Personally I hate having to stand with a group of photographers when I want to take a shot. This week's prompt reminded me of that.
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Snapping cherry blossom in Washington |
I worked with British Rail a lot in the 1990s and saw my fair share of trainspotters armed with cameras but none quite like this:
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Belgian Railfans' photo shoot |
They were out to photograph a special train - a farewell to SNCB/NMBS Class 51 diesel locomotive in 2003.
I have no idea what this lot were doing in Dublin:
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Team of photographers in front of Jury's Hotel, Dublin |
I wonder whether they had to wait all night for someone to turn up,
Mind you I'd be happy to join this pair no matter how long I had to wait.
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Wildlife photographers enjoying numerous photographic opportunities |
But if it's blossom I want then why go further than our front garden?
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Apple blossom (white) |
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Cherry blossom |
I rest my case.
Photos:
- Railfans - By Peter Van den Bossche - CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dublin - By Andrais Burglega - CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wildlife - Photographers taking images; Public Domain website