Train Spotting Anyone?

Nice shot of a Britannia at the start though.

A hobby for numpties.

No offence ment to members that enjoy that sort of thing.

Then why make a (very mildly) offensive remark in the first place?

Not meant to be offensive but I don't get it. You have to admit that bloke did not have the common sense part of his brain operational when he stood were he did.

Don't get fishing either but I do love football and cricket and their are loads of people out there that don't get that. It's what makes us all different.

Quite true. I'll settle for cricket and trains, football I don't get, but can imagine it must feel fantastic to be part of the crowd at a good match each weekend.

Trains is an odd one, I loved big machines as a child, wanted to be a lorry driver at six. Discovered trains and just liked traveling around with friends, the numbers were mostly an excuse to just go places and get out.

As a hobby, the numbers themselves make no sense at all, but as an excuse they worked.

Having a camera in your hand, as a hobby, or getting shots on a film or TV set is odd, you get blinkered vision, quite literally, and you just concentrate on what you see, framing it. All else gets ignored.

I once did this trying to shoot under a helicopter winching someone off a North Sea ferry, only when I staggered, did I realise that the down draft was quite dangerous, and I should grab a rail like everyone else around me.

Still if you are keen on trains, you should be aware that there are two lines there for a reason, so he was not being that bright.

Almost a Darwin award: http://www.darwinawards.com/

You are right about being in a crowd at football, it's something else.

Know what you mean about the camera thing too recently got this great shot of a big cat just seconds before it pounced. Avoided its claws by about half a second. Great photo.

I have heard that there are people that don't get the music/Naim thing. Now I am sure many here will agree they are numpties.

Chaps

I once collected and salivated over pen nibs and eventually realised how nerdy I got.

Regards

Mick

The train driver of the express train hooted his horn a bit late don't you think? Now that's stupid...too. Especially at a level crossing/station covered in steam with passengers admiring a steam train

Must be a car driver