Old POTM competition - see new sticky.

[andel]

My name is omitted - where is my photo Dave?

[Dave]

Added. Now...

[Dave]

1 - A guard stands on the step waiting for the boarding of passengers onto his Sydney-bound train here at The River. - Trent "Raichase" Nicholson

2 - A lone passenger stands watching a TGV at Paris Gare de L'est, France - Danny Leach (atomicdanny)

3 - A businessman checks the details of his train with Class 66 No. 66587 in the background at Ipswich, UK. - Gavin Dowland (Ameecher)

4 - A son sits on his father's shoulders as they both wave goodbye to his mother on a train bound for Hamburg Altona from Bonn, Germany. - Paul Schweizer (The Irish)

5 - People milling around the deck of Steamboat Tinconderoga, sitting in an unusual position here at a museum in Vermont. - Train-a-Mania

6 - Children and adults alike look on eagerly at a Thomas replica (a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E2 model, converted from an LNER J94 locomotive) here at the Colne Valley Railway in Essex - Andel (Dominic Lund-Conlon)

[Badger]

Good work fellas, hard to make a decision there.

Had it down to Ameecher, Rai and The Irish..................... The Irish got my vote.

[Raichase]

If The Irish doesn't win, I'm going to whack someone. He got my vote, thats a fantastic shot, exactly what I was thinking of

[XeryusTC]

I'd definately say train-a-mania. I really like the how he photographed the ship with its surroundings but keeping your focus on the ship. Well done sir .

[Ameecher]

I voted The Irish because of the way that the train is not important. Great shot!

On a side note, despite T-a-M's shot being very good, I felt it didn't fit the category as well as others did. Hence why I didn't vote for it.

[Dave]

I voted The Irish.

I just love the poignancy and the meaning behind the shot. I'm totally with Raichase - it's exactly what I envisaged from the idea of people and transport.

[Train-a-Mania]

I'm going with Andel's. It almost looks like Thomas on a rainy day on the Island of Sodor.

[The Irish]

My vote went to Raichase, although I have to say it was a close decision. Andel's shot was nearly as great.

I like the bloke standing in the door. I had a similar shot of a German conductor, but unfortunately, he didn't like to be pictured, so I had to delete it again...

In any case, thanks for the support so far.

[atomicdanny]

I voted for Andels picture , but i think i'm going to stop submitting any pictures since my picture is no where near as good as the rest (I'n fact after seeing all of the others, i think mine isn't that good). They are all really good, but i felt that i liked Andel's Thomas the Tank Engine picture better for some reason.

[Raichase]

I voted for Andels picture , but i think i'm going to stop submitting any pictures since my picture is no where near as good as the rest (I'n fact after seeing all of the others, i think mine isn't that good). They are all really good, but i felt that i liked Andel's Thomas the Tank Engine picture better for some reason.

I liked your *photo* a fair bit, but felt that the person wasn't so much the subject, which is why I didn't vote for it - as a photo of a TGV, it's a good'un.

[Ameecher]

I knew I should have entered one of these. This one or this one C'est la vie!

[atomicdanny]

I voted for Andels picture , but i think I'm going to stop submitting any pictures since my picture is no where near as good as the rest (In fact after seeing all of the others, i think mine isn't that good). They are all really good, but i felt that i liked Andel's Thomas the Tank Engine picture better for some reason.

I liked your *photo* a fair bit, but felt that the person wasn't so much the subject, which is why I didn't vote for it - as a photo of a TGV, it's a good'un.

I think i should re-phrase what i meant (since i typed it a little wrong , proof you shouldn't type when tired ), I was meant to say i should have chosen a better picture, (i should have picked this one instead http://atomicdanny.fotopic.net/p44747073.html). When i said i felt mine wasn't as good, it was because of the reason you just mentioned (but thanks though

Just to note though i apologize for the first part of the comment

[Raichase]

Ameecher, I'm a big fan of that shot with the GNER XPT (erm, HST or whatever you lot call 'em) - the train is not the focus of the shot, because technically, it's a poor photo of a train. The story, like in The Irish's photo, is from the people.

From the same guise, I got some more photos to the theme of this months competition today - wasn't planning to, but a driver I was talking to knew the volunteer driving 3801 today (turns out the volunteer driver works for Cityrail and has been a driver since the 38's were in regular service, some 40 odd years ago), and got some great photos of the two of them badgering each other...

[Dave]

Gutted you didn't enter the GNER HST Gavin; I would have voted for you.

[Ameecher]

Gutted you didn't enter the GNER HST Gavin; I would have voted for you.

Not as gutted as me....

edit:

Ameecher, I'm a big fan of that shot with the GNER XPT (erm, HST or whatever you lot call 'em) - the train is not the focus of the shot, because technically, it's a poor photo of a train.

That kid was really trembling with fear because as I'm sure you know, HSTs/XPTs aren't quiet and that thing was bashing along at 115mph ish, hence the slight (or extreme) blurriness of the picture.

[Dave]

Just a note to the winner, whoever that may be - I won't be asking you for a topic this week. Because of the lack of time we have in submitting for next month's vote (there'll only be 15 days to get pictures in - I WILL be on time this month), I'll throw it open as an open topic.

This means people can start hunting for their photos now and hopefully we can get a bit of a crowd in.

[Raichase]

That kid was really trembling with fear because as I'm sure you know, HSTs/XPTs aren't quiet and that thing was bashing along at 115mph ish, hence the slight (or extreme) blurriness of the picture.

Thats why I like it as the subject of the competition - the train photo itself, due to the blur, isn't a good train photo, but as a photo of a station, telling a story, it's fantastic.

Well, competition or not, it's a damned fine photo, probably one of your best, I'd say. Very nice work.

(shameless plug: More Photos, of people and trains)

[Dave]

Just for continuity and the fact I'm at home, here's the webpage in it's full completed glory:

http://users.tt-forums.net/daveworley/p ... tember.php