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Daren Smith's photostream
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Devoted to two things in life, my family and photography. My passion lies with traditional black and white, but I have been dragged kicking and screaming into the digital age. Love to share advice, so please ask if I can help, because I am going to ask you.

Should you want to help with my pension fund, use my pictures without my permission! All work is protected by copyright and should not in any circumstance be used for anything, unless I give permission to do so.
I also block anyone who favs a picture and does not have anything available to me and do not like my work to be used in blogs unless I give permission to do so.
Sorry to rant on about this, but it really annoys me how some folk think they have some right to use my work, without my permission, maybe they should work on getting a tallent of their own!


Photos of Daren Smith (20)
Daren Smith's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,010)
Contacts (83)
Groups (50)
- Adobe Photoshop Elements (PSE) 80,332 photos, 8,053 members
- Coolpix P7000/7100 Shooters - Challenge #13... Interval Timer 7,105 photos, 830 members
- normandy, normandie 6,769 photos, 1,528 members
- River Hull and Humber Area, Nature/Birds/Wildlife 594 photos, 47 members
- Eyes Of Nikon 56,383 photos, 1,499 members
- BBC Nature UK Summerwatch 33,471 photos, 2,366 members
- Nikon Digital Learning Center 708,581 photos, 63,576 members
- Kingfishers UK 2,782 photos, 240 members
- Blooming Cut-Outs (FLOWER cutouts only please) 583 photos, 228 members
- Zero Image 15,520 photos, 1,165 members
- Official National Geographic Group 292,748 photos, 12,346 members
- BBC Springwatch (Official) 129,206 photos, 16,536 members
- high dilution film development 1,194 photos, 77 members
- The Genuine Semi Pro Bird Photography Group 11,647 photos, 566 members
- The Wildlife Photography 75,306 photos, 7,265 members
- RSPB Love Nature 56,169 photos, 1,187 members
- *Earth *Nature *Life 18,455 photos, 691 members
- Repackaged by Zero FM - Week 108 1,226 photos, 105 members
- Natural Excellence 131,841 photos, 5,974 members
- Silly Beggars! 105 photos, 22 members
- The Art of Wildlife 1,733 photos, 121 members
- Getty Images Call for Artists 476,692 photos, 79,884 members
- Kingfisher 2,394 photos, 390 members
- Wildlife Photography 296,754 photos, 11,521 members
- British Wildlife 106,731 photos, 2,588 members
- Capture Nature / No human elements / 21,301 photos, 1,969 members
- UK Wildlife Trusts 10,896 photos, 619 members
- BBC Autumnwatch 90,589 photos, 10,631 members
- It's a Wide World 555 photos, 66 members
- Butterflies 100,053 photos, 11,722 members
- Kirkcudbright 785 photos, 43 members
- -The Cafe- 443,541 photos, 22,166 members
- Dumfries and Galloway 11,971 photos, 475 members
- Butterfly Beauty 71,747 photos, 8,644 members
- VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS: A Prayer for Wild Things 66,848 photos, 3,384 members
- Capture NX 2 How-To Videos 10 photos, 451 members
- "Nikon DSLR UK" 24,912 photos, 834 members
- Zero FM - A Town called Malice - The Jam 1,199 photos, 173 members
- ...-Wink's Place-... 186,350 photos, 3,542 members
- Street Photography 125,727 photos, 16,946 members
- From The Darkroom (Non-Digital Photograpahy) 9,375 photos, 506 members
- River Hull 332 photos, 33 members
- 35mm Monochrome Landscapes 911 photos, 167 members
- Wet Reflections 151,298 photos, 17,689 members
- Birds Photos 776,363 photos, 37,205 members
- EARTH - Through Your Eyes 27,131 photos, 1,785 members
- The Wet Darkroom 8,195 photos, 751 members
- Nikon in the UK 23,862 photos, 439 members
- Fuji Neopan 37,014 photos, 2,527 members
- Scotland 298,660 photos, 12,443 members
Testimonials (6)
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ruby.magnay says:
"i have had the pleasure of seeing darens photos on flickr and in my opinion he is the BEST artist i have the honour to know i hope to meet him this year thanks daren for cheering me on"
20th March, 2009
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SteveMG says:
"There are lots of varying grades of photographers on Flickr - Right from the very basic amateur all the way through to the brilliant and the fantastic! And then, very similar to when the astronomer thought that he had found the furthest plant and he then found yet another one, I found the incredible photography of Daren Smith !
Even more incredible about the photography of Daren Smith is the fact that he has produced his master pieces after having suffered years of personal torment !!
Teenage acne, botchulism, herpes, blond hair do’s & jogger’s nipple have not stopped Daren admitting to his personal hygene problems and directly facing up to them head on !
Since Daren’s release from weight watchers and many years of developing both photographs and his love for Jan, along came little Jenny.
Now not to blow Daren’s trumpet ( he apparently can do that himself?? ) he has become a very good friend of mine, who without really knowing me at the time, stood up for me against the bullys of this world… and for that I am truly grateful to him.
So in the words of Andrew Gold
Thank you for being a friend
Traveled down a road and back again
Your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant
I'm not ashamed to say
I hope it always will stay this way
My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow
And if you threw a party
Invited everyone you knew
You would see the biggest gift would be from me
And the card attached would say
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
If it's a car you lack
I'd surely buy you a Cadillac
Whatever you need any time of the day or night
I'm not ashamed to say
I hope it always will stay this way
My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow
And when we both get older
With walking canes and hair of gray
Have no fear even though it's hard to hear
I will stand real close and say
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
And when we die
And float away
Into the night
The milky way
You'll hear me call
As we ascend
I'll say your name
Then once again
Thank you for being a friend
Always Your Friend - SteveMG"28th November, 2008
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FionaBrimsPhotography says:
"I have to say that Daren is one of the nicest people you will ever come across. His photography is awesome and he sees something to shoot in everything. He is always willing to help and also always happy to cheer you up, his sense of fun is out there with his imagination, if he wasnt such a genuinely nice person he would be scarey! ;)
if you want cheering up......... speak to Daren
It is nothing but a pleasure to know you, thank you :)
Fi"20th December, 2007
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Amy Lloyd says:
"Well what can i say about Daren. I have not 'known' him long but in getting to know him i have found him to be a kind, honest, clever, whitty, talented, artistic, whitty, creative, thoughtful, did i say whitty? Guy. His photography skills are vast and diverse and his artistic and creative eye spots an opportunity for a shot that many others would pass by.
Daren, you make me laugh with your comments and mails and you inspire me with your photography, long may you continue to brighten my day, my friend, and the lives of many other flickrites x :-) x"17th December, 2007
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JulesCanon says:
"You'll not find a nicer guy on flickr than daren, he's a star!
daren's talents as a photographer need no "fluffing" by a testimonial. you can see the genuis of the skills and talents in his photos... they speak volumes compared to what anyone could write about him. His B&W landscapes are just amazing and i'm very proud to say that i have an original hanging on my wall. for that and the reason behind it daren, i'm always going to be very grateful. such a simple gesture has touched many.
I've only known the "virtual" daren a short time, but within that time its very clear that daren has a fantastic personality, very witty and enjoys having a laugh, he's a proud father and loving, caring partner.
Daren's photostream is definitely one you do not want to miss out on, you'll kick yerself if you do!
keep up the good work hun, and continue to show us the gems you capture!"29th September, 2007
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Pawel Maciejewski says:
"I remember I asked darren once something about one B&W picture he posted. He not only did answer to my question in a very detailed way but also send my an e-mail with some scanned pages, explaining in detail the technique he used.
Darren is of the kindest people I've met here on flickr and in a really short time we've become good friends. I love his work, especially his B&W pictures which are just STUNNING! I'm not very good at landscapes and I find most of landscape photos boring and very postcard-like but Darren's work is totally different. He knows how to take the essence of time, light and place and immortalize it in his photograps.
A true professional, master of B&W landscapes and, above all, a great friend!"24th August, 2007























