Exceptional photo, JM! PC vote from me on this one.
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You do realize that passenger seating is in the next car back, right? Wild home grown photo, Jean-Marc, very impressive!
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Shutter pressed at EXACTLY the right moment - this takes some doing with such a high closing speed.
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Fantastique! Seriously, I was just in France last month riding the TGV from Paris to Avignon, and what an amazing accomplishment the French have created, they can really be proud of their railways. I was wondering what a cabride would be like, and this great photo answers the question-Bravo!
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From America to France, you never fail to impress. Nice shot.
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Very impressive picture.
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Couldn't have caught that other TGV at the right time Jean-Marc! Awesome shot and PC!
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Very unique and a very cool perspective!
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| Posted by on December 5, 2008 | |
I wish to express my thanks to all of you for your kind comments. And these thanks are also kind of spectacular. I am writing and sending these words while travelling at 300km/h on the Thalys back from Brussels to Paris. They now have a perfectly operating wifi Internet connection. A 300km/h wifi connection! It works through an elaborate system of antennas and satellite.
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The Thalys is my all-time favorite train. It's my dream to one day get to ride on it... This is an excellent photo. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Well Done Jean-Marc,
A superb shot and lots of information to help with understanding what is going on. I like the driver just appearing in the edge of the shot to give that all important human interest. Looking at the instrument to the left of the speedometer, I guess the train still accelerating.
Alan
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Having ridden the Thalys in the summer of 1999 I was amazed as to just how smooth the ride was. In the just under 3 hours it took to ride to Paris from Rotterdam I saw over 2 dozen passages like this.
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It is hard to believe that the speed record set up on the LGV Est last year was almost as fast as the combined speed of these two TGVs. A very interesting photo that needed great concentration even with the multiple exposures available on modern digital cameras. A great photo Jean-Marc and you were so lucky to get the opportunity to take it!
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