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Paul Merry's photostream
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I live in Shoeburyness on the old Military Garrison....just east of Southend on Sea in Essex, I've been a chef for the last 25 years and spend much of my free time travelling and taking photos, I rarely go out without at least one camera.
I started meeting fellow Flickr folks and thats when it all really started to click for me, gaining the insight and tips from friends that were so experienced gave me the confidence to go out and experiment more.
I upgraded my kit in February 2011 and am the proud owner of a 5D mk2 nowdays, I still have my 400d that I started out with. I did a short Photoshop course in late 2009 and started dabbling with HDR soon after. I have to stop myself sometimes from getting too carried away in post processing but love the creativity that it gives....
I have a few images in publications and have my first image going in to an Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Spetember 2011, its due to run for 10 years.
I hope you find something you like in my Photostream and I,m always happy to answer any Questions or help if you see something you want to ask about..
Photos of Paul Merry (75)
Paul Merry's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,206)
Contacts (159)
Groups (50)
- Food food food! 160,889 photos, 6,858 members
- Food and Drinks creative photography 1,092 photos, 698 members
- The 80 quid boat and boatshed group 46 photos, 11 members
- Guardian Camera Club 21,525 photos, 10,832 members
- Devon & Cornwall 49,751 photos, 1,797 members
- Coastal Landscapes UK 4,872 photos, 317 members
- Long Exposure 394,598 photos, 43,166 members
- Long Exposures 189,167 photos, 20,888 members
- Photo Infos 77,144 photos, 3,080 members
- Barcelona 158,993 photos, 9,459 members
- Formula One 56,487 photos, 3,395 members
- Great Car Moments 117 photos, 220 members
- The Lake District UK 52,514 photos, 4,940 members
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II 2 19,497 photos, 681 members
- wells-next-the-sea 1,098 photos, 160 members
- Norfolk UK 31,181 photos, 1,652 members
- "Abbeys, Monasteries, Cathedrals and Churches" 63,665 photos, 3,432 members
- Cathedrals UK (see new rules) 18,978 photos, 2,324 members
- Annual Southend Flickr Pillbox Walk 2011 161 photos, 9 members
- Flickr Camera Club 2,226 photos, 96 members
- EsSex cliches 22 photos, 29 members
- World cars 70,372 photos, 3,283 members
- Best of the Best (Car Pictures) 552 photos, 475 members
- Trams all over the world! 23,293 photos, 900 members
- Wensleydale 467 photos, 22 members
- Yorkshire Dales (National Park) 16,199 photos, 1,260 members
- The Structural Artists 5,403 photos, 1,067 members
- This World We Live In 28 photos, 5 members
- Yorkshire Landscapes 20,932 photos, 1,369 members
- Canon DSLR users UK 62,334 photos, 935 members
- Two Tree Island - Leigh on Sea 619 photos, 90 members
- Puddle Kin 198 photos, 15 members
- Annual Shoebury Garrison Walk 2010 90 photos, 9 members
- Concept Abstract Kin (CAK) 340 photos, 19 members
- Magical places and trees 3,950 photos, 599 members
- Castles of Europe 52,599 photos, 5,498 members
- 6 Photos – SeriesGroup 44,948 photos, 5,568 members
- Old Southend 385 photos, 31 members
- A Very Flickr Christmas 86,036 photos, 10,976 members
- CHRISTMAS WORLDWIDE Flickr's #1 Xmas Group 95,192 photos, 15,861 members
- DazzlePix CARS & TRUCKS (Photos & iPhoneography) 519 photos, 53 members
- Southchurch Hall 212 photos, 26 members
- dungeness 7,911 photos, 690 members
- British Lighthouses 4,440 photos, 577 members
- LIGHTHOUSE LOVERS 79,343 photos, 14,509 members
- Lighthouses of the World 52,979 photos, 9,432 members
- Kent 44,231 photos, 1,677 members
- Aldeburgh 1,146 photos, 115 members
- Suffolk 25,673 photos, 1,238 members
- Mushrooms and Fungi 28,166 photos, 2,710 members
Galleries (5)
- Reflections.... 1 photo
- Art....!! 5 photos
- Cars in HDR 9 photos
- My Home Town.... 5 photos
- Beautiful Cats 10 photos
Testimonials (2)
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Michael Shea 2009 says:
"Paul is one of the good guys and has been an inspiration and constant source of help and encouragement to me ever since I joined flickr. This community is very fortunate to have someone as talented, thoughtful and generous as he is.
Paul produces consistently excellent photos that are interesting and attractive to look at, as well as easy to access and interpret. This is because they are invariably very well composed and skilfully processed. He achieves this from a range of subjects and places, both familiar and unfamiliar to me. We live in fairly close proximity and one of the things that impresses me most is how Paul is able to view things in an original way, without being either flashy or pretentious in his work. He does this because he has a natural eye for a good photo that no amount of technical ability alone can provide. It is a gift.
Paul is very approachable and has gone out of his way to kindly offer feedback and advice on my photos, which has helped me to improve. He gladly and unselfishly gives credit where he feels it is due and doesn't usually dwell on things that aren't so good. Being the naturally over-sensitive type, I particularly value this approach.
Photography at its best can be an art and a pleasure. Paul makes both seem within reach. For that and a good deal more I'd like to thank him very much."25th November, 2009
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Pat Dalton... says:
"I came across Paul's photostream quite by accident, reading his profile he stated "I've Been messing around with my first ever Digital SLR since February 08", well if those images are produced in a messing about mode, one wonders what will happen when he really gets to grips with his D_SLR. Paul is a natural photographer, regularly presenting wonderful photographs, he is also very generous with his comments and has a lovely sense of humour. I look forwards to seeing many more of his photographs."
15th July, 2009
- Name:
- Paul Merry
- Joined:
- January 2009
- Hometown:
- Southend on Sea
- Currently:
- Southend on sea, England
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Senior Development Chef