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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 34,201 photos, 3,064 members
- ..Places BEHIND Places.. 637 photos, 61 members
- In the Alley 205 photos, 40 members
- back fences and back walls 564 photos, 51 members
- BACK ALLEYS 318 photos, 81 members
- Artistic Blur - Flou artistique 3,717 photos, 316 members
- Un monde de flou ! 10,089 photos, 507 members
- flou! sharpness is such a bourgeois concept! 7,520 photos, 459 members
- flou/ratés/mauvaise qualité 8,636 photos, 447 members
- BLURRIES that are COOL 3,626 photos, 297 members
- Project 365 1,453,450 photos, 26,059 members
- Free Association! 57,223 photos, 776 members
- Northern California Photography 94,726 photos, 3,900 members
- Silicon Valley Photographers 12,454 photos, 574 members
- Abstract and arty - no rules except abstract and arty! 22,557 photos, 651 members
- Blurred images 3,150 photos, 212 members
- blurfection 30,540 photos, 1,821 members
- Flou & Filé 1,509 photos, 174 members
- Flou, bougé, volontaire et étudié. 2,185 photos, 226 members
- California Buses 796 photos, 32 members
- blur is beautiful! 8,092 photos, 943 members
- VTA – Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 420 photos, 70 members
- Toyota Van Collection 365 photos, 60 members
- /// Teardrop Trailers travel caravans :: eu-moto NEW !!! 431 photos, 26 members
- California's Bay Area Group 59,261 photos, 3,069 members
- perception and feelings 769 photos, 97 members
- Propliners / Old Props 3,025 photos, 82 members
- Birds birds birds birds! 41,501 photos, 5,247 members
- blurism 31,549 photos, 1,585 members
- Santana 22 186 photos, 5 members
- Crow Lovers Anonymous 1,064 photos, 302 members
- Nikon AF-S 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR 6,476 photos, 630 members
- North American Railroads 2,468 photos, 45 members
- North American Railfanning 31,296 photos, 432 members
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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