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The Tree of Zen came about during a hunt for great positions to capture the Valley Railroad train runs down in Essex, CT. That summer I was helping my parents clean out their house for a final move down to Florida. They had been snowbirding between Fort Myers, Florida and Westbrook, CT for a number of years but now medical conditions made it too difficult to make the move anymore.
It was kind of a sad experience and I needed to get out for a break. I also knew it would be one of the last chances I'd have for an extended period of time in the beautiful Connecticut River Valley area.
Tracing the route of the railroad on satellite images, I discovered Pratt Cove which is maintained by the Nature Conservancy. The tourist steam train runs right by Pratt Cove three times a day and there is a parking spot and this old boat launch dock that is beautifully twisted from the ravages of winter. Waiting for the train to pass, I noticed this great composition of the twisted dock point out towards the trees on the far shore.
Processing in black and white allow me to highlight the one lighter tree on the far shore as a destination perhaps for anyone leaving the dock. I have a large metal print of this image in my living room and it looks amazing.
