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A lover of beauty, art and community.
A note about my copyright. My photos are in the Creative Commons for non-commercial use. For commercial use you must pay me, or at least make the effort to contact me. Please DO NOT use my images to promote a monotheistic religious viewpoint.
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Photos of ecstaticist (19)
ecstaticist's favorite photos from other Flickr members (11,570)
Contacts (1,919)
Groups (50)
- Bokeh and Bokeh (No People)散景世界 80,835 photos, 7,831 members
- Bokeh Photography (1/day) 113,708 photos, 9,610 members
- Gulls 18,158 photos, 2,539 members
- Birds Photos 1,122,810 photos, 48,353 members
- Birds birds birds birds! 108,907 photos, 12,283 members
- New York life 167,184 photos, 8,028 members
- New York, New York 352,066 photos, 14,971 members
- URBAN New York 80,339 photos, 5,517 members
- New York Photography 263,260 photos, 15,382 members
- Search The Best (Post INVITED Photos Only) New Group 1,435 photos, 597 members
- My Gear and Me #1 - (Post 1 - Award 5) - Sweeper is ON 472,398 photos, 15,312 members
- Project Weather 40,921 photos, 13,247 members
- fisheye fanatics 79,045 photos, 8,136 members
- Aerial Perspective 5,363 photos, 394 members
- Bridges and Tunnels 142,134 photos, 16,612 members
- YVR 2,720 photos, 97 members
- YVR: Vancouver International Airport 5,373 photos, 142 members
- airports 45,463 photos, 5,291 members
- The 2011 Illuminate Yaletown Photo Contest 666 photos, 180 members
- Jotbe's Group (INVITE ONLY !!!!!) -Give 2 Awards 37,855 photos, 3,319 members
- The Master Light Painter 50 + Faves 9,489 photos, 767 members
- **Open ART PHOTO Exhibition** 25,921 photos, 810 members
- Canadian Skylines 5,895 photos, 468 members
- White Star Cruises - Photography Competition P1/A5 547 photos, 201 members
- Victoria BC by Victoria residents 92 photos, 7 members
- Amazing Alberta 61,377 photos, 1,807 members
- TheProvince.com Photo Pool for British Columbia 1,187 photos, 40 members
- Flickr Vancouver 19,742 photos, 463 members
- Empire Avenue Flickrs - Post 1, comment 2, tag 3. 3,269 photos, 298 members
- Vancouver HDR 872 photos, 66 members
- San Francisco 213,169 photos, 13,234 members
- SEAVIEW - ALL water pix! 28,902 photos, 1,395 members
- Miss604.com Photo Pool for Metro Vancouver 28,016 photos, 633 members
- Pentax SMC - Official Tag Required 80,762 photos, 2,751 members
- Tilt-shift Miniature Fakes 66,960 photos, 19,532 members
- Photographers of Victoria, BC 1,371 photos, 46 members
- Photonic Overlords 22 photos, 4 members
- Black-and-White Squares 7,637 photos, 349 members
- A Celebration of Light - Let your Light Shine 80,200 photos, 4,004 members
- Vancouver 2010 Olympic Photo Group 13,510 photos, 598 members
- True North Media House 7,723 photos, 79 members
- CHRISTMAS WORLDWIDE Flickr's #1 Xmas Group 107,827 photos, 17,566 members
- foodtree 33 photos, 16 members
- 500x500 271,541 photos, 7,204 members
- Life is the question - Love is the answer 8,506 photos, 1,066 members
- inspired - exposures 6,318 photos, 387 members
- MINIMAL black&white(NO text, NO colours) 25,836 photos, 6,232 members
- Fog and Rain 188,169 photos, 36,803 members
- Say NO to the new Flickr logo 156 photos, 196 members
- Lonely Planet: Photo Challenges -- 'Dome' 92,923 photos, 13,274 members
Galleries (1)
Testimonials (19)
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Faddoush says:
"ecstaticist has one of the most beautiful photostreams on flickr, if not THE most beautiful...
There is some kind of magic in ecstaticist's captures, you can stare at them for hours losing yourself in their beauty. He has an enormous talent, making even the dullest of things look spectacular.
After seeing just a couple of his photos on Vancouver made me want to visit that city so much, his cityscapes are in my humble opinion the best I've seen on Flickr...but don't stop at that, there is a lot more to see from sunsets, to flower close-ups, to sky and landscape shots that will keep you sucked in for hours.
Thank you for sharing such beautiful work with us."5th April, 2009
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Mikeldesigns says:
"from the first moment, i an a Fan.
The pictures reflect a very very good job, transform a normal situations in a dreams of fantasy.
Really is a big professional, i hope to learn more seen this pictures.
Great Job."3rd August, 2008
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Kaos2 says:
"Well, what can i say about Evan's work that has not already been said.
From his water
drop shots that are second to none in quality and artistic style. To the magnificent photographs of Nature in all her beauty.
And now he is stepping into the video realm. With outstanding results.
I am in complete awe of his photographic skills and the creative eye to capture the beauty he sees.
That and he has a wicked sense of humor. (throw in a u for those outside of this place! lol) Thank you for being a Flickr friend"4th July, 2008
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Beth Crawford 65 says:
"Evan -
Thank you so much for inspiring me to begin macro photography. I'm trying to learn from your genius, passion, and optical perfection. I believe that everyone here on flickr knows we are in the company, if not shadow, of your vision and expertise. I'm just happy to be along for the ride.
Most Sincerely - Beth"7th June, 2008
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~v.h~ says:
"Evan is a complete & versatile photographer.
Be it nature landscapes, architecture, or his floral & water macros that i love so much, he always presents his pictures in an immaculate, well thought out way. With his remarkable sensitivity and sense of artistic beauty, he manages to combine his camera skills and mastery in post-process to maximum effect in creating fine photographic art that is both beautiful and inspirational.
His is truly a photostream full of gems :)
Keep up the great work, Evan! :)"2nd June, 2008
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Devotional Fine Art Photography | Lars Basinski says:
"Everybody who spend more time on Evan's photo-stream can see an immense variety of his talent. You can feel his enjoyment of taking pictures through every creation he presents us: wether it's his meditative slowmo-videos, his fascinating super-macros, his enchanting shots of land- and skyskapes or his passion to flood the world by creating seas and ponds or by his thousands of drops of light full of reflections and refractions...
Dear Evan, thank you for being such a wonderful friend here on flickr and sharing the love of light and beauty with us...
Namasté, Lars"15th May, 2008
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From Cams Eye says:
"HES is a superb photographer with a magnificent gallery of images. He captures it all well, . All of them receive the "magic touch" through the lens of His camera and transform into works of art. Hes not only a great photographer, but also one of the kindest, most generous people I have met on Flickr. Thank you, for the joy of your photos!""
12th May, 2008
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v1nz` says:
"Evan a.k.a ecstaticist is by far my *MOST* favorite photographer on flickr! I'm absolutely in love with his sooper meticulously dazzling macros! Anything you’d click your mouse on in his photo-stream, the man has it mastered – hats down! =)
His ardent love for nature profoundly screams in his shots, the colors that he chooses or the his creative compositions easily distinguish him from the rest..
I’d never want you to stop clicking Evan, you’re definitely an *ASSET* to flickr and to photographers like us – a magnanimous inspiration!
Best of luck in your future endeavors!"2nd April, 2008
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Light❖ says:
"Evan - when I viewed the very first of your photos I fell into a magical spell - the dropmaniac , drop-a-holics feaver - your photos opened my eyes for a complete different way of seeing.
You are a wonderful photographer - and I'm proud to be your Flickr friend."29th February, 2008
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Starlisa says:
"ahhhh, Ecstaticist.... great name for you Evan! Your work has been a total inspiration to me and many others, and many times the joy coming through the drops and ocean waves fills the heart and overflows!
I count myself lucky to have befriended you on Flickr, to have many opportunities to see your work as you play in nature... technically perfect and a delight to the senses!
anyone would be wise to come see the work on your site!
and besides that I really enjoy your sense of humor and creativity...
*hugs!!*
Darlisa"29th January, 2008
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trondjs says:
"I was lucky enough to come across ecstatisist's photo stream shortly after joining Flickr, and have been following his work ever since. In particular, his macro work with droplets and refractions is outstanding, and, dare I say, quite unparalleled on Flickr. The eye catching stuff he manages to get out of a few water drops is truly amazing, and very inspiring."
12th December, 2007
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>>LoOon<< says:
"One of the best photographers (if not the best) on flickr!
and the fact that he's not using a nikon or canon shows how amazing of a photographer he is .. it really is about the photographer and not the camera
love all your photos.. i can go on and fav each one of them ^__^"1st December, 2007
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strelitzia --- says:
"evan was my first inspiration for some of my "water photo" his photostream is filled of wonderful photos , you must have a look at ! he's an artist
thanks evan for your inspiration , i'm happy you're here on flickr , without you, maybe i had never try drops on grass , or more later ... (sorry for my poor english)
kiss"8th October, 2007
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borealnz says:
"A long overdue testimonial for one of my favourite photographers.
Evan must be the King of waterdrop photos here on Flickr, his stream is full of them in all their sublime beauty, but there is more to Evan than droplets, all his macro shots are fabulous as are his landscapes and you can feel his love of nature just by looking at his images.
Thanks Evan for being a wonderfully supportive friend, keep up the good work and keep taking those beautiful photos.
~Jill~"23rd September, 2007
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jacq77 says:
"Evan's images are such a dynamic display of colour and skill, his water drops amognst my favourites. A wonderful stream one can easily get lost in, each image unique and as I mentioned earlier, stunning in colour! Like a fireworks display, bright and beautiful!
Thank you for sharing your world Evan and keep the beautiful imagery coming! You excel greatly!"19th September, 2007
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asawaa says:
"Your nature photos are AWESOME! Some of the BEST I have seen on flickr, or anywhere, especially the water drops. You inspire me to reach further and shoot for the BEST. Thanks for sharing your wonderful work!
Crawford Wilson (Miami)
aka
"Asawaa""6th April, 2007
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Balalalu says:
"Evan has an excellent eye for beauty.... he can take a simple blade of grass and turn it into a work of art...Bravo Evan!
Please keep sharing your wonderful photos with us on Flickr!"3rd April, 2007
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CharlieBrown8989 says:
"Evan
I just discovered him on flickr.com explore.
He is great in Nature & drops photos.
Each pieces with his superb skill become a master piece by itself.
I am totally impress with his skill & knowledge on imaging art.
I like to call upon you to visit him more often to be inspired.
Thank you my friend....."2nd March, 2007
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ruafun12 says:
"Ecstaticist is the master of cloud drop macro photography that is stunning and artsy at the same time. I cannot stop looking at his work."
26th December, 2006
- Name:
- Evan Leeson
- Joined:
- March 2006
- Hometown:
- Victoria
- Currently:
- Victoria, Canada
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- evan
- Website:
- ecstaticist.com























