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Paguma's photostream
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If you are reading this then you probably saw a photo of mine you thought was interesting. What's wrong with you? I'm just some hack with a camera who sometimes gets lucky.
I am frustrated at how slowly I seem to be improving. I am reading a lot of books on photography, practicing daily and yet my improvement has been extremely slow. Although I do think some time last summer I finally started to show some small improvement in my skills. I secretly am jealous of all the talented photographers who just pick up a camera and instantly get better results than me.
As you will notice there are mainly five areas of photography I am currently exploring and it's probably one of those that brought you here. If it is one particular area you are interested in than these "best-of" sets are a good place to look for more.
Self-Portraits
Best of Me
365 Days of Darren
52 Weeks of Darren
Woman/beauty
Best posed photos
Dogs
Samuel
Floyd
Top Dogs
Concerts
My Favorite Concert Photos
Your Favorite Concert Photos
Travel
Best vacation photos
Food
Best food photos

If I add you as a contact it's because I enjoyed a lot of your photography and want Flickr to notify me when you post more. Please do not feel obligated to reciprocate.
Some of my photos are for sale at Getty Images and ClusterShot. If you are interested in purchasing a photo that is not listed at either place please contact me.
My Equipment:
Nikon D7000
Nikon D90
Nikon D5000
Fuji FinePix F200EXR
Nikon DX Nikkor AF-S 35mm F1.8
Nikon 50mm f/1.8
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII
Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II
Tamron SP AF90mm F/2.8 Di Macro
Tamron AF 70-300mm f4-5.6LD
Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX AF 11-16mm f2.8
Photos of Paguma (205)
Paguma's favorite photos from other Flickr members (3,509)
Contacts (408)
Groups (50)
- The Coca-Cola Company 5,949 photos, 2,719 members
- February Photo Challenge 99 photos, 85 members
- Alien Bees 64,218 photos, 6,411 members
- Your Best Shot 2011 13,993 photos, 16,445 members
- Brown Eyes 2,680 photos, 591 members
- Funny_Dog_Pictures 2,879 photos, 544 members
- FUNNIEST, MOST BIZARRE or TASTELESS pictures in your collection. 6,994 photos, 1,132 members
- Very Beautiful Women 29,062 photos, 2,872 members
- THE ESSENCE OF SHE 111,739 photos, 9,958 members
- Models 185,334 photos, 10,715 members
- Blondes 15,100 photos, 3,206 members
- Urban Exploration - Exploring Abandonments 133,926 photos, 7,213 members
- Model Mayhem Flickr 53,071 photos, 5,229 members
- Halloween Wonderful 18,334 photos, 2,815 members
- Occupy Wall Street Photo Project 5,231 photos, 463 members
- Occupy 14,708 photos, 998 members
- Ottawa Zombie Walk 1,051 photos, 28 members
- Zombies, Zombies, Zombies! 26,593 photos, 3,180 members
- Zombie Walks 14,371 photos, 870 members
- Zombiewalk Ottawa 531 photos, 41 members
- New York, New York 299,117 photos, 13,397 members
- Yes. We know we are shooting into the light. 326 photos, 94 members
- No Frown Found Friday 57 photos, 41 members
- Lanterns 4,547 photos, 763 members
- Funny signs 10,292 photos, 1,800 members
- Strange and Funny Signs 20,429 photos, 5,576 members
- Tricolour Hounds 231 photos, 23 members
- The Fridge: The best of The Icebox 2,640 photos, 264 members
- FlickrCentral 4,830,477 photos, 166,532 members
- WEEKLY 8,167 photos, 332 members
- Fruit & Veg 144,376 photos, 27,640 members
- The Icebox: Killer Shots & A Beer Chaser 7 photos, 977 members
- Flickr's Weekly Theme Contest Winner #266: ricko 523 photos, 1,733 members
- fences 11,424 photos, 1,586 members
- Bubbles 16,955 photos, 6,549 members
- Airbourne 1,115 photos, 174 members
- bluesfest 2011 330 photos, 9 members
- Me Again Monday - Closed until next week 1,725 photos, 351 members
- Get Pushed!! -- R18 Sign up NOW 1,808 photos, 588 members
- NIKON D7000 CLUB 170,130 photos, 13,116 members
- VolksWagens new/old 8,286 photos, 940 members
- Repetition 25,588 photos, 2,185 members
- Toronto 114,284 photos, 7,940 members
- Knut - the polar bear from Berlin 295 photos, 141 members
- PETS' Place 1,404 photos, 109 members
- Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 47,616 photos, 5,231 members
- HEARTS all HEARTS 38,705 photos, 10,842 members
- WalMart Fashion 14 photos, 49 members
- Project SoulPancake 633 photos, 350 members
- Wide Mouth Mason 521 photos, 32 members
Galleries (3)
- Them Through My Eyes Vol. 2 2 photos
- Them Through My Eyes Vol. 1 16 photos
- Paguma's favorite pack of hounds 18 photos
Testimonials (12)
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just call me Mr Lucky says:
"No one who loves dogs the way Darren does can be all bad.. And anybody who has a sense of humor like Darren's ought to be overlooked. His portraits of Floyd are a testimonial in themselves. He obviously has the trust and admiration of Floyd, to put up with all the crazy outfits and hats that Floyd finds himself in - all in the persuit of cheese.. Okay - that's not 100% true - he does it for Darren too, I'm sure.
Dogs are good judges of character, and maybe even creators of character. They have a way of teaching us things we ought to know, but sometimes forget. I think Floyd is teaching us all a valuable lesson - that love conquors all - and that cheese rules.
On the serious side, Darren often judges himself too harshly, becoming impatient with his 'progress' photographically. What he fails to recognize is that his work has come a long way, and that not only is it technically correct - which pretty much anyone can do.. It's also thoughtful and often outright hilarious - which precious few of us can do!
Check out his stream - well worth your time!!"12th December, 2011
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~Stacie~ says:
"I had the pleasure of meeting Darren here on Flickr about 3 years ago. I was then very impressed with his photography skills, he has grown even more and I am now blown away to see what a truly amazing photographer he has become. His humor makes me laugh on a regular basis & he is willing to go out of his comfort zone, which I think is awesome & admire. Not to mention he has a very adorable model, Floyd!"
9th December, 2011
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Flооd says:
"Paguma's sincerity is the greatest strength of his photostream. When he's passionate about something, his effort and feeling shine through in every shot. He's very passionate about Floyd! He's not afraid to do whatever it takes to improve. And you can't have a better friend on Flickr than Paguma, who cares with his whole heart. Thank you, Darren."
19th September, 2011
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Natasha'sWORLD says:
"WOW! no words can describe Darren's pictures. He's an amazing photographer and has the cutest dog (Floyd) ever.
thank you for sharing your pictures, i love them all :)"9th January, 2011
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squeakypeach4 says:
"I've secretly been following the beagle for about a year now. I found him through Ali, and found his photography to be especially entertaining :) His pictures of his incredibly tolerant, well-poised dog and his...*ahem*...apron pin-ups always put a smile on my face, and his devilish sense of humor, his wonderfully creative (FUN!) photography, and this silly belief that Canadians are king....well, we'll just say that the beagle can make me laugh like no other :)"
6th August, 2010
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AntiAmy says:
"Darren and I were friends before he really got into photography. But I feel like since he's been taking such amazing photos, our friendship has grown into something it could never have been before. There is something to be said for being able to see a gallery of someone's life. I believe it nurtures a relationship. (especially an online relationship) Although I might get huffy and defensive at the time, I love it when Darren critiques me, because I really think he knows what he's talking about. I've seen his work progress over the past few years and he has gotten really good...I'm a little bit jealous! And he's also gotten much more creative which seems to be my biggest problem. Most of all, I'm just grateful to know him and so blessed to call him a friend."
9th June, 2010
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catklein says:
"Darren's stream makes me smile. I can tell he is someone I would also like in real life. I wish to kidnap Floyd, but I would never do that to Darren. I think Floyd's 365 was my favorite. Whenever I come to Darren's stream,I end up smiling or laughing and that is key for me. Good stuff all around."
8th June, 2010
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tapper22 says:
"Paguma and I have been great friends since our time serving together in the “Korean Conflict.” I remember the night we met; a platoon of friends had met in the city and shared what turned out to be really nasty kimchi. Paguma and I had the least of the group, and we spent most of the night helping others battle explosive diarrhea and dehydration. Battle scarred and tested, we moved on to establish a shared love of beagles and all foods that are not kimchi. However, after a rather disturbing incident involving the revocation of a coupon (given as a birthday gift) good for one free expression of hound anal sacs, we drifted apart. Now we use the following code because neither of us really care to admit that we know the other, and we don’t want to be on the hook for touching any dog’s hindquarters for the purposes of expelling smelly substances: we rarely comment on each other’s stream; we never talk about photos, or art, or anything really; I probably couldn’t pick him out of a line up, even if he just mugged me. I’m pretty much only writing this testi because I want to get in Floyd’s good graces. That hound rules. Plus I like writing "testi" in public forums."
30th April, 2010
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Feeling Croppy says:
"Darren's stream is filled with fantastic, sharp shots of musicians from the nightly concert Darren attends and, more importantly, his perfect model, Floyd the Beagle-- the second best photographed beagle on flickr ;)
Floyd the Beagle's fame stems from wearing a fedora, donning ham and cheese on his hound-head, sharing his bucket list, begging for love, and basically just being adorable and cooperative. Without him, Darren is simply a hack photographer.
I enjoy Darren's humor, his talent as a photographer, his musical tastes, his beautiful and talented better half Lady M, and his love for beagles. We beaglers belong to a special group and stick together!"17th April, 2010
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*stacie* says:
"I can't believe it has taken me this long to write this. I look forward to seeing Darren's photostream everyday. He has amazing photography skills, his humor makes me laugh on a regular basis & he is willing to go out of his comfort zone, which I think is awesome & admire. I am so happy that we have become flickr friends!"
16th July, 2009
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rhondapalooza says:
"A very playful, yet skilled photographer, I admire how Darren continuously challenges himself. There's lots of wry humor behind his efforts, but there is no doubt that he takes the art of photography very seriously... because it shows."
2nd November, 2008
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jnoriko says:
"Darren has a way of capturing a human physically and emotionally while keeping it tasteful. The more obsessed he gets with his photography equipment, the more amazing his photos get."
24th April, 2008
- Joined:
- May 2007
- I am:
- Male and Taken
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