The dirtiest train window of 'em all | Ramblings about a photo book under construction

As far as Dirty Train Windows goes... This one trumps them all. I took this shot from a train in the South of Slovakia - while looking for the bathroom I noticed we were in the last train carriage, which had a back window. I waited a bit until we were more or less outside of the city, and had a nice opportunity to take the shot with another train just inside the view.

Thanks to the black part on the left of the shot I find this could easily become the cover of my Dirty Train Windows photo book, as the black part could be where I write down the title of the book and my name. Other artists might be better than me at collaborating with for example a dedicated book designer, but I'm one of those people who wants to be in control of every part of the process - except for the printing, as I simply don't have the means to buy the machines that would produce the best quality book pages.

But I do of course request paper samples of every printer I ever use...

Anyway, I'm seriously considering using this shot to design the cover of my book, which should be fun as it will make it one step closer to becoming a real thing. I'm a slow creator, but that doesn't bother me, especially with these series which are a result of travels it just means more shots of a wider variety of destinations getting included... Plus, the longer I wait with selecting which shots make it in the book the less emotionally attached I am to the shots. Right after coming back from my travels each photo is a little spark to those magical weeks away from home, which makes each shot feel 'better' than they might actually be.

Just some thoughts that come up while thinking about the shape of the upcoming photo book

A short reminder of some of the contents of the book, all published on the Steem Blockchain before:

I am still considering broadening the topic from 'Train Windows' to 'Dirty Windows' from moving vehicles in general, as I have some great shots from buses and trams and even cars and planes as well, which have the same look and feel. But I used the title 'Through a Dirty Train Windows' for so long now, that it feels like a huge turn, even though it isn't. Just a project in constant development, literally and figuratively :-)

I'll keep you guys updated, of course, but in the meanwhile: any creative projects you're working on yourselves?