Judge's comment:
This image triggers a pride and nostalgia for the people of the Railroad. Machines are big and powerful but they are built and run by people, sometime by people using nothing more than a pen and paper to keep it all together. The simplicity of this image draws my eye again and again. But within that simplicity, there is much happening. The angle of the camera takes the rigidity and structure away from the paper and the softness of the shape of the human hands lines that left side like an anchor. Each element is a humanizing touch; a plaid shirt (my dad has a plaid very similar to that), the precision of the pen, and the tidy but complete organization create an overall feeling of control and calm.
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