank you Terry, I agree you can do do much with the tracks
@webfoot Thank you Paul, the curve was at the right place :)
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri, I have taken several photos here this is the best
@kimmistephens Thank you Kimmi, yours is great message today
December 19th, 2011  
@shutterbugger Thank you Jenn, it came out better than I expected.
December 19th, 2011  
Such a great history and wonderful curves to this shot!
December 19th, 2011  
Nice perspective and great information!
December 19th, 2011  
Great composition! I love the bend at the top of the tracks.
December 19th, 2011  
@pwallis Thank you Paula, it is interesting learning all the quirks of your own town
@pamfromcalgary Thank you Pam, tracks give such neat lines
@5unflow3r Thank you Trina, I have taken photos here before, but never this good, you 365ers are making me better :)
December 19th, 2011  
Awesome capture!
December 19th, 2011  
Well captured and love the people on the tracks at the end of the shot. Nice information too.
December 19th, 2011  
@orangecrush Thank you Jerry, this was one of the places on my list :)
@seattle Thank you Constance, when I originally took the photo I didn't see them; it turned out to be friends of ours out for a family 5 mile stroll :)
December 19th, 2011  
I love the composition and POV on this. Nicely captured.
December 19th, 2011  
@vernabeth Thank you Beth, I like this one out of the several I have taken her over the years
December 19th, 2011  
Love your POV!!
December 20th, 2011  
i love the great composition here! the curve of the track heading through the trees - looks great!
December 20th, 2011  
I really like the composition in this picture!
December 20th, 2011  
great shot harry!
December 20th, 2011  
I like the curve of the line here and by the way, I love your lack of bokeh :) I did not like the tone of that conversation, but remember I got your back and fully support that definitions can change.
December 21st, 2011  
@scooter Thank you Scooter, I liked the way the tracks curved
@laurentye Thank you Lauren, railroad tracks allow you to compose easily
@myhrhelper Thank you Kathy, the curve really helped me
@triplescoop Thank you Andrea, I appreciate your commenting
@brumbe Thank you Paula, definitions change all the time, I see that a lot in Computer Science - thank you for your support.
December 24th, 2011  
great composition
December 28th, 2011  
@triplescoop Thank you Andrea, I have learned how to see this past year.
December 28th, 2011  
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