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"All human beings have three lives: public, private and secret" - Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
I'd also like to quote from a contact of mine and a fine photographer, Andre Easter 
"Sharpness way past the point of necessity is a problem with digital technology, and a primary reason why I have not embraced it outside of my "day job" work. Too many people have made a fetish of sharpness, misguidedly thinking it to be the main characteristic of a good photo -- the fools. This Cult of Sharpness has resulted in our being awash in a sea of harsh, sterile and souless images.
This is a perfect example of why I still use genuine B&W film. There is just something about silver-halide emulsion that reminds me that it is the genuine article; the ideal that the newer technology still tries so hard to emulate.
Come out of the dark cave of pixels and sensors ... Come back out into the silvery light."
That encapsulates much of what I believe. I don't strive for sharpness or crispness in photographs. Instead, I try to reproduce how my mind's eye sees and to evoke an emotional response in the viewer.
I have compiled some galleries of my favourite favourites, these are a work in progress but you might like to check them out.
1969lucy's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,715)
Contacts (159)
Groups (43)
- Lubitel 24,970 photos, 3,716 members
- Ingmar Bergman's 63rd Film 8,160 photos, 753 members
- Creative Landscapes 1,903 photos, 360 members
- Large Format 39,480 photos, 5,321 members
- graflex 7,251 photos, 1,198 members
- The Curated 1,145 photos, 151 members
- The Childhood of the invisible... 854 photos, 191 members
- in-camera textures 84 photos, 12 members
- the dreaming tree 269 photos, 61 members
- Sorry, We're Closed 136 photos, 41 members
- Inappropriate use of the map 105 photos, 12 members
- True B&W Pictorialism 1,707 photos, 188 members
- "POEMA IN BIANCO E NERO" ♡ (Only Black and White) ♡ 13,836 photos, 861 members
- Flickr Camera Club 2,223 photos, 96 members
- Medium Format 512,245 photos, 20,095 members
- Holga / Diana / Polaroid / Lo-Fi in Sepia 905 photos, 219 members
- Sharpness is Such a Bourgeois Concept 733 photos, 2,952 members
- Film is not Dead!! 990,030 photos, 25,626 members
- Analog Photography 933,574 photos, 20,470 members
- I Shoot Film 1,765,536 photos, 69,698 members
- Image Portrait Gallery !!! - B&W or Color !!! 25,389 photos, 998 members
- Committee of Artists 23,946 photos, 2,823 members
- Das Kabinett (Post One, Comment One) 2,499 photos, 409 members
- Man Ray 15,968 photos, 4,184 members
- Black & White Fine Art (NO portraits!) 33,140 photos, 1,906 members
- Black and White Still Life 2,616 photos, 544 members
- blurism 29,504 photos, 1,528 members
- Through the Viewfinder 57,612 photos, 6,907 members
- Your Very Best 19,332 photos, 1,027 members
- Beyond the Sea 15,651 photos, 352 members
- The Art of Weed 934 photos, 147 members
- Photographic Impressionism (Seeing Creatively) 6,874 photos, 520 members
- Fine Art & Gothic Botanical Portraiture 6,064 photos, 386 members
- ICM - Intentional Camera Movement - 14.000+ great submissions! 14,391 photos, 2,074 members
- Unsharp 3,874 photos, 356 members
- Plants in b&w and monochrome. 5,412 photos, 650 members
- Misty and Mysterious Landscape Art 7,636 photos, 769 members
- Deserted Landscapes 2,869 photos, 538 members
- FLICKR B&W 191,716 photos, 5,629 members
- ClanFlickr 48,026 photos, 473 members
- British Photographers 117,043 photos, 2,202 members
- Scotland 299,020 photos, 12,450 members
- B&W 2,434,914 photos, 128,484 members
Galleries (13)
- portraits II 18 photos
- nudes 8 photos
- water 16 photos
- jim 18 photos
- flowers 16 photos
Testimonials (1)
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verdigris jane says:
"I was a-wondering why Lucy has no testimonials, and now I've started to write one, I understand why. It is a daunting task! Lucy states in her profile that she is a beginner and this makes me think - if she is a beginner, perhaps I haven't been born yet!
Lucy says that her photographic journey started as an outward one and then turned inwards - and this shows in her work. She follows the seasons and the land closely and loves what is around her. She turns everyday plants, seedheads and trees into something with universal appeal. There are portraits too, she treats all her subjects with care.
And then, of course, there is her delicate skill in processing the photos she takes - she has the lightest of touches and creates delicate magic. Last, but certainly not least, are the poems - the many quotes she seems to have at her finger tips - she has the ability to make an image that relates to her chosen words, although sometimes it almost seems as if it may be the other way round and the poet was waiting for Lucy's picture. Lucy is a consummate artist.
I recommend her photostream wholeheartedly."30th August, 2010
- Joined:
- August 2009
- Hometown:
- Originally SE England but now...
- I am:
- Female
- Occupation:
- Housewife with a camera...ok, several cameras
- Website:
- Lucy Telford