(21 Mar 2015, 5:49 pm)Robert Do pacers even operate the Newcastle-Carlisle journeys? Thought it was just the sprinters that did them.
(21 Mar 2015, 5:49 pm)Robert Do pacers even operate the Newcastle-Carlisle journeys? Thought it was just the sprinters that did them.
(21 Mar 2015, 5:37 pm)Racer_Experience The sound of a pacer train departing to Carlisle this train had horrible break sounds to make matters wors it was 2 joined together it hurt my ears as it departed Newcastle
(21 Mar 2015, 5:37 pm)Racer_Experience The sound of a pacer train departing to Carlisle this train had horrible break sounds to make matters wors it was 2 joined together it hurt my ears as it departed Newcastle
(21 Mar 2015, 10:27 pm)Andreos1 Two sets joined together on some runs.You don't hear them for 8 hours every day right outside your office window!
Had the unfortunate position of being around Bensham this afternoon when a run came in from the direction of the Metrocentre. I heard them, before seeing it.
As a side note, it was full to the brim.
(21 Mar 2015, 10:27 pm)Andreos1 Two sets joined together on some runs.You don't hear them for 8 hours every day right outside your office window!
Had the unfortunate position of being around Bensham this afternoon when a run came in from the direction of the Metrocentre. I heard them, before seeing it.
As a side note, it was full to the brim.
(21 Mar 2015, 10:30 pm)Dan You don't hear them for 8 hours every day right outside your office window!I can hear them from my house at times, thankfully we have a very poor level of service (every 2 hours).
I will be deaf in a few years time, I'm sure...!
(21 Mar 2015, 10:30 pm)Dan You don't hear them for 8 hours every day right outside your office window!I can hear them from my house at times, thankfully we have a very poor level of service (every 2 hours).
I will be deaf in a few years time, I'm sure...!
Sometimes (although I live about a mile away from the railway station), I can hear the horn of a HST or Class 91 early in the morning.
(21 Mar 2015, 10:30 pm)Dan You don't hear them for 8 hours every day right outside your office window!
I will be deaf in a few years time, I'm sure...!
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Just feel in such a bad mood right now.
Seeming to think why I'm bothering with Flickr and I am thinking that no-one really cares what I do and feel like no-one is following me, even though I do have a decent amount of followers and get a good amount of favourites on most photos.
I have no idea why I am feeling like this right now, earlier this afternoon I was thinking that I have a good number of followers and people who view my Flickr but every so often I just seem to think that I have very few followers when that is not the case, think it could be a case of jealousy as all day I've been seeing Marcus' photo which made it onto Explore popping up on my activity page and I am thinking it is good that he got a photo on there but at the same time I am thinking "why can't I get a photo on Explore, all the effort I put into my Flickr and I feel like I am getting nowhere and I am wasting my time" I don't know why I am thinking this and I am hating myself for thinking this.
Think this could possibly stem back to when I was in school as I wasn't that popular so no-one payed that much attention to me and then when I did things at school such as sporting events everyone else would get praise and it was like I wasn't even there and it just made my existence feel pointless and wondered why I even bothered trying to do anything, even people who did things worse than me would get showered with praise and I would just be sat feeling neglected, seriously I often felt like I was invisible to everyone at school.
I am zero idea why I sometimes get like this and it makes me hate myself for thinking this.
Sorry if am boring you all with my crazy down feelings or you disagree with what I said and please don't think I am up my arse for wanting more people to view my Flickr and wanting a photo on Explore.
Honestly I am grateful for all the followers I have on Flickr and that people view it.
A lot of people get loads of faves/comments, simply because they're following hundreds or thousands of people, who in turn follow back. I quite enjoy looking at your photos, Jimmi. I wouldn't be following you otherwise. A lot of people get loads of faves/comments, simply because they're following hundreds or thousands of people, who in turn follow back.
Not entirely sure of the criteria to get on Explore, but I think I managed it once with a photo of 5347. Complete randomness, but ended up with 18k views and 86 faves from randoms.
Just keep doing what you do. Get yourself out there and try different places for photos. If you're stuck for ideas, then I'm sure other members of NEB will come up with some suggestions for you? A few of us in the past have spoken of using Google Maps to find places on routes for shots, and www.suncalc.net (that Dan suggested once) also comes in handy for working out the best time to be somewhere.
The other alternative is to catch up with others from NEB when you're out and about? I know you live a lot further south than others, so it may help you heading out with someone who knows places, in say Tyneside for example, a lot better than you maybe do?
(22 Mar 2015, 8:04 pm)Jimmi Just feel in such a bad mood right now.
Seeming to think why I'm bothering with Flickr and I am thinking that no-one really cares what I do and feel like no-one is following me, even though I do have a decent amount of followers and get a good amount of favourites on most photos.
I have no idea why I am feeling like this right now, earlier this afternoon I was thinking that I have a good number of followers and people who view my Flickr but every so often I just seem to think that I have very few followers when that is not the case, think it could be a case of jealousy as all day I've been seeing Marcus' photo which made it onto Explore popping up on my activity page and I am thinking it is good that he got a photo on there but at the same time I am thinking "why can't I get a photo on Explore, all the effort I put into my Flickr and I feel like I am getting nowhere and I am wasting my time" I don't know why I am thinking this and I am hating myself for thinking this.
Think this could possibly stem back to when I was in school as I wasn't that popular so no-one payed that much attention to me and then when I did things at school such as sporting events everyone else would get praise and it was like I wasn't even there and it just made my existence feel pointless and wondered why I even bothered trying to do anything, even people who did things worse than me would get showered with praise and I would just be sat feeling neglected, seriously I often felt like I was invisible to everyone at school.
I am zero idea why I sometimes get like this and it makes me hate myself for thinking this.
Sorry if am boring you all with my crazy down feelings or you disagree with what I said and please don't think I am up my arse for wanting more people to view my Flickr and wanting a photo on Explore.
Honestly I am grateful for all the followers I have on Flickr and that people view it.
(22 Mar 2015, 8:04 pm)Jimmi Just feel in such a bad mood right now.
Seeming to think why I'm bothering with Flickr and I am thinking that no-one really cares what I do and feel like no-one is following me, even though I do have a decent amount of followers and get a good amount of favourites on most photos.
I have no idea why I am feeling like this right now, earlier this afternoon I was thinking that I have a good number of followers and people who view my Flickr but every so often I just seem to think that I have very few followers when that is not the case, think it could be a case of jealousy as all day I've been seeing Marcus' photo which made it onto Explore popping up on my activity page and I am thinking it is good that he got a photo on there but at the same time I am thinking "why can't I get a photo on Explore, all the effort I put into my Flickr and I feel like I am getting nowhere and I am wasting my time" I don't know why I am thinking this and I am hating myself for thinking this.
Think this could possibly stem back to when I was in school as I wasn't that popular so no-one payed that much attention to me and then when I did things at school such as sporting events everyone else would get praise and it was like I wasn't even there and it just made my existence feel pointless and wondered why I even bothered trying to do anything, even people who did things worse than me would get showered with praise and I would just be sat feeling neglected, seriously I often felt like I was invisible to everyone at school.
I am zero idea why I sometimes get like this and it makes me hate myself for thinking this.
Sorry if am boring you all with my crazy down feelings or you disagree with what I said and please don't think I am up my arse for wanting more people to view my Flickr and wanting a photo on Explore.
Honestly I am grateful for all the followers I have on Flickr and that people view it.
(22 Mar 2015, 8:21 pm)aureolin I quite enjoy looking at your photos, Jimmi. I wouldn't be following you otherwise.
Not entirely sure of the criteria to get on Explore, but I think I managed it once with a photo of 5347. Complete randomness, but ended up with 18k views and 86 faves from randoms.
Just keep doing what you do. Get yourself out there and try different places for photos. If you're stuck for ideas, then I'm sure other members of NEB will come up with some suggestions for you? A few of us in the past have spoken of using Google Maps to find places on routes for shots, and www.suncalc.net (that Dan suggested once) also comes in handy for working out the best time to be somewhere.
The other alternative is to catch up with others from NEB when you're out and about? I know you live a lot further south than others, so it may help you heading out with someone who knows places, in say Tyneside for example, a lot better than you maybe do?
(22 Mar 2015, 8:21 pm)aureolin I quite enjoy looking at your photos, Jimmi. I wouldn't be following you otherwise.
Not entirely sure of the criteria to get on Explore, but I think I managed it once with a photo of 5347. Complete randomness, but ended up with 18k views and 86 faves from randoms.
Just keep doing what you do. Get yourself out there and try different places for photos. If you're stuck for ideas, then I'm sure other members of NEB will come up with some suggestions for you? A few of us in the past have spoken of using Google Maps to find places on routes for shots, and www.suncalc.net (that Dan suggested once) also comes in handy for working out the best time to be somewhere.
The other alternative is to catch up with others from NEB when you're out and about? I know you live a lot further south than others, so it may help you heading out with someone who knows places, in say Tyneside for example, a lot better than you maybe do?
(22 Mar 2015, 8:04 pm)Jimmi Just feel in such a bad mood right now.
Seeming to think why I'm bothering with Flickr and I am thinking that no-one really cares what I do and feel like no-one is following me, even though I do have a decent amount of followers and get a good amount of favourites on most photos.
I have no idea why I am feeling like this right now, earlier this afternoon I was thinking that I have a good number of followers and people who view my Flickr but every so often I just seem to think that I have very few followers when that is not the case, think it could be a case of jealousy as all day I've been seeing Marcus' photo which made it onto Explore popping up on my activity page and I am thinking it is good that he got a photo on there but at the same time I am thinking "why can't I get a photo on Explore, all the effort I put into my Flickr and I feel like I am getting nowhere and I am wasting my time" I don't know why I am thinking this and I am hating myself for thinking this.
Think this could possibly stem back to when I was in school as I wasn't that popular so no-one payed that much attention to me and then when I did things at school such as sporting events everyone else would get praise and it was like I wasn't even there and it just made my existence feel pointless and wondered why I even bothered trying to do anything, even people who did things worse than me would get showered with praise and I would just be sat feeling neglected, seriously I often felt like I was invisible to everyone at school.
I am zero idea why I sometimes get like this and it makes me hate myself for thinking this.
Sorry if am boring you all with my crazy down feelings or you disagree with what I said and please don't think I am up my arse for wanting more people to view my Flickr and wanting a photo on Explore.
Honestly I am grateful for all the followers I have on Flickr and that people view it.
(22 Mar 2015, 8:04 pm)Jimmi Just feel in such a bad mood right now.
Seeming to think why I'm bothering with Flickr and I am thinking that no-one really cares what I do and feel like no-one is following me, even though I do have a decent amount of followers and get a good amount of favourites on most photos.
I have no idea why I am feeling like this right now, earlier this afternoon I was thinking that I have a good number of followers and people who view my Flickr but every so often I just seem to think that I have very few followers when that is not the case, think it could be a case of jealousy as all day I've been seeing Marcus' photo which made it onto Explore popping up on my activity page and I am thinking it is good that he got a photo on there but at the same time I am thinking "why can't I get a photo on Explore, all the effort I put into my Flickr and I feel like I am getting nowhere and I am wasting my time" I don't know why I am thinking this and I am hating myself for thinking this.
Think this could possibly stem back to when I was in school as I wasn't that popular so no-one payed that much attention to me and then when I did things at school such as sporting events everyone else would get praise and it was like I wasn't even there and it just made my existence feel pointless and wondered why I even bothered trying to do anything, even people who did things worse than me would get showered with praise and I would just be sat feeling neglected, seriously I often felt like I was invisible to everyone at school.
I am zero idea why I sometimes get like this and it makes me hate myself for thinking this.
Sorry if am boring you all with my crazy down feelings or you disagree with what I said and please don't think I am up my arse for wanting more people to view my Flickr and wanting a photo on Explore.
Honestly I am grateful for all the followers I have on Flickr and that people view it.
I honestly don't know what is so special about my photo of 6063, no better than photos taken by the likes of Dan, aureolin, yourself, yet it's somehow been selected.
I agree with the above comments, Jimmi. I like the variety of photos you bring to the community, a lot of independents in your area that normally don't really get much attention on Flickr, as well as a lot of the mainstream stuff.
I'm really pleased I got a photo on Explore, but I feel it should really go to somebody who dedicates lots of time to photography (such as yourself) as I'm just a ''take a few photos that may be worthy of uploading'' sort of person. Whereas you take photos on a daily basis, obviously having to fit it around other things, and you travel to various parts of the region to take photos of lots of different things, which I must say, is a commendable effort from my point of view.
I'm sure one day you'll get a photo on Explore. I honestly don't know what is so special about my photo of 6063, no better than photos taken by the likes of Dan, aureolin, yourself, yet it's somehow been selected.
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Interior shot of Pygall's Coaches' N755 OYR, Dennis Dart/East Lancs by danielgrahamm, on FlickrI've probably had around 10 photos Explored since the back end of 2012, and I've uploaded almost 9,200 now. Do the maths - as a percentage, that's absolutely dreadful. I don't particularly care at the same time - I'd prefer to know that people who like buses are viewing my photos rather than complete randomers with no interest for buses at all. This photo got in excess of 26,000 views and 30 favourites - but as it wasn't Explored, it seems better in my eyes as it came from people in the hobby. Similar story with my most faved photo.
As everyone else has said, Jimmi, it's nothing to worry about. Take it in your stride - if one of your photos gets Explored, congratulations, you've done something (whatever Flickr thinks that is) right. If not, it's not the end of the world.
EDIT: The amount of views a photo being 'Explored' is much more significant than it was a few years ago, but that's because Flickr now counts a view if a photo appears on a page, and you don't have to physically click it to get a view. The photograph below was 'Explored' - which says it all:
Interior shot of Pygall's Coaches' N755 OYR, Dennis Dart/East Lancs by danielgrahamm, on Flickr
Two other photographs I uploaded in December 2012 were also explored, bizarrely, and none of them were particularly great photographs.
(22 Mar 2015, 8:04 pm)Jimmi Just feel in such a bad mood right now.Just been looking through your photos Jimmi, and there is nothing wrong with them, there is one thing you need to do and that is add your photos to Groups, doing that will massively increase your views/faves and followers.
Seeming to think why I'm bothering with Flickr and I am thinking that no-one really cares what I do and feel like no-one is following me, even though I do have a decent amount of followers and get a good amount of favourites on most photos.
I have no idea why I am feeling like this right now, earlier this afternoon I was thinking that I have a good number of followers and people who view my Flickr but every so often I just seem to think that I have very few followers when that is not the case, think it could be a case of jealousy as all day I've been seeing Marcus' photo which made it onto Explore popping up on my activity page and I am thinking it is good that he got a photo on there but at the same time I am thinking "why can't I get a photo on Explore, all the effort I put into my Flickr and I feel like I am getting nowhere and I am wasting my time" I don't know why I am thinking this and I am hating myself for thinking this.
Think this could possibly stem back to when I was in school as I wasn't that popular so no-one payed that much attention to me and then when I did things at school such as sporting events everyone else would get praise and it was like I wasn't even there and it just made my existence feel pointless and wondered why I even bothered trying to do anything, even people who did things worse than me would get showered with praise and I would just be sat feeling neglected, seriously I often felt like I was invisible to everyone at school.
I am zero idea why I sometimes get like this and it makes me hate myself for thinking this.
Sorry if am boring you all with my crazy down feelings or you disagree with what I said and please don't think I am up my arse for wanting more people to view my Flickr and wanting a photo on Explore.
Honestly I am grateful for all the followers I have on Flickr and that people view it.
(22 Mar 2015, 8:04 pm)Jimmi Just feel in such a bad mood right now.Just been looking through your photos Jimmi, and there is nothing wrong with them, there is one thing you need to do and that is add your photos to Groups, doing that will massively increase your views/faves and followers.
Seeming to think why I'm bothering with Flickr and I am thinking that no-one really cares what I do and feel like no-one is following me, even though I do have a decent amount of followers and get a good amount of favourites on most photos.
I have no idea why I am feeling like this right now, earlier this afternoon I was thinking that I have a good number of followers and people who view my Flickr but every so often I just seem to think that I have very few followers when that is not the case, think it could be a case of jealousy as all day I've been seeing Marcus' photo which made it onto Explore popping up on my activity page and I am thinking it is good that he got a photo on there but at the same time I am thinking "why can't I get a photo on Explore, all the effort I put into my Flickr and I feel like I am getting nowhere and I am wasting my time" I don't know why I am thinking this and I am hating myself for thinking this.
Think this could possibly stem back to when I was in school as I wasn't that popular so no-one payed that much attention to me and then when I did things at school such as sporting events everyone else would get praise and it was like I wasn't even there and it just made my existence feel pointless and wondered why I even bothered trying to do anything, even people who did things worse than me would get showered with praise and I would just be sat feeling neglected, seriously I often felt like I was invisible to everyone at school.
I am zero idea why I sometimes get like this and it makes me hate myself for thinking this.
Sorry if am boring you all with my crazy down feelings or you disagree with what I said and please don't think I am up my arse for wanting more people to view my Flickr and wanting a photo on Explore.
Honestly I am grateful for all the followers I have on Flickr and that people view it.
(22 Mar 2015, 8:37 pm)MarcTheA4 I agree with the above comments, Jimmi. I like the variety of photos you bring to the community, a lot of independents in your area that normally don't really get much attention on Flickr, as well as a lot of the mainstream stuff.
I'm really pleased I got a photo on Explore, but I feel it should really go to somebody who dedicates lots of time to photography (such as yourself) as I'm just a ''take a few photos that may be worthy of uploading'' sort of person. Whereas you take photos on a daily basis, obviously having to fit it around other things, and you travel to various parts of the region to take photos of lots of different things, which I must say, is a commendable effort from my point of view.
I'm sure one day you'll get a photo on Explore.
(22 Mar 2015, 8:37 pm)MarcTheA4 I agree with the above comments, Jimmi. I like the variety of photos you bring to the community, a lot of independents in your area that normally don't really get much attention on Flickr, as well as a lot of the mainstream stuff.
I'm really pleased I got a photo on Explore, but I feel it should really go to somebody who dedicates lots of time to photography (such as yourself) as I'm just a ''take a few photos that may be worthy of uploading'' sort of person. Whereas you take photos on a daily basis, obviously having to fit it around other things, and you travel to various parts of the region to take photos of lots of different things, which I must say, is a commendable effort from my point of view.
I'm sure one day you'll get a photo on Explore.
Jimmi, don't get yourself down about the Flickr.
There are some very poor photographs in "Explore" and this is an example:- https://www.flickr.com/photos/fabolous/1...2015-03-22
The bus hobby is a rather small one, its not as big as the rail one. I normally flick through photos of trains on Flickr, and the only ones that I seen that had a large amount of views and favourites was 91105 in Virgin Trains East Coast livery.
When I had Flickr, it was either my poor mobile phone photos (before May) and then my trip to Cragside, Jesmond depot, Sapphire photo shoot at the depot etc.
The Sapphire photo shoot got more favourites than, say, Cragside House or 91109 crossing the Aln.
It's just what people like to look at to be honest, there are always some excellent photos on #NEBuses.
Thanks again everyone for all your support.
Out today for more photos, although I forgot to charge the battery for my camera, thankfully I have a look fully charged spare.
Old Solos on the 40/40A this morning.
Thanks for wasting my time again Stanley Travel.
