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According to How Rare Is Your Personality? my personality type is caring, peaceful, artistic, and calm. Only about 7% of all people have this personality, including 8% of all women and 6% of all men. To sum up - I am said to be : Introverted, Sensitive, Feeling, and Perceptive !

In reality, I am a rather life-worn UIsterman - British, yet proud to be Irish. My Norwegian wife and I live in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Since retiring, I have been able to spend more time with my friends, when not out with my camera, attempting to improve my picture-making skills. My life-long passion for photography was re-ignited by the advent of digital cameras. To me, photography is all about saying something new about the subject pictured. The viewer's mind should be engaged, and his eye enticed. Someday, I hope to achieve this !

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I take pictures for my own satisfaction, and to let others see and hear what they think of my efforts : the more views and comments - critical, or not - the better ! I also love looking at other people's pictures, All my photographs are as they emerged from my camera. No Photoshop, HDR, etc. - only minor cosmetic manipulation and, sometimes, a touch of Picnik. I'm too old a dog to try and learn new tricks - or, maybe, just too lazy.

I am a Christian [ which, literally, means ' belonging to Christ ' ] - a follower of Jesus : this informs my choice of subject matter, and my care in portraying people with sensitivity and dignity. Please don't let that put you off : I'll not preach at you - except to quote Francis Schaeffer : " Man has a purpose : to be in a relationship with God .... when he forgets his purpose he forgets who he is and what life means. "

Because I have only a limited amount of time to spend on Flickr, I must limit the number of members I name as Contacts. Please do not be offended if I do not add you when you have first added me as one of your Contacts. " I'm trying to get from the cradle to the grave without hurting too many people. " [ Robert Duvall, Actor ]


Please note that none of the images in my photostream may be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium ( Websites, Blogs or other media ) without my explicit written permission © All rights reserved.

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Geoff. McElwaine's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,933)

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  • Over Hall, Ireby (S) by Lune Rambler
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    ~DebbieDee~Expressions~ says:

    "Geoff is such a lovely person & it's wonderful to see his photostream, not only because I recognise where he has been on his photo-trips :) but because of the quality of his photography, it is altogether outstanding & a delight to view.
    When I see a comment left by Geoff, it always makes me smile & warms my heart, thank you Geoff :)"

    2nd November, 2009

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    ifido says:

    "Ah Geoff, what a guy, sits in the car and says, ‘I’ll let you professionals take this shot, when’s the next coffee break? Oh all right, I’ll take one.’ Then his one gets 200 comments and explodes the Explore algorithm.

    A quiet, unassuming, wonderful photographer, nice guy too, did I say he likes coffee? by the bucketful. Check out his photostream, a treat, and if you live locally join up for a flickr outing, great fun."

    25th August, 2009

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    MissyV110 says:

    "I feel so lucky to have crossed paths with Geoff. We have similar literary sensibilities (and share a bit of a silly sense of humour as well). Geoff has a wonderful way of pairing image and words.........which strikes a chord with me. And he's a nice guy. Great combo."

    9th March, 2009

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    scottstaley says:

    "Geoff. McElwaine is the one of the finest Human beings I have ever met through the internet. Although Mr. McElwaine is not a professional, he is a photographic genius. I believe that his photographic work will speak for it's self. If you have a question, Mr McElwaine will answer to the best of his ability His world perspective is unique and will only be a benifit to the Flickr community"

    11th February, 2009

Joined:
June 2007
Hometown:
Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.
I am:
Male and Taken
Occupation:
Retired