Hi and thanks for visiting my Flickr page.

I've discovered my main love with photography is 'freezing the moment'. Whether it be sports, dogs running around, birds in flight, water drops, etc, etc, the ability to capture that one special moment drives me.

I've been fortunate enough to have been taken on by a friend who is a professional Sports Photographer and he has taught me a huge amount over the past 2 years. The only down side to having a 'mentor' is that I spend a lot of time working for him and not much time Flickring!

I'm planning on adding a lot more of the sports photos soon and will keep apologising to my long time Flickr friends for the lack of contact over the last year. At the moment I'm shooting my son's Soccer matches every weekend, local Australian Football every Saturday, local netball when time permits and State league basketball.

As well as 'freezing the moment' the other passion is for landscape photos, especially when clouds are involved! Is it unusual to have a fetish for clouds? Especially fluffy white ones?!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy my stream. Any comments welcome, especially constructive criticism; after all, I'm here to learn!

Thanks again.

David.


PS: I don't care who views or favourites my images, but if you do fave something and I visit your site and there are no images available but you have 1000's of favourites, I will block you immediately. Flickr is for photo SHARING, NOT photo COLLECTING!

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    JLStrahm - busy w/school says:

    "Always witty and fun, David is a wonderful person. This fact shines through in his photography. His photostream is diverse and a pleasure to browse through. I am amazed by his talent even though he doesn't give himself the credit that he deserves. The fact that he can always put a smile on my face, even during those dark moments, makes him that much more wonderful and easy to love. Thank you, David, for sharing your talent and your lovely spirit with us!!"

    7th January, 2009

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    tim_dollear says:

    "Despite his questionable fashion sense (white jumpsuits are SOOO 2007) I am a big fan of this gentleman.

    Don't let his self deprecation and offbeat humour fool you, David has some serious photographic skills. He is also a very versatile photographer as you will notice he shoots wildlife, macro, landcape and whatever else his unbalanced mind thinks up. ;)

    You can never be as cool as David unless you are a member of the rock group "winger" or perhaps "great white". Even then, superior coolness is not assured (I am looking at you, bass player guy). Still, he doesn't lord it over you and although I remain bitter, I put that bitterness in a box in my mind and push it down so it doesn't come out. yet.

    Seriously, I am a big fan of his photography and wit., David is someone who will genuinely spend some time and look at your photographs and provide feedback based on his unique personality and worldview. I am always curious to see what he puts up next and what ideas I can steal.

    Everyone has stopped reading now except David as he reviews this in deciding whether or not to allow this to be posted. Given that, I would like to plant a song in his head to compensate for the stupid catchy songs he plants in mine.

    From the immortal band "Bread"
    "Baby, I'm-a want you
    Baby, I'm-a need you
    You the only one I care enough to hurt about
    Maybe I'm-a crazy
    But I just can't live without...
    Your lovin' and affection
    Givin' me direction
    Like a guiding light
    to help me through a darkest hour
    Lately I'm a-prayin'
    That you'll always be a-stayin' beside me
    Used to be my life was just emotions passing by
    Feeling all the while
    and never really knowing why
    Lately I'm a-prayin'
    That you'll always be a-stayin' beside me
    Used to be my life was just emotions passing by
    Then you came along
    and made me laugh and made me cry
    You taught me why
    Baby, I'm-a want you
    Baby, I'm-a need you
    Oh, it took so long to find you
    Baby, I'm-a want you
    Baby, I'm-a need you"

    4th October, 2008

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    CChristieJ is back....and forth....! says:

    "I am new at this so please bear with me.

    David is not only a wonderful photographer, as you can see by his photostream, but also a genuine, funny, intelligent human being who so obviously loves photography.

    Other than his love and talent for photography, his love for his family is so apparant, and is wonderful to see in his photos. David is down to earth, encouraging, and an all round excellent guy.

    It is a pleasure to have him as a Flickr Friend."

    12th June, 2008

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    CrazyNotion (Lost In Asia) says:

    "David - A fair dinkum Aussie Bloke with a Fair Dinkum talent whose photostream is an inspiration for most of us wannabe photographers. David captures the real life as we see it with honesty and creativity. Keep up the good work my friend. I look forward to your next series."

    9th June, 2008

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    Nina661 says:

    "David has a gift for capturing both fauna and flora in a unique way which separates his work from others. His amusing personality comes through in his photos very distinctly and one can't help but smile when his humour is at the forefront. A sensitive photographer that isn't averse to having a good time with his photos. David never fails to share his kind sentiments towards others work which says a great deal about his character."

    7th June, 2008

Name:
David H
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Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria
Currently:
Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia
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