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I am what most consider a "flower-child", "tree-hugger", "animal advocate" and my one wish would be World Peace.
Before joining Flickr, I had come to depend on "automatic" too much and seem to have forgot what fantastic results I used to get using my skills that I had learned on "manual". That is now changing!
I have always loved Photography since I was a little kid and dreamed of one day being a photographer for National Geographic.
Everything I have learned has been self-taught. I have used what seems like a million rolls of film. I have also spent countless hours reading every book about phototgraphy that I could get my hands on while trying to take what I have learned and applying to my photography.
I own three 35mm cameras....two Minolta X-7A's and one Canon Rebel. I have been playing around with a small Nikon Coolpix digital point and shoot on occasion and also now have a new Canon XTi DSLR.
No matter how many cameras I own though, as long as film is still available I will still continue to shoot with it.
I do not use any computer enhancements on my photos....what you see is what I shoot. With the exception of maybe to sharpen and brighten image when transferring from photo to scanner to computer or slight cropping due to only having a kit lens and a 75-300mm stock zoom lens.
I am not professional by any means. I mostly enjoy Nature Photography and shooting the antics of my 4-legged family members.
Humor is a big factor in my life and I try to find some in everything that is thrown my way in life. I'm not afraid to laugh at myself and will even share all the humiliating situations (purely by accident) that I have put myself into.
I have made some amazing friends here on Flickr and plan on keeping them for many years to come.
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- -The Cafe- 457,633 photos, 22,269 members
- Stephen King Art 95 photos, 67 members
- This is Your Life 1,309 photos, 108 members
- The Perfect Picture 2,499 photos, 316 members
- International Crohn's and Colitis Community 79 photos, 47 members
- Blipfree 36,996 photos, 1,201 members
- Deep Colors of Nature : Frontpage contest: Crystals 34,005 photos, 2,243 members
- Birds on Wooden Posts 2,650 photos, 408 members
- **Over the Excellence** (Adm.INVITE only - com1) 61,165 photos, 10,564 members
- The Crème de la Crème of Excellent Photographers-Admin invite 1,251 photos, 345 members
- Flickr Diamond - Invited Photos ONLY 115,262 photos, 21,635 members
- NATURE'S BEST 678,247 photos, 19,657 members
- You made my day 45,248 photos, 1,986 members
- Gentle Giants - An Extra Large Dog Group 16,603 photos, 1,391 members
- Animal Butts 4,068 photos, 1,098 members
- We Are Siamese 3,472 photos, 379 members
- Birds & Animals Butt Shots "Please" BUTTS,BUMS, BACK ENDS ONLY 7,467 photos, 2,325 members
- Barbie's Place 157 photos, 53 members
- The Wildlife Photography 78,168 photos, 7,384 members
- BORN to be WILD 23,589 photos, 2,080 members
- Spectacular Animals (Invite Only) Vote For February's Best 73,733 photos, 9,434 members
- Colourlicious 22,608 photos, 1,496 members
- What do you think? (Post one, comment one) 69 photos, 43 members
- PHOTO LAUGHS - Photos That Make You Laugh 7,323 photos, 1,062 members
- THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ANIMALS (P1/A2) COMPETITION VOTING TIME 78,567 photos, 9,750 members
- Color Photo Award - PREMIER -- Post 1: Give 2 - Get 5: Go BRONZE 171,254 photos, 31,466 members
- VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS: A Prayer for Wild Things 67,646 photos, 3,393 members
- * The Envy & Envied Photos on Flickr! (invited) Public Group 14,217 photos, 4,643 members
- My Kind of Picture Gallery 48,277 photos, 3,684 members
- MY WINNERS Post 2 comment 2- SIGNS OF SPRING CONTEST ON NOW!! 895,413 photos, 86,757 members
- ~LMAO~ Animal Shot Award! Invited Photos Only! 6,114 photos, 2,977 members
- Excellence In Avian Photography (EIAP) -- INVITED IMAGES (2/day) 61,037 photos, 7,925 members
- An Awesome Shot! Invited Photos ONLY!! 389,739 photos, 51,140 members
- **A Big Fave (Invite Only)-Post 1/Fave or Comment 2 504,302 photos, 63,384 members
- In the name of DOG!! (NO LIMITS) 50,268 photos, 2,120 members
- Stuff With Four Legs 22,029 photos, 1,185 members
- Arkansas Thunderstorms 641 photos, 123 members
- Love of the Great Outdoors 51,203 photos, 1,564 members
- Fur & Feathers with Attitude - ENTER OUR PHOTO CONTESTS! 44,692 photos, 3,207 members
- Animal Planet 539,670 photos, 47,673 members
- Herpetology / Everything REPTILIAN 35,244 photos, 2,296 members
- Snakes Eastern NorthAmerica (Live, noncaptive, include location) 5,391 photos, 1,273 members
- Snakes, Reptiles, Arachnids and Herps. 38,889 photos, 4,283 members
- Bird Fanatics! (No Limits) 370,288 photos, 11,729 members
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- Impressed by your Beauty! {Invite Per Image ONLY} 211,543 photos, 33,366 members
- Daily B&W 4,274 photos, 312 members
- Canon Rebel Xti Beginners 6,881 photos, 407 members
- Sky Shots # 1 4,184 photos, 472 members
Testimonials (3)
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Annafur says:
"Dot is a great friend and takes amazing animal shots . And her duck images are funny and creative . She has impressive film images and her stories that go along with her photography are entertainingly and make them memorable . Keep sharing your photography and thank you for being my friend here :)"
18th July, 2008
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*Flickr_Dawg says:
"It's clear from Dot65's photo stream that she is not only very flexible in her approach to different subjects she also has a keen eye for lighting and works hard to "get it right" in the camera.
Dot65 is one of the few folks I know on flickr that also uses film. The results speak for themselves. Browse her photos and you'll quickly become aware of her love of animals - especially dogs. She's her own worst critic, more so than most people and strives to make the good even better and the better best. Dot - thanks for your many comments, for your humor, for sharing your images which inspire me in my own photography and for caring for all those dogs!"28th February, 2008
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Paper Rabbit says:
"Dot is seriously one of my closest Flickr friends. I know I can always count on her for an honest comment and a good chat. I admire her work, especially since she was working with film and is trying out digital now. I am very impressed with her shots on film (especially since she did no post work on them and they are so professional) and she is doing a magnificent job with digital. I am glad she decided to give it a try.
I am always glad to see her put up new shots and I am very thankful that she shares her knowledge of photography with us.
Aside from her great talent, she is a very caring person and I am glad to be able to have her as a friend.
Yunet"4th February, 2008
- Joined:
- September 2007
- Hometown:
- New Jersey
- I am:
- Female
- Occupation:
- working with very special people who have special needs.