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I am 80 yrs old, Reiki Master, photographer, photo retoucher, and webmaster. I use MACINTOSH
I worked in Newfoundland Provincial Parks 1963- untiii my retirement in 1987 as Chief of Park Interpretation, then I moved to Vancouver, BC, (Canada)
My ikon photo www.flickr.com/photos/ericflexyourhead/3223778730/ was taken by Eric who helped me to learn about my new Olympus E-410.
Some photos from my past: www3.telus.net/gdraskoy/Personalpage.html
Sports: dragonboating with Grandragons senior team, www.grandragons.org

I post pictures here too:

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Sixty years ago I was told: "if a picture needs a title it is not an exhibition quality". Things changed with the internet, and now that with Flickre the whole world is in a large exhibition room, the photographers duty is to spread knowledge about our world and its people. Therefore I am trying to give descriptions and titles to my pictures in this spirit.
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St. John's Harbor 384 photos, 67 members
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Better than their Bests (Comment 1) 41,378 photos, 4,018 members
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All birds all the time 73,526 photos, 1,852 members
:: | Bird Photography |:: 28,548 photos, 1,570 members
Birds birds birds birds! 109,043 photos, 12,293 members
Travel In The Past 858 photos, 388 members
Időjárás (viharok, felhők, havazás, köd stb.) 1,020 photos, 78 members
Gastown 1,584 photos, 163 members
British Columbia Film Photography 2,652 photos, 321 members
Almost Black and White 3,271 photos, 257 members
1 Minute Video 275 photos, 31 members
One Minute Video 68 photos, 37 members
Thinks Photo Magazin 3,008 photos, 1,011 members
JUDO JUDO E LA FOTOGRAFIA 74,685 photos, 3,636 members
Best VIDEOS on Flickr! 21,818 photos, 6,400 members
iMovie 55 photos, 21 members
**The Best City Shots**(Post 1 & Comment Any 1) 27,921 photos, 972 members
iPad 13,885 photos, 1,109 members
ipad 3 943 photos, 130 members
iPad Photography 1,382 photos, 313 members
iPod Group 1,157 photos, 300 members
Magyar Explore fotók / Hungarian Explore Photos 463 photos, 246 members
Birds of planet earth 5,226 photos, 870 members
Shops and stores from all over the world 2,915 photos, 140 members
Sopron, Hungary 563 photos, 71 members
Peoples and Traditions (PHOTOS ONLY) 15,912 photos, 724 members
Group with Ҽxperience 1,249,629 photos, 192,812 members
MINDIG TOPPON / ALWAYS ON TOP 22,164 photos, 1,812 members
Animals & Plants (1 post + 3 awards) 4,025 photos, 407 members
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B&W FLICKR - P&B FLICKR 53,388 photos, 4,436 members
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Vancouver Sun 2,001 photos, 86 members
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artland 494,152 photos, 28,433 members
B o k e h r a m a 38,476 photos, 2,515 members
Flickr Vancouver 19,745 photos, 463 members
Mures 1,126 photos, 114 members
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Outstanding pictures on Flickr 2 photos

Testimonials (5)

Woody Worth says:

"I just want to say a big thanks George, when I first joined Flickr You talked me down, introduced me to groups and taught me how to post to them.

Many many thanks I learnt the lessons and hope have deployed them well....:-)"

6th March, 2009
DevG says:

"George is undoubtedly one of the truly amazing photographers I've come across in flickr. His work is so inspirational for people like me and hundreds of others who have so much to learn from him. The one thing that makes his photographs more beautiful is his story-telling habit with each photograph.....makes them more and more interesting. Love your work George !!!
Kudos - !! :)"

22nd January, 2008
Rafal Bergman says:

"George Draskóy is one of the greatest old-school photographers on Flickr. His pictures are striking and unique, perfectly composed, presenting interesting situations and places, and looking into souls of people. He has not only a great sense of beauty but also is close to me in his responsible conviction that the duty of a photographer is to share and show the world he had a privilege of seeing to other people - making strange and different cultures and people closer to us. Thank you for your input into the quality and variety of Flickr, as well as for this noble effort towards better understanding of Others and thus increasing chances of our peaceful existence on this beautiful planet."

14th November, 2007
Eperke says:

"Gyuriba egyike volt az elso kontaktjaimnak es barataimnak a flickren. Amolyan mentorkent felkarolt es tanacsokat adott, hogan tudnek fejlodni. Ezt nagyon-nagyon szepen koszonom.

Ha vegignezzuk a kepeit, fantasztikus elet all mogotte es szerencsesek vagyunk, hogy ezeket a muveket megosztja velunk. Remelem meg rengeteg szep kepet lathatunk majd tole."

17th July, 2007
Tony Seaward says:

"I had the pleasure of finding George’s photos several months ago and now I always look forward to the next photo that he posts. I have heard several people say that photography is the science of capturing light. George takes it much further than that. George captures people and gives us a glimpse into their lives. After looking through Georges photo stream you come away feeling, or maybe wishing, that you had been with him when he took some of these great pictures in great locations. Often after I look at George’s latest picture I am left wanting to know more about the person he has photographed and I think that is what takes George’s photography past the science of taking a picture and into the art of photography. Keep up the great work George."

1st May, 2007