The tracks are as normal; on any rail curve on a running line the outer rail is super-elevated in relation to the inner one, perhaps up to about 6 inches or so but this can't be too exaggerated for high-speed trains because slower trains (eg locals/freights) often use the same tracks. The tilting train has computer controlled suspension so the body can be tilted in relation to the bogies (wheel-frames/trucks) and remains more upright and reduces the sensation of rounding the curve. Experience has shown that too much tilt can upset passengers and induce nausea/motion sickness, so there has to be a compromise.

Pendolino tilt train at speed, heading for London from Birmingham. Taken at Berkswell near Coventry, 03 November 2017.
British Rail initially developed the tilting Advanced Passenger Train for use on the winding West Coast Main Line but it never went into revenue-earning service and the project was abandoned in the mid-1980s. FIAT acquired some of the patents in the early '80s and developed the Pendolino, which Virgin Trains acquired for use on the West Coast Main Line! What goes around comes around.

Olympus OMD EM1 Mk1, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8
(1) Autumn Bokeh; (2) Leaf Litter; (3) Autumn Leaves, Pumpkin Left (Get the pun?)

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Rutting Fallow Deer Bucks, Charlecote Park, near Warwick, UK,

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Ventured to this National Trust location today, knowing it was half-term and that the place would be rammed with families; however, the weather was lovely so it was worth it.
Taken with my Olympus OM-D EM-1 and Olympus 70-300. The lady on reception told me the deer were hiding from all the children! I found this amenable little tyke but he wouldn't stand still for long.

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Surprisingly, many of the contestants collect tractors but aren't directly connected with farming. I suspect many farmers have better things to do these days

Taken at the Forest of Arden Agricultural Society Ploughing and Hedging Match at Sherbourne near Warwick, UK, on 21 September 2017. Picture 1 is a Model N Fordson which I called 'Kerosene Orange'. Picture 2 'Aficionado' - I had a chat with him; he has a collection of four Minneapolis Moline Tractors, one of which he says is the only one in the UK. Not surprised, I don't think many made it over the big pond. He also has a Minneapolis Moline ballpoint pen which writes 'All Colours' - go figure! Picture 3 'God Speed' - God Speed the Plough is known as the farmer's toast. Need I say more?

All this will come to pass, sooner or later.

Personally I don't give a monkey's s**t but I like posting answers!

Relationships with Pros are two-way streets. People soon moan if the provider doesn't get it right. Don't you think the client should have a few morals and behave ethically?

I definitely think a professional photographer is someone who gets paid for their work, whether they be full or part-time and whether or not it is their main source of income. The world of professional photography is so competitive these days that many people who offer such services can't earn enough from it to make a living. The proof of the pudding is in the eating; viz: are the results of the work of 'professional' quality and is the service provided such as to meet and fully satisfy the client's reasonable expectations. Professional doesn't just imply being paid but implies that the service provided is 'professional' within the whole range of meanings applicable.

Are the seats really 14 feet (') wide? I knew you American cousins were big but that takes the biscuit. Over here in dear old Blighty we'd have to make do with 14 inches ("). Don't rear up on me, I'm just exercising my good old British sense of humour!

I never fail to be amazed at the attitudes and comments of some alleged photography 'pundits'. What on earth can be wrong with reviewing one's pictures soon after taking them; surely one of the the great advantages of digital photography is the ability to do exactly that. Any errors in exposure, focusing or composition can then be addressed appropriately or you can quietly congratulate yourself on a fantastic shot. In any case I don't see it as unprofessional, in fact exactly the opposite. Would they rather if photographers, of whatever ilk, just snapped away and hoped for the best? Some people just need to come out of the dark ages and get a life!

A big fast one!

It's like a piece of string!