Always on the prowl for images to create that would be of interest to me, I came across this 1930’s box car while scouting a location. I love what happens when we are looking for one thing and something else in our peripheral vision stops us in our tracts. As many of my fellow photographers have said before, “Look behind you, Look Up, Look around…sometimes you best images are not always right in front of you.” I walked all the way around the box car and figured that the most intriguing light for me would be on the other side of this behemoth. I waited for the light to change and bring to life all the texture and subtle variations in the wood and on the worn metal. I relished that the many coats of deep red paint would show as dark deep texture in the final image and the sidelight would be to my advantage bringing contrast to all the bolds and cross members. As I waited for the light it became apparent that I needed to work fast before the cloud cover would change the whole look of the side of the car. As I made my last exposures the light started to change. I made a few more exposures of details and other points of interest as I walked away, but the magic had gone, the light had changed. It was a fun chase and I was grateful for the light, even for a few moments.