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Re: Questions, Answers and Tips
- Subject: Re: Questions, Answers and Tips
- From: "John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:03:40 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
- References: <38f40524@news.iprimus.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:6031
Eric Cartman <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
38f40524@news.iprimus.com.au">news:38f40524@news.iprimus.com.au...
> Hi all
>
> I thought I'd ask a few relevant questions (and answer them for me) to
start
> a discussion about various things that affect us all in this group. It
might
> also enable people in the group to have more of an idea about various
> things/personailities which go on.
>
> Delete my answers and add your own. If something doesn't apply (or you
don't
> want to answer), wite something like n/a.
>
> Q) What is your ausrail name?
A) John McCandless
>
> Q) What is your A/S/L? (age/sex/location)
A) 30/m/ Cloncurry Qld
> Q) Do you have ICQ and/or a website?
A) ICQ 19123632
Website http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Port/3150/index.htm
> Q) What type of camera do you use for stills and/or video?
A) Olympus OM-1 , I don't have a video camera
> Q) Do you prefer colour or black and white for stills?
A) Colour (Kodacolor Gold 100 or 400). If I ever get round to developing
my own photos one day, I would
probably use use black & white then. (At least to start with)
>
> Q) Do you suffer from ausrailitis (using words such as SillyRail,
> Terrorgraph etc), underwirephobia (the camera disappears in electric train
> areas) or Black Sky Equals No Camera Syndrome (BSENCS)
A) ausrailitis - no
A) underwirephobia - when in Brisbane ;-)
A) BSENCS - no
I have another syndrome, though- MTARWSLCTWM
(Mark Thread As "Read" When Subject Line Contains The Word "Metcard")
> Q) Do you have a tip for good rail photography?
A) Similar to Eric - keep your camera loaded, and make sure you have
spare films where you can get them.
(Especially if it's a long weekend, and all the shops are shut.)
> Q) How long have you been a rail photographer?
A) About 12 years.
> Q) Which territories/states' trains have you photographed in Australia?
A) Qld, NSW, ACT
> Q) Have you photographed overseas trains?
A) No, but hope to..
--
John McCandless
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn...
Cloncurry Qld Au
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Port/3150/index.htm