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Testimonials (34)

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  Almond Butterscotch says:

  "I've had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Tara at the NYC with MO meetup in April 2011. I was particularly fascinated by her passion, not just as a wife, but as a friend and as a person. I wish I were as genuinely passionate and as inherently good.
  
  Also, Tara is an amazing person to be around when you're not feeling well too, but hopefully next time that won't be the case. =)"

  21st August, 2011

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  Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin says:

  "I have rapped about rockets with Snoop Dogg, hosted a WWE Raw wrestling match, stolen scenes from Tina Fey on 30 Rock and done the Cha-cha-cha on Dancing With the Stars. (I know - how ghey!) I tweet and have my own iphone app. I am the hippest guy in any room. Oh and did I mention, I walked on the fucking moon.
  
  But my accomplishments pale in comparison to Feeling Me Up Croppy's body of work. I should have taken her to the moon and dumped that Neil Armstrong fellow. Useless tit. I am truly honored that this fine young lady would desire a testimonial from me and I am more than happy to give her her wish. She is an extremely talented photographer. I only wish she had some photos of the fucking moon."

  8th June, 2011

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  geoff.greene says:

  "It's amazing how you can become fast friends with someone over the course of one day. When I met Tara, I'd only seen her work tangentially on Flickr. Afterwards, I came back and in the course of exploring her photostream, I found a wealth of funny and creative work that I wish I had known about sooner. Tara's comical take on her subjects is one of the best things on Flickr."

  24th May, 2011

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  Johnny Puts Out Fires says:

  "Tara, is not only a fantastic photographer but her photos are filled with the stories of her heart, each photo and the stories she shares with them are as if she is turning a page of her beautiful heart for all to see and experience... I for one, am proud to be called a friend of Tara's and her photo stream."

  14th May, 2011

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  Stupid Troll says:

  "Tara's husband Jizzed in me, not once but twice ! But the beautiful FC saved me from a life sentence of crustyness, and put me in the gentle cycle of her washing machine ( which incendentally had "Jakes_World, Steph & FWOT were here" inscribed on it ) with extra fabric softener ! Now I am living out my days tucked in her panty drawer at night & playing with Floppy during the day."

  14th May, 2011

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  zalkr says:

  "Tara's unique aesthetics and rare sharing/writing skills made her one of my very few regular visits on flickr"

  10th May, 2011

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  Ṁ‽ǩ€ §ρ!и@ķ says:

  "I looked through Tara's photostream a couple months ago, and I was impressed. In fact, I was touched. Really. I just looked through her photos again, and - perhaps my memory is playing tricks on me, but - a lot of those pictures are gone. Anyway, I remember. Even with what remains, she has a lot of pictures that are meaningful, and worth a real look. A lot of her commentary is worth reading, too, such as what she wrote with the Peter Gabriel song pictures. Talented, witty, and beautiful - and it all comes through in her pictures, Go see, for yourself."

  9th May, 2011

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  leesure says:

  "Tara is teh HAWT!
  
  Wait...this is supposed to be about her photography? OK. Tara has a rare ability to see and capture the subtle greatness in the everyday things that most of us ignore. There's a quality to her work that goes beyond the technical nature of light and exposure...which is good since she uses Canon. Blech.
  
  As to Tara as a person...I have met quite a few flickr 'friends' in real life, but never have I felt so warmly received...like I knew her for years. She understands the true meaning of friendship. I have no doubt that Tara would be the 1st to tell me I'm being an idiot...but also the 1st to come to my aid if I asked. At least I think she would. Hmmm. Maybe. ;)
  
  Tara is a rare person and I count myself very lucky to know her."

  9th May, 2011

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  <b> </b> says:

  "If I ever break out of Jakes_Worlds basement, I am going to marry Tara.
  
  I promise."

  8th May, 2011

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  Jakes_World says:

  "I love Croppy more than Jakes, and that sais a lot. She is gorgeous, funny, and almost as tall as me. Unfortunately she takes much better photos, but I forgive her for that. We all need a Croppy in our lives."

  8th May, 2011

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  shannon jax says:

  "i've been wanting to write one of these for a while but words seem to always fail me - which is odd for someone like myself. ;)
  let's see... Feeling Croppy... dave matthew's secret lover...
  
  tara is exactly who she says she is. she's wise, she's funny, strong, a fabulous mother and one of the most thoughtful souls i've ever encountered. i cannot wait to meet her this year. (it's going to happen).
  tara's photographs tell stories. i like to just peruse through her music photos some days because there are so many! she's original! she shares her heart by photographing her love of music, her family and her environment.
  i think the world of her.
  i don't think she realizes just how many times she has helped me out of an emotional crisis by reminding me who i am.
  if i had an older sister, i'd want it to be tara. i love this woman."

  10th February, 2011

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  Eric "Claptøn" Nelsøn says:

  "Truth is I have always wondered what was up with these testimoials...why would anyone spend the time writing them? Until I met Tara (aka Fisty) and it all made sense.
  
  This WOMEN is amazing!! and that is just the start...what I want you to know is that Tara is a very special women, open, fun, artistic, smart, funny, witty, caring and HOT.
  
  I have had the honor of meeting her in person and look forward to the next time we get to cross paths..."

  1st February, 2011

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  forty-onecrush says:

  "Tara...
  
  Tara is one of the most special and wonderful people I have ever met in my life. While we were living in parallel worlds for a very long time, not connecting right away...we finally did on Flickr and I'm glad we did. At first we were linked and bonded quickly through our love of music. This transpired through our love of the written word through lyrics and, of course, what the Dave Matthews Band puts out. It's always fun to have a person who loves DMB as much as myself...a DMB sister of sorts. However, what I quickly learned is that Tara possesses so many sweet and wonderful qualities. Much more than just a connection through lyrics and a band.
  
  Having met her in person now...these qualities all are magnified, because you can feel her warmth and enjoy all of what she offers in person. She is so many things... kind, FUN, fun loving, compassionate, caring, a friend, creative, honest, open, BEAUTIFUL, beautiful in every sense of the form. So many things. I don't even think I've listed them all. She's touched me in so many ways, I cannot even begin to start with explaining how. I know you know Tara...I know you know. Our time together seals this.
  
  I'm so glad for Flickr. I've been blessed with meeting Tara and that I can call her my friend. I'll end it with...
  
  “I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay” -DMB
  
  Everything will be "okay" with you in my life, Tara!! xoxo Marcie"

  17th January, 2011

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  luxx11 says:

  "After Tara and I won the World Championship (I'm not able to tell at which discipline) many things have changed for me. Probably the most important one is that I quit my job to pursue my live-long dream, I finally moved to Transylvania to do a PhD on the Count Dracula's cooking skills. Anyway, all this to say that she's a really cool and beautiful lady and that she will be invited to my graduation ceremony, where we will drink blood, play scrabble and remember the old times."

  2nd January, 2011

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  squeakypeach4 says:

  "There are so very few people in life, whom you meet and can call an instant friend. Tara is one of those few. We met while goofing off in an FU64 matchup--probably while comparing 'your mom' stories, and exchanging donkey penetration secrets ;-) I, however, quickly realized that Tara was more than just comic relief; she had a heart the size of the moon, and I instantly felt connected to her as a friend.
  
  Before getting to know Tara as a friend, I would admire her pictures, too intimidated by her talent to actually comment. Tara takes such beautifully emotional pictures, and her musical/photography inspiration is unmatched. Not only are her pictures skillfully done, but each one possesses a little piece of her heart. I've never met anyone else who can do what she does.
  
  This lady is a friend, a confidant, a photographic genius, and a truly beautiful and kind individual, who inspires me and encourages me daily to be better at everything I set out to do.
  
  Love and Hugs!"

  7th November, 2010

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  Simply *Susan* says:

  "First and foremost Tara can capture an emotion in a single snap that moves a person, whether it be tears, laughter, admiration, or just awe. She is talented, smart witty and behind all of that tender, caring and compassionate. I feel blessed to know her through Flickr. I feel blessed to be able to peek into her life through her photos. she has been a friend through Flickr as well as a cyber friend that shares some very personal aches with me (family death) her photos make me laugh, cry, contemplate and stand back and say amazing. I think that whatever her muse is, she is blessed t have it. I will always be blessed to have known her and photography. She can capture magic in a single .jpg.
  Talented, beautiful and a heart of gold, Tara is inspirational as well as grounded in reality.
  as the Irish blessing goes:
  May the road rise up to meet you.
  May the wind always be at your back.
  May the sun shine warm upon your face,
  and rains fall soft upon your fields.
  And until we meet *
  May God / Goddess hold you in the palm of His/Her hand.
  
  thank you for your friendship and your photography
  
  Susan"

  17th August, 2010

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  {{tinkα's hαuntєd fαiяytαlє}} says:

  "Wow I feel honored you added me as a contact haha.
  
  I HAD to write you a testimonial because I remember seeing your pictures when I decided to start my 365 & they've been really inspiring to me. I love your whole stream & you're definitely one of my flickr idols."

  8th May, 2010

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  Paguma says:

  "I've been told that Tara has ridiculously long legs and is sort of hot as hell. Although that is reason enough to check out her stream on a regular basis, she is also a hell of a talented photographer. She's also entertaining as all get out. It's fun to hang around here. The beagle photos are a nice bonus."

  12th April, 2010

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  monty2diva says:

  "It is one of my favorite pictures on her stream. Tara is reclining on a sofa while laughing heartily at the same Elvis recording that would always break up her dear friend and late father decades ago. A gone-too-soon father's joy and laughter lives in his beloved daughter. She in turn gets us so caught up in that moment that we cannot help but at least smile for her while also revisiting our own pleasant memories. For me, for example, I'm taken back to the days I loved to watch my best friend and late father (our love for our lost fathers brought Tara and I together in the beginning) having a great laugh himself.
  
  That image touches on the two core gifts this talented artist, my friend, possesses in her amazing photography and writings.
  
  First, she is able to display some of her deepest emotions: There's her pride at being Her Father's Daughter (and the sadness that realizing he is gone always brings). And her love affair with her husband (one of the nuttiest and most intelligent people you will meet). Then there is the eagerness with which she shares the task of raising a precocious son who steals your heart with each appearance on her stream. Finally, you also see her unyielding faith in the premise that music is a Staff Of Life (with a strange corollary sub-doctrine that Dave Matthews and his band form some sort of second-tier deity.....)
  
  Her second gift is just as important. Because through all of that sharing, as you look in on her world, she inspires you to get in better touch with your own.
  
  I urge you to spend time here with Tara - and yourself. In the end, you'll realize it is not just a hearty laugh that is so infectiously being handed from father to daughter to grandson and other loved ones. Indeed, you'll discover that you've just received an increased zest for living."

  28th March, 2010

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  elaine71uk says:

  "i have never written a testimonial for anyone before but today looking at all the tributes to Tara from her Flickr friends on the anniversary of her father's death i felt so touched by how much she touches peoples lives through her photography and her knowledge of music (which is only rivalled by my dad's!!) She shares so much of her life and thoughts with people i feel as if i know her even though we have never met and I look forward to her posts every day. Tara thank you for all the kind comments you gave me when my son was born recently and i think its such a beautiful tribute to your dad that we all feel as if we know him through your work. xxx"

  19th March, 2010

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  ​favourite waste of time​ says:

  "I am not even sure now just how I came across Tara's stream the first time but it doesn't really matter. I was hooked from that first moment. I was drawn in first by the photo and then stayed for the read and am I ever glad I did. She became a daily fix I needed to complete my day. Through her shots and no holds barred blogs I came to know and understand things about both Tara and myself. I felt like we were just regular folk sitting around having coffee and shooting the shit. I felt like she was my sister and I could share things with her. I felt like she became a dear friend who I never wanted to lose track of. Together we laughed and cried and shared secrets and damn if she didn't take really fine pictures along the way. It is both a pleasure and an honor to know her.
  
  Oh, yeah, and as this is really supposed to be about photography and not what a fabulous person Tara is - well, she is damn good at it. Always thought provoking, barrier breaking, twisted, fabulous and sexy. Love her posts and her wild sense of humour. Oh and did I say that she was a fabulous person? Cause she is. And so are her photos. I think I have got myself caught in some kind of endless circle thing here and must break free.. fabulous=Tara=Tara's photos=fabulous.....repeat"

  11th March, 2010

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  enjoi, hey soul sister says:

  "Tara, you change my life every day with your beautiful shots, you transmit the simplicity of the things through your photography. And the most important thing is that you're my best friend on the flickr world ♥ :)
  bonne vie mon ami."

  9th March, 2010

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  red.dahlia says:

  "i think that i discovered tara's stream around the time she was covering The Beatles' White Album. and... i was hooked.
  
  things you can tell just by browsing her stream:
  
  that she's quietly, but, assuredly confident-, in herself, her work . that she uses both her camera and her words as finely honed weapons, both for Good and for Evil. (but the Evil is usually snarky and funny as hell, so the evilness is promptly forgiven.) that she's insanely beautiful, with legs that men would fight wars over. that she can craft an image to pair with a song so exquisitely, so powerfully, so cleverly, so whimsically, and so perfectly.
  
  there are a handful of people on this site that i will check on daily, without fail. tara is at the top of that list. for both her images, that can easily stand on their own and for the words she chooses to accompany them. that everyone tends to have a bit of a party on her posts, with all the back and forth mockery, debate, silliness that will have you in fits of laughter - well, that's just the icing.
  
  you know, i feel like i'm doing you a disservice here by not mentiong, in detail, how much FUN we have together. how utterly enjoyable you are. how much i adore you because you just... Get It. the jokes we play together, the double teaming, the way we are conquering the damn world together, when we see fit!
  
  but i'm fresh out of witticisms and mostly i'm just very grateful to have a friend in you. you are unreal talented. your images are tremendously beautiful, filled with layers of talent, layers of meaning. you knock the ball right the hell out of the park every damn time. and you are one of the sweetest, smartest, sexiest, most lovely, witty as hell people i've had the pleasure not to have met (yet!).
  
  so, Tara? thank you for mistakenly sending me the email in which you wrote (to someone else) how i frightened you - who is this person? pedophile? sociopath? just plain creepy?. because without that- we'd never have met, you'd never have seen my rack, and i'd never have known The Nirvana That Is Mocking Your Husband.
  
  xoxo"

  1st March, 2010

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  futbolrulz14 says:

  "Tara is with out a doubt, one of the coolest people I have met on Flickr. Her great personality shines through in each photo. Plus, she has a great love for all kinds of music. Always love her themes that she has for each photo she takes. She is just all-around awesome!!! Her husband and son are lucky to have her in their lives. Oh .... I better not forget that she has a cool dog, too (Floppy .. the Beagle). Check out her pictures. You will definitely make a great and dear friend when you do."

  28th December, 2009

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  ) Jason ( not to be confused with ) J@son ( says:

  "Caring, smart, funny, beautiful, honest, you read words like this in Flickr testimonials all the time, and I have always wondered, how do you know this about someone you have never really met.
  
  Well I have never met Tara in person, but I am 100% confident that she is all of these things and much more. Her stream is full of amazing photos showing her talent, but they are so much more. They always have a message and meaning to them that is straight from her heart.
  
  Tara, you rock! Thanks for being my friend :-)"

  15th November, 2009

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  joesflickr says:

  "Tara adds a new dimension to Flickr by supplementing her stunning photography with classic lyrics and tunes. She takes time to set up shots, to make them meaningful and entertaining. Her Flickr effort is off the charts. She goes the extra mile for her contacts. I'm always eager to spend time on her photostream! Well done Tara!"

  9th October, 2009

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  dsmphoto says:

  "Feeling Croppy is a wonderful photographer and her creativity is off the charts good. But enough about Tara's photography. Tara is an amazing person and I'm so lucky to count her among my friends. Her lust for all things in life is contagious. Her love of family should be a model for us all. Tara oozes (I'm using words like lust and oozing just for her husband Paul so he'll be guaranteed to read this) happiness, joy, sadness, care, sorrow, wonderment, and just about every single quality and emotion you can think of. I think in her I finally met someone who wears their heart on their sleeve more than I do. And her music-centered world particularly strikes chords in me and my love for music. As does her obvious love and affection for the little things in life. Her father was a blessed man. Paul and Noah are lucky men to have a wife and mother like Tara."

  23rd August, 2009

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  ICT_photo says:

  "Tara is one of my must-sees daily on Flickr.... if she's not making me laugh with a joke of humorous photo, then she is making me tear up with a photo or view-point that hits me right where it hurts.
  In addition to Taras' obvious talent as a photographer and writer she has a certain way of filling her shots and stories with emotion like no-one else I have come across on Flickr. She is one of these special people on here that I consider more then a contact, she has become a friend."

  15th July, 2009

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  alibubba says:

  "I met Tara through the Flickr 64 Challenge group, and added her as a contact because I thought her pictures were great. I've gotten to know her better ever since tapper revealed himself as her husband, and I couldn't be happier. In addition to being an amazing photographer, she's one of the coolest people I've "met" on flickr. I'm completely hooked on her Year in Music photo series. Her photos are beautiful, funny, sexy, heartwrenching and honest. She gives me daily inspiration through her work, and you'd be wise to add her as a contact if you haven't already!"

  29th June, 2009

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  Maddy Clare says:

  "What can I say? Tara is THE best! Her photos fill me with emotion daily. Whether it be joy or pain, this is a photostream you truly feel. The writing she adds to her photos only increases the communication from the artist to the viewer. Nothing could be more important. And gosh, the creativity she has.. it will blow you away! Some people just do a 365 SP or bokeh project, but her days in music have been some of my favorite photos here! Tara's music taste is great; she made me love my "Dark Side of the Moon" album! (No really, I'm crazy about it now.) Anyway, you couldn't know a better flickr friend!
  You're the greatest Tara!! :D"

  29th June, 2009

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  tapper22 says:

  "Feeling Croppy is filled to the brim with serious Flickr mojo. Ok – so I have no idea what that means, but I thought it was a good opener. Her shots are always unique and thought provoking (I know: most good Flickr folks can say that). What makes her different is how her writing enhances her work in ways that others simply lack (or just can’t pull off when they try). I know one dude who tried to write a book using Flickr (uggghh). See, FC would never do that, because she fundamentally gets Flickr as a medium for expression, creativity, brevity, laughter, catharsis, sexiness, and joy. Follow her stream, you’ll be impressed. Plus, she is hot as all get-out. It is too bad she has high moral standards. How do I know? I offered her a large sum of money just to see her naked and grind up on her a bit (10 seconds tops) while I was fully clothed, but she flat out refused. That is one classy lady."

  31st May, 2009

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  Heather Leggett Photography says:

  "Tara is an amazing writer and photographer. I love the way she combines both in such a beautiful and inspiring way. It has been such a pleasure to watch her grow through her photography journey. I love being able to be a part of her life through pictures even though we live so far away. She is an amazing person in so many ways and it is such a priveledge to have her as my friend."

  26th December, 2008

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  grantskitties says:

  "Tara is such a warm, intelligent individual. She has a great eye for the lens, and knows what and how to shoot. You could say that I"m prejudice, and yes, I am, she is my blood after all, but she still takes dynamite photos. Give credit where credit is due. This kid is GREAT!"

  14th October, 2008

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  butterflyfootsie says:

  "Tara has such a fantastic eye! She didn't take long getting the hang of her camera and since she started shooting her photographs only get more gorgeous! You can tell Tara has such an artist gift, she sees her photos before she shoots them and they are always interesting!!! Of course I can't get enough of old bernie!"

  9th March, 2008

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