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Due to a computer virus that somebody under different aliases is posting, no videos in comments, please and thank you. Only in FlickrMails from those I have as contacts.

No Search The Best invites from anybody but an admin, please and thank you - I do not accept my photos going into pending mode for the new group.

No Frame BANGLADESH invites from anybody but an admin, please and thank you.

And no Top 20 group invites - those groups require you to be an Admin or Moderator and also require those groups at 20 photos - from 20 different people. Plus those groups end up Private.

I will not be accepting being in the Ya Gotta Start Somewhere group anymore. I've quit that group and removed my two items from there. I will keep the comments, though.

Top Favourites: Gardening, digital photography, the summertime, Christmas time, travel.

Least Favourites: Stormy weather, when it is really hot and humid, and the winter time except during Christmas and New Year's. And being blocked by people I've been nice to, including kiwibyrd (Janet), but glad she can comment on my photos since blocking only prevents you from saying anything on their photos and videos.

My Current Digital Cameras:
Olympus Camedia C-765 Ultra Zoom 4.0 megapixel digital point-and-shoot camera with 10-times optical zoom that can be converted to 14-times super zoom. Now just used as a backup and for at-home use.
Sony Handycam DCR-SR62 digital camcorder with a built-in digital still camera feature and with the 25-times optical zoom. This gets used for videos that will occasionally be uploaded to Flickr
Canon EOS Rebel T1i digital SLR with the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens and the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM lens. Won't be for any videos to be uploaded to Flickr. Does not replace the Olympus at all and never will.
Brinno TLC Time-Lapse High Definition Video Camera (will be saving and uploading JPEGs of the time-lapse videos only - video uploading not possible due to always getting the Bonk! message and due to video sharing being blocked.

Here are a close-up and a macro of a light Rembrandt tulip:

Close-Up


Macro


I do my scanning of photos taken with film with the Epson Stylus 5400 multifunction, which is way better than the IBM IdeaScan flatbed scanner that could no longer be used after upgrading to Windows XP Home Edition.

Favourite Types Of Photography: Nature, Travel, Special Events and Occasions, Astrophotography, Boats and Ships.

When any of my flower photos are chosen as Admin Faves, it is very delightful. When none of my flower photos are chosen as Admin Faves, it is very disappointing.

This is how I feel when any of my flower photos are chosen as Admin Faves: :-)
This is how I feel when any of my flower photos are not chosen as Admin Faves: :'-(

One pet peeve is when the batteries in my cameras run low and battery chargers aren't nearby when on vacation. Another is when somebody refers me to Chris - I prefer either my username of Chrisser or my real first name of Christina. Another is when the Flower Factory or Flower Themes group provides a new theme that none of my photos will work for. Sometimes I don't even have photos of flowers or parts of flowers for any new theme and must wait until a theme that will work with my photos comes around. And I find it sad whenever somebody either blocks me or originally adds me as a contact or friend and then removes me from his/her contact listings.

Reminder to Flower Factory and Flower Themes: Photos that have been chosen as Admins Faves do not get removed and reposted. Only photos that have not been chosen as Admin Faves - and also not removed by the admins of those groups - do get removed and reposted if there are new themes that the photos originally posted for another theme and not chosen as Admins Faves or removed by the admins can work for those themes. And unless you have joined one of the flower groups I started, the minimum allowed Admin Faves for Flower Factory and Flower Themes to be allowed as one of my contacts under the Friends category is two.

The only Private groups I join are those where a contact of mine has invited me via FlickrMail.

Also, since ONLY the admins have permission to answer any questions by the members of Flower Factory, the main group page should be saying so to prevent such troubles. Also, I have decided NOT to post questions in Flower Factory's Members' Questions posts anymore.

If you are going to be posting any links or photos to comments about my photos, I prefer photos in the Small size. If the photos option doesn't work, then substitute links if necessary.

You probably have noticed I always but a happy face at the end of the main comment in the comments box of photos of others and at the end of saying Thanks when others say nice comments on my photos or when the admins of groups like Flower Factory and Flower Themes choose my photos as Admin Faves. The happy face is just a polite expression. :-)

The FlickrBlog link has lots of excellent photos posted by the staff every single day.

Reminder: With the exception of Lots Of Chickadees, the groups I originally started stay at the unlimited photo postings as long as I am still in those groups and as the original starting admin. That doesn't change until I am no longer able to be around. Also, I have posted Members' Questions topics in two of the groups I originally started, and those topics DO get answered by both the admins and members as long as I am still part of those groups and still as the original admin of those groups. Only any Admins' Questions posts would be only answered by admins.

To the admins of Flower Factory and Flower Themes: Keep up the excellent work you do in the Administration. And all admins of Flower Factory and Flower Themes, if they haven't done so, are welcome to add me to their contact listings. :-)

To groups that have weekly themes, no matter the daily limit: In addition to taking time from posting any photos where both flowers and buds were in the same photos to cool down, if a theme takes place and I don't have photos that fit a theme, I don't post, unless the Admins see photos that can be permitted.

All of my gardening is currently in Zone 5 of eastern Ontario, Canada, meaning I have to dig up all canna rhizomes, dahlia tuberous roots, and ranunculus tubers before the winter months. I also have to provide winter protection for my mini rosebushes, and I was supposed to protect my Double Delight rose last year, but forgot to, so it is no longer part of my life anymore.

My ancestors came from the Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland. There were a few that did immigrate from England eons ago.

Due to concerns and security reasons, I was told to remove my address. I did, but left Canada for the Country category. So anybody who has me on their contact listings, don't feel very bad about not seeing where my address is. I am also not to do any geo-tagging of photos taken at homes of family and friends anymore - just on my travels where I am not at a friend's home or a family member's home.

Photo used to create my buddy icon - and not ever being changed.


My best week as far as Admin Faves in Flower Factory are concerned:
Clematis & Passion Flowers (August 5th to August 11th, 2008): Seven photos of mine were chosen as Admin Faves (previous high was six Admin Faves in one week three times!)

My worst weeks as far as Admin Faves in Flower Factory are concerned: Weeks that I could not provide flowers or did provide flowers but none were chosen.

Note: For flowers that are on a solid background colour, those are courtesy of modifications using Photoshop. I do not take photos of flowers where I've placed a solid coloured piece of cardboard. Same if I decided to make the background behind any insects one solid colour.

To those who have to leave the Flower Factory administration: It will be very sad to see you not being able to choose any of the photos I've posted to the group as Admin Faves after you leave and return to Member status, but it was fun when you were choosing Admin Faves.

Photo Editing Software I Use And Originally Own:
ArcSoft Photo Impression 4.0 (for resizing of photos cropped using Microsoft Picture It Express 7.0)
Microsoft Picture It Express 7.0 (for cropping of scanned or archived photos; this is also used for cropping photos using the Square cropping tool; came free with package of 8.5 by 11 photo paper)
Canon EOS Utility (used to copy photos taken with my digital SLR)
Olympus Camedia Master 4.2 (for copying photos from my digital point-and-shoot and for renaming photos taken with my digital point-and-shoot)
Sony Picture Motion Browser Version 2.0.06.13151 (for copying photos taken with digital camcorder)
Canon EOS Utility Version 2.8 (for copying photos taken with my DSLR)
Digital Photo Professional (for RAW format, which I prefer not to use - I always shoot in the highest JPEG setting with my DSLR.

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