A cool picture from days gone by? / myLot

Walnut Creek, California

April 4, 2020 12:48pm CST

With most of us stuck at home, there's not much to do there days except read, write, clean, do projects, and think of better days. I was going through my older photos this morning and found this one--an old favorite of mine. I took it in 1990 with my old Olympus OM-1, and can remember the exactly place and time. I was working in a small town in Iowa then, and used to like taking quiet walks down the railroad tracks at night. In this case, I can't remember what apature or shutter speed I used, nor even whether I had a tripod and cable release, but I do remember composing the photo so the moon was hidden behind the crossing lights. Do you have old photos that you like to peek at every now and again?

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (28658)

• United States

4 Apr 20

Yes, I have a bunch of old photos that I look through now and then. Many are very good memories.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238275)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Apr 20

I feel a sense of peace when I look at this one. I loved walking along the railroad tracks.

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (28658)

• United States

4 Apr 20

@TheHorse It's a cool picture, and I love how pictures can take us back to a time in our history.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238275)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Apr 20

@Bensen32 I do too.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222288)

• United States

4 Apr 20

I have albums and albums full of old pictures.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238275)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Apr 20

Sadly, I lost an album (I think it was when I moved) of favorite old phtos from days gone by.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238275)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Apr 20

@LindaOHio Yeah, no kidding. Maybe I'll find it next time I move.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222288)

• United States

4 Apr 20

@TheHorse What a shame.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

4 Apr 20

Yes, I have tons of photos and I treasure them.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238275)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Apr 20

As I do some cleaning around here, I keep finding more (mostly in kitchen drawers) that I'd forgotten about.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

4 Apr 20

We were doing the same thing...looking through old photos recently. We came across one that I adore! It's picture of our grandson when he was about 5 or 6 and just the profile of me with him. It's black and white and he has the sweetest look on his face. We weren't posed, just a quick photo by ? Your photo is very cool.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238275)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Apr 20

I like unposed photos of people best. Thanks--I like my old railroad photo.

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Denise

@petatonicsca (7070)

• Japan

12 May 20

Hey. 1990 is not so long ago. Is it??? oh dear...

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SHOHANA

@SHOHANA (16093)

• Bangladesh

25 May 20

For me 90's is long ago because this is the time when I was born

The Horse

@TheHorse (238275)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 May 20

My sentiments exactly.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

4 Apr 20

I treasure my old photos. Love to revisit all the old memories captured in them.

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ElusiveButterfly

@ElusiveButterfly (45941)

• United States

12 May 20

I have some old 110 photos that are grainy and a bit blurry, but I know who is in the pic and always get a great deal of joy looking through them.

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Apr 20

Cool! I have a friend who now lives in the Philippines . . . he is going bonkers in his studio apartment with pretty much nothing to do as he is stuck indoors . . . and he had been going through old photos. He just messaged me some photos from his trip here over a decade ago . . . oh we were so much younger then

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Go Crossbones

@crossbones27 (52907)

• Mojave, California

5 Apr 20

I have like 5 maybe 20, but that is in like 30 years. I do not take pictures often. Its all in my head. Pictures in the head. I do like pictures like that though, for some reason does make you think of simpler times. I feel ya brother.