The cloudy day had now definitely turned into a nice sunny day. I found this spot north of Noyelles-sur-Mer. This town is the starting point of the Baie de Somme railway. I could hear their train running closeby… but definitely wanted to wait for the train to Paris. While waiting, I also met a friendly couple. The husband used to watch trains at this exact … Continue reading Opportunities
Looking for inspiration for planning your next trip? In the new Trip Reports section you will find a collection of the writings I’ve made about mine. Ordered by country, I hope they give you a good overview. The collection of blog posts on this website is becoming rather unstructered: it is hard to find older information. I gave the posts some structure and a permanent way to access them via the top menu. … Continue reading New Trip Reports section
In June 2015, I visited the line between Amiens and Boulogne-sur-Mer for the first time. Carrying timetables of the locomotive-hauled intercity services, all I would have to do was finding decent spots. Exploring the line for the very first time, means looking a lot… and also missing some interesting trains, unfortunately. On the moment I found a good spot, the train had passed 5 minutes … Continue reading Underestimated
The end of SNCF ‘s 67400 diesel series is approaching. A good friend told me about some services that were still hauled by these machines, and that’s how I found myself in a car, early in the morning, driving towards northeastern France. First stop would be along the Laon – Amiens line, were I expected a train hauled by 2 engines. I found a spot … Continue reading 2 lonely engines
I started making photos in 1999, in the era of analogue photography. My first camera was a semi-automatic Pentax reflex camera that I could borrow from my mom. The camera has servec e well until 2003 when I bought my own camera, an analogue Canon EOS 300V. While preparing for a long trip overseas, I bought the Canon EOS 300D, to save money on film … Continue reading Finding out how to scan negatives
During my surfings on the internet I see a lot of great photos, from great photographers. Sometimes these images can be jaw-droppingly amazing. Images that make me go back after flipping past them too fast, images that make me stare and marvel. Here I will share some of these findings with you. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! The picture I … Continue reading Internet findings 1
Year after year, in September and October, trees’ leaves turn all shades of yellow, red and brown. This phenomenon, which we call Autumn, forms a great subject of photographs that include some minimum amount of landscape. In the northeast of the United States of America autumn can look really spectacular. I’ve been inspired by photos seen on the excellent railpictures.net website. Check out a few examples here: A … Continue reading Idea: Indian Summer
The T-spots section is continually updated: most of the new photos I post on Flickr are added to the world map. Recently, I also added most photos from the USA 2014 trip. Up to you to discover where we’ve been at, in the T-spots section. Continue reading T-spots update
After almost 29 years, the Belgian EuroCity trains will ride a last time on April 4th 2016. On May 31st 1987, the EuroCity network was established as a successor for the TEE network. The EC-trains also contained 2nd class coaches – compared to their first class only predecessors. In order to be labeled EuroCity, the trains need to respond to a certain number of quality … Continue reading Very soon: end of the EuroCity trains
It has been a while since the last post.I haven’t forgotten about the website though. A few minutes ago I published 2 new pages. The first one is a portfolio. Here I will show a few of my best photos. The ones that make me proud to be a photographer. The ones that may even please the eyes of people that don’t share my interest in … Continue reading Portfolio online
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