View to Eternity

I loved the German countryside. That is where my interest in photography blossomed. Before I retired from the Air Force my last assignment had been Lakenheath Air Force base, England. Although we traveled I never had a desire to take anything but “fun” shots, for example a day in Cambridge but nothing more. With all due respect to my English friends that landscape did not inspire me. That all changed when we arrived in Germany to work at Ramstein Air Force base. We moved to a small village and enjoyed our walks in the countryside immensely. Then one faithful day I decided to bring my old Kodak camera along and that sealed my fate and started my on a photography journey.
This image was taken in our village of Rehweiler. On this particular summer morning the mist was thick, typical for German morning. I walked down to the railroad track anxious to see sunrise but the mist was so thick I could barely see anything. Still, sunrise came and went but I explored this area more. Finally I plunked my camera down on the railroad tracks as the mist finally relented and was struck by the scene. My photography path reminds me of this lonely railroad track and how along the way, the path can open and for a moment, just for a moment you can see it all so clearly, even if we don’t know where it leads…View to Eternity.