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I go on faving sprees.
Someone commented on my collection of favorites that they are mostly powerful pictures of women. I agree with this assesment. I respond to women more so than I do to men. Also, I respond to pictures of people more so than I do to pictures of landscapes or objects. I didn't set out to fave mostly pictures of women it just worked out that way. I treat faves as gestures in that I don't spend a lot of time looking at an individual image. I go by gut feel and if I respond to an image I fave it. My favorites are basically pictures I wish I had taken. Also, faving other peoples pictures is a way for me to explore the concept of beauty. I find that it covers a lot of terratory. I believe that I have seen more and better pictures here on Flickr than I have seen in any gallery. So, if I fave one of your pictures it is because it captured me in some way, I responded to it, I think it represents the concept of beauty, and It is a picture that I wish I had taken myseif.
I am 60 years old. I never thought I would get this far.
All photos posted are copyright © Fred Roessler, all rights reserved. See the contact information regarding licensing for use. FredRoessler@yahoo.com
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- Murals and Mosaics 33,587 photos, 3,056 members
- ..Places BEHIND Places.. 632 photos, 61 members
- In the Alley 200 photos, 40 members
- back fences and back walls 554 photos, 51 members
- BACK ALLEYS 322 photos, 80 members
- Artistic Blur - Flou artistique 3,634 photos, 312 members
- Un monde de flou ! 10,045 photos, 504 members
- flou! sharpness is such a bourgeois concept! 7,446 photos, 457 members
- flou/ratés/mauvaise qualité 8,557 photos, 446 members
- BLURRIES that are COOL 3,594 photos, 296 members
- Project 365 1,443,825 photos, 25,997 members
- Free Association! 57,034 photos, 777 members
- Northern California Photography 93,857 photos, 3,889 members
- Silicon Valley Photographers 12,416 photos, 572 members
- Abstract and arty - no rules except abstract and arty! 22,018 photos, 640 members
- Blurred images 3,088 photos, 210 members
- blurfection 30,463 photos, 1,817 members
- Flou & Filé 1,448 photos, 173 members
- Flou, bougé, volontaire et étudié. 2,149 photos, 226 members
- California Buses 776 photos, 32 members
- blur is beautiful! 7,992 photos, 938 members
- VTA – Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 402 photos, 70 members
- Toyota Van Collection 362 photos, 60 members
- /// Teardrop Trailers travel caravans :: eu-moto NEW !!! 426 photos, 25 members
- California's Bay Area Group 59,082 photos, 3,060 members
- perception and feelings 520 photos, 52 members
- Propliners / Old Props 2,634 photos, 75 members
- Birds birds birds birds! 37,998 photos, 4,935 members
- blurism 30,736 photos, 1,554 members
- Santana 22 186 photos, 5 members
- Crow Lovers Anonymous 1,049 photos, 298 members
- Nikon AF-S 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR 6,237 photos, 609 members
- North American Railroads 2,449 photos, 43 members
- North American Railfanning 30,883 photos, 430 members
- Truckin' Hell (Trucks / HGV's etc. over 7 tons approx) 4,926 photos, 23 members
- Truck Stop Images 841 photos, 41 members
- Places of Worship 13,692 photos, 471 members
- Places of worship throughout the world 223 photos, 23 members
- Church Exteriors 93,207 photos, 7,422 members
- Fragmented Reflections 3,024 photos, 210 members
- RefLeCtIoN 15,923 photos, 1,276 members
- Trucks 7,480 photos, 128 members
- Trucks (of all kinds) 62,419 photos, 3,000 members
- Public Transport Around the World 48,552 photos, 515 members
- Public Transportation 17,360 photos, 596 members
- Bus Group 37,322 photos, 198 members
- Buses 111,090 photos, 1,078 members
- Bus Pictures 174,877 photos, 2,444 members
- Classic trains 9,706 photos, 138 members
- AC Transit 631 photos, 40 members
Testimonials (2)
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Frizztext says:
"If you stumble on the selfportrait-series of Fred Roessler, you have discovered a real treasure of the FLICKR-community. At first I stumbled on his selfportrait with a tea cozy - and as I read in the comments: "Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, does not try it on, at least once..." - then I realized that the FLICKR-community felt challenged, to add comments as creative as the daily uploaded pics. Viewing his tricky composition "Portable energy source" (considering seriously all the ingenious inventions so many physicians and nobel-prize winners made) then I thought: that must be GOD, shot just in the moment as he spoke: "It shall become light!" Cleverly someone comments: "Remind me to call you the next time my cell phone needs charging!" Fred, giving us our daily ideas to gain cheap energy! Reading the feedbacks to his red basket hat we find the alternative title "samurai warrior". The portrait with a garden tool is commented with the Shakespearesque question "trimming beard or splicing nose?" The pic (Head-)"PRESSURE" presents the practical advice: "Press it 'til wisdom comes out!" If someone only whispers "this is fabulous" Fred creeps with ears big as an elephant into your screen (though I am forced to admit: now we need another nose-proportion, maybe we should ask some elephants). My cat (always by my side and commenting the FLICKR-pool) loves instantly the one (title: Vegetation) with the moustache (simply made out of wooden branch). As someone asked him: "How did you get these ideas?" - he answered: "Desperation for a 365 upload and not much time..." I think he didn't tell us all the background for his decisions and conceptions :-)"
21st January, 2008
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Glücksklee says:
"Stumbleons selfportraits are the best I know.
Each single day he posts another one, the one thoughtfully, the other with his unique sense of humor, the next with charming feeling for reality. Stumbleon is a great photographer with a huge practical experience.
This photostream is the joy of my flickr-day. :-)
I am glad to have you here, being your friend and learning every day a little from you!"18th January, 2008
- Name:
- Fred Roessler
- Joined:
- February 2007
- Currently:
- Menlo Park California, USA
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Quality Assurance
- Website:
- Paws 4 Art