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Title: Serendipitous spotting Post by: JayMac on March 16, 2016, 18:27:33 I grabbed some photos of HSTs on my arrival at Taunton this morning. Posted them on Facebook where I learnt someone was watching from afar...
One of my pics: (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/Mobile%20Uploads/rps20160316_175721_zpsajmqcg1m.jpg) And, just a minute earlier, taken from the '40 Steps' footbridge west of the station: (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/Mobile%20Uploads/rps20160316_175636_zpsnrifulsp.jpg) Second one taken by forum member PhilWakely. What are the chances of two forum members snapping images of the same rolling stock, same location, at almost the same time, with neither knowing about the other? I managed to avoid being in Phil's picture by a matter of seconds. Title: Re: Serendipitous spotting Post by: PhilWakely on March 16, 2016, 18:53:44 I managed to avoid being in Phil's picture by a matter of seconds. Are you sure? :o (http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww255/PhilWakely/Untitled28_zpsuypvseu5.jpg) Title: Re: Serendipitous spotting Post by: JayMac on March 16, 2016, 19:02:51 Yep that's me! :o
Far too wide to be hiding behind a post. Title: Re: Serendipitous spotting Post by: JayMac on March 16, 2016, 23:01:04 It seems that pictures of me taking pictures of HSTs are nothing new. Another one taken without my knowledge until now
(http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_2746_zpsupvbvojr.jpg) That one surreptitiously snapped by bobm. Title: Re: Serendipitous spotting Post by: PhilWakely on March 17, 2016, 06:36:04 Improperly dressed and unrecognisable! No hat :)
Title: Re: Serendipitous spotting Post by: bobm on March 17, 2016, 06:51:00 Bignosemac's penchant for snapping HSTs allowed me to take that picture after a miscommunication on the platform at Swindon meant I caught an earlier train than we planned.
The train was in as we walked up the steps and I jumped on while my colleague walked down to snap the leading power car and I assumed he would get on at the front and walk down. It was only as the train pulled out I spotted him on the platform! Thus I arrived in Paddington 15 minutes before him and I knew he'd have his camera out so I was prepared! Title: Re: Serendipitous spotting Post by: BerkshireBugsy on March 17, 2016, 10:35:37 It seems that pictures of me taking pictures of HSTs are nothing new. Another one taken without my knowledge until now (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_2746_zpsupvbvojr.jpg) That one surreptitiously snapped by bobm. When was that picture taken? I seem to remember seeing someone dressed like that taking pictures at Pad within the last few weeks. Title: Re: Serendipitous spotting Post by: bobm on March 17, 2016, 11:20:02 When was that picture taken? I seem to remember seeing someone dressed like that taking pictures at Pad within the last few weeks. 11:10 on the 4th March. Title: Re: Serendipitous spotting Post by: JayMac on March 17, 2016, 19:44:35 Following in the
(http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/Mobile%20Uploads/rps20160317_172444_zpsd3q6tt82.jpg) (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/Mobile%20Uploads/rps20160317_172752_zps8fdf8fqt.jpg) Apologies for picture quality. My phone's camera is better than this, with 20.7 megapixels on a very good sensor. Inexplicably I was snapping away at the 2 megapixel setting and using digital zoom. Title: Re: Serendipitous spotting Post by: JayMac on March 17, 2016, 22:16:38 When was that picture taken? I seem to remember seeing someone dressed like that taking pictures at Pad within the last few weeks. 11:10 on the 4th March. Just prior to an agreeable lunch on the 1206 Pullman to Newton Abbot. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |