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I love photography, art, computer graphics, animals, nature and riding my bike.
Photography became more than an occasional interest in 2006 after joining flickr.

I don't particularly consider myself good at photography, but in my too infrequent photo sessions I can take hundreds of photos, a few of which I am happy or lucky with, and are the ones I upload. My photos are rarely straight from the camera .. I play in lightroom and photoshop and also crop to compositions I like. I am more interested in the end image than factual representation.

My photos lean towards nature and macro, though I would like to be more broader in my scope. Introversy prevents me taking many photos of people or urban scenes, so my images really don't reflect the environment in which I live, but are zoomed in on the small or in parks and/or locations where I feel more comfortable with a camera.

I don't subscribe to, or respond to invites from any groups using medium to large graphics or animations of any size in invitations and comments. I used to, so these will be seen in older pictures.

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The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.
~Anne Frank~

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Contacts (217)

supershot2 steven kelly
Highers, Mohammad Saleh
Christina.75... Christina
Len Borden No real name given
mika53 Too busy... Dominique Bernard
Mukumbura No real name given
SandyK29 No real name given
Martin Courtney 74 martin courtney
Fort Photo Michael Menefee
Flint-Hill No real name given
Bino George Bino George
halle0909 Heather Eeles

Groups (50 50)

Sussex 27,208 photos, 1,064 members
Piers 15,851 photos, 2,737 members
A Picture of Britain 150,220 photos, 2,120 members
UK Landscapes, Sea and Country. 116,120 photos, 4,948 members
Beside the seaside, besides the sea ... 59,718 photos, 3,699 members
UK 156,710 photos, 4,595 members
G A T E S ..... an invitation to explore :) 372 photos, 79 members
*I Love Birds* 347,516 photos, 13,789 members
Birds of the British Isles 50,031 photos, 1,238 members
Bird Silhouettes 3,967 photos, 1,368 members
* Birds of Britain * 34,535 photos, 1,203 members
Macro 1-2-3 (2/day max) 32,771 photos, 2,509 members
Macro Viewers 78,736 photos, 4,128 members
Macro Photography 154,709 photos, 19,806 members
Flowers with insects 44,231 photos, 6,130 members
Flowers all kinds 116,430 photos, 8,485 members
Cats Cats Cats 287,977 photos, 21,199 members
Cats the Beloved Pets 56,539 photos, 3,464 members
Cat-A-Log 38,212 photos, 4,930 members
Bench Life (no EMPTY benches please!) 2,326 photos, 604 members
Benches 5,170 photos, 925 members
Benches of the World 5,737 photos, 727 members
Panasonic Lumix FZ18 FZ28 FZ38 FZ100 UK Group!! 8,705 photos, 291 members
PANASONIC LUMIX FZ100 10,458 photos, 410 members
FlickrToday (only 1 pic per day) 2,586,500 photos, 81,766 members
Canon Imagination 179,047 photos, 9,459 members
silhouette 229,669 photos, 31,083 members
Green is Beautiful 570,041 photos, 48,944 members
Graves, Tombs And Cemeteries 205,290 photos, 29,797 members
Beach Photography 325,287 photos, 53,601 members
Val Pearce Pix 510 photos, 2 members
Randomania 279 photos, 37 members
Guardian Green shoots 9,105 photos, 1,065 members
Vive la Nature ! 47,356 photos, 1,470 members
Nature Nerds 18,654 photos, 1,234 members
Closer and Closer Macro Photography 903,081 photos, 65,789 members
British National Parks 13,921 photos, 516 members
Birdshare 90,700 photos, 2,517 members
3Way Challenge 34,313 photos, 2,024 members
TEXTURIZED 17,700 photos, 1,174 members
*Nature's Beauty* (No people or pet pics please.) 33,042 photos, 1,238 members
Brighton 68,427 photos, 4,852 members
In the Memories' Book (Textured Images - INVITE ONLY!!!) 17,555 photos, 1,713 members
totally textures 86,729 photos, 9,050 members
The Texture Garden 8,298 photos, 868 members
All things textured 24,057 photos, 1,241 members
Texture Squared 17,085 photos, 1,340 members
Spectacular Insects 32,153 photos, 5,003 members
high quality nature 89,527 photos, 3,405 members
British Wildlife 110,823 photos, 2,622 members

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Testimonials (5)

Semmi says:

"Val is a perfect, gifted photographer, a frank person. I like a lot what she wrote in her profile about awarding pools... She is my cup of tea. And hey, she s got so interesting profession!!! :) All clear!"

6th May, 2009
october blue says:

" l am very lucky that Valerie was one of my earliest contacts on Flickr ...it has been a real joy to know her.
l love the quality of light in her photos. She has captured some of the most beautiful images of swans that l have ever seen. It is always a delight to see her wonderful cat, Oscar. There is so much color and beauty and variety in her vibrant photostream.
In addition, she has been very generous in her support of my photos. Her kindness has meant so much to me ...l am deeply appreciative..
Thank you, Val. l look forward to seeing more of your wonderful photos .... my very best wishes to you always :-)"

7th February, 2009
Leannz0r says:

"My aunt, I love her photos and only really got into Flickr because of her, if she wasn't on Flickr alot I probally would have never carried on useing it. I probally wouldn't of been into photography as much as I am if it wasn't for her too. I love her photos, they were brilliant to begin with but looking through her stream you can see how much she's progressed and her photographs have got so much better. I hope I can take photos as well as her some day soon. x"

16th October, 2007
crime scene says:

"It's been wonderful to see Val's photos develop in character and beauty since I first saw her original works. Her perspectives are very original and feature beautiful natural scenes and woodland creatures.

When you take a look at the world through someone else's eyes you can appreciate the beauty of the land even though you are not there, and I've travelled e-wise to UK again and again in every one of Val's shots.

But even more than that, she's been a great support and a good friend which is a bonus I never expected, but appreciate very much indeed.

Congratulations on your fine body of work Val, and I look forward to each new installation with great anticipation!"

11th June, 2007
aneye4wonder (Ineta McParland) says:

"Wow! Valerie's pictures are truly amazing! From gorgeous flowers to wonderful animals, she captures the beauty of this world with great talent. Thank you for sharing your great pictures with us!"

15th November, 2006