treii28 Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 (edited) Dagny Taggart was nine years old when she decided that she would run the Taggart Transcontinental Railroad some day. She stated it to herself when she stood alone between the rails, looking at the two straight lines of steel that went off into the distance and met in a single point. What she felt was an arrogant pleasure at the way the track cut through the woods: it did not belong in the midst of ancient trees, among green branches that hung down to meet green brush and the lonely spears of wild flowers-but there it was. The two steel lines were brilliant in the sun, and the black ties were like the rungs of a ladder which she had to climb. Edited September 26, 2010 by treii28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altan Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Very strong image there. The train adds a lot to it. Perhaps the girls posture should be a bit straighter though and not so much to the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Bennett Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nice sense of action and purpose. If I may add a bit of criticism - It looks like the woman is about to get smashed by the train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmcannibalism Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Thanks for the desktop background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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