Re: What happened to this hobby?
Author: Mark
Date: 10-10-2011 - 13:13
Charles, rest assured you are NOT among the bunch I was talking about.
There are guys on the other sites who never participate in the discussions. They start new threads all the time to post their own photos and that's it. You click on the thread and there's barely a sentence or two about what you're looking at. I'm just plain sick of these people. They are what I'd call broadcasters looking for praise.
Like the old addage says, a picture is worth a thousand words, but it's horribly obvious these railfans are not trying to tell a story.... In their minds THEY are the story.
Freericks Wrote:
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> Photo sites like RP and RRPA are simply the slide
> shows of today (where, mind you, there was just as
> much sniping and angst over having good shots).
>
> I'm sorry you feel this way, Mark, but the truth
> is, I've been railfanning for forty years, and I
> don't see the difference today that you see.
>
> If that means I'm one of the a'holes you're
> attacking, well then so be it. But I have never
> once claimed to be anything but a marginal
> photographer. I share my pics because I enjoy it
> and enjoy it when others share their pics.