Thanks for all the great comments. I also would like to have used the rule of thirds here but you would not have liked what is on the left that is not in view so I opted for the center.
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Thanks for all your constructive comments.
It was an extremely cold afternoon so I didn't linger too long on the bridge over the tracks. Personally, I find some HDR edited images are "unnatural" and in this image it is presented the way the scene really appeared. In this case I think less is more.
Thanks again for your votes.
I get the same feedback; over sharpened. The tracks definitely are and look more like cables laid than the track itself. Again, HDR here would have benefited you greatly. Lovely sky you have there!
The tracks curved around the snowy bend.
I, like a hunter, followed the lead trail.
Eager to catch light of the sun's first rays,
I ran forward to chase away the chill.
It looks so cold and dark among the wall of trees! The rails of the train tracks just glows golden like a trail promising the warmth of the early morning sun that lies just beyond.