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Martin LaBar's photostream
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Senior citizen, interested in science, Christian. My wife took a few of these photos, including some of the best ones. She also told me to take some of the others. I'm responsible for posting, etc.
My blog (mostly not photos) is here. My web page is here.
I recently re-set my My Contacts page, so that I only see one photo from each Contact at a time. I just couldn't keep up with those of you who post several at a time. Sorry.
If I'm not conscientiously able to comment on other people's photos, because of travel, sickness, other important parts of my life, I don't post any photos.
I believe that the relationships I have with Flickr Contacts are special. Among other things, I should usually view all their photos, and comment, or otherwise act, on them. (I usually won't comment on photos of pets or family members, or other things I know nothing about, or on pictures in your photos that don't seem to be original. I also won't try to comment on more than five photos from the same person in one day.) If I find I can't conscientiously do this, because of the volume of photos posted, or their content, I usually terminate my end of the Contact relationship. I should help my Contacts in any way I can. Because of these beliefs, I don't always reciprocate when someone takes me as a Contact, usually because I feel that I just can't add any more. I generally don't add anyone as a new Contact if they already have 200 or more Contacts, if they have a pattern of posting more than 5 photos on the same day, or if their photostream consists mostly of pets, family members, or things I'm not familiar with.
See my Flickr resolutions, originally posted January 1, 2006, and revised and re-posted November 2, 2007.
I try to do more than required -- if a group asks that I comment on one photo when adding one, I usually comment on 2 or 3, and the like. I know everyone hasn't the time for such behavior, but I'm retired. In other words, I try to apply the Golden Rule. I appreciate other Flickr members who do the same, and there are a lot of them, whether they'd put it that way or not.
I try to thank Flickr users for unsolicited comments or unsolicited Favoriting by reciprocating, not by adding a Thanks to our own photos. If you don't have any photos available to me, I don't usually respond. I don't consider comments by Contacts, or because of adding a photo to a Group that requires action, to be unsolicited.
Psalm 111:2 Great are the works of the Lord,
studied by all who delight in them.
3 Full of splendor and majesty is his work,
and his righteousness endures forever. (ESV)

Photos of Martin LaBar (35)
Martin LaBar's favorite photos from other Flickr members (57,360)
Contacts (260)
Groups (50)
- Mythos (SF, fantasy, magical realism, folklore, mythology) 5,591 photos, 751 members
- My favorite Macro (only flowers and/or bugs) Pls. comment !!! 11,762 photos, 1,446 members
- God's Word for Today 4,282 photos, 451 members
- ~Faestock~ Challenge #39 (Post by Feb 2) 1,038 photos, 163 members
- Winged Fantasies (Where Angels & Fairies Fly) 1,035 photos, 499 members
- I believe in holidays and other calendrical observances 14,703 photos, 835 members
- !Best Images Ever (ADMIN Approval Only | Award 2) 35,843 photos, 1,841 members
- Your Best Animal Photo ~~Award 2 23,920 photos, 1,857 members
- Surreal Images 13,427 photos, 1,012 members
- *Platinum *SUPERSTARS* INVITATION ONLY Pt 1 Ct 2 2,714 photos, 1,445 members
- ALBERO E FOGLIA /Tree and leaf/ INVITE ONLY/ P1/Aw2 6,104 photos, 797 members
- Search The Best (Post INVITED photos Only) New Group 785 photos, 496 members
- ForestWander Nature Photography Excellence 61,743 photos, 5,803 members
- 2 or Two 2,175 photos, 99 members
- Through the Looking-Glass. 3,956 photos, 289 members
- Poetry slang: so lovely, allusive, numinously gnomic 3,954 photos, 193 members
- Art of being 571 photos, 49 members
- Marine biology 25,721 photos, 1,847 members
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V 2,906 photos, 369 members
- Macro Flower Lovers (P1/C2) 88,034 photos, 9,220 members
- Beautiful!!! 14,804 photos, 441 members
- All about Reflections 18,017 photos, 2,061 members
- NATURE is LOVELY 110,045 photos, 7,149 members
- Finest Nature - Admin Invite - Post 1 Award 2 13,763 photos, 1,376 members
- Fantasy Portraits 1,308 photos, 228 members
- Macro 492,138 photos, 32,499 members
- Photoshop Showcase 3,381 photos, 277 members
- Unique Creations (P1/A2) 24,183 photos, 1,216 members
- Alternate Realities: Surreal & Mystical Images 8,516 photos, 982 members
- Closer and Closer Macro Photography 898,662 photos, 65,433 members
- THE BEST FLOWER SHOT (POST 1 AWARD 4) Sweeper Active! 709 photos, 209 members
- ** NATURE'S Photos ** 25,502 photos, 1,287 members
- Exceptional Flowers (post 1 ~ comment 1) 8,440 photos, 524 members
- Marine Life 10,784 photos, 665 members
- Exquisitely Gorgeous Flowers ................ (Post,1 - Award,2) 6,958 photos, 769 members
- Nature's Finest! 4,637 photos, 276 members
- Excellence in Floral Photography_INVITED IMAGES ONLY 35,135 photos, 7,825 members
- ~~ Awesome Photo Imagery ~~ (Post 1 - Comment 2) 9,024 photos, 355 members
- Flower or Foliage Details 137,474 photos, 9,531 members
- GOTAS :: DROPS 7,479 photos, 1,249 members
- Spectacular Insects 31,523 photos, 4,966 members
- MACROLICIOUS GROUP 48,690 photos, 3,108 members
- Flower Center Macro ... Up Close and Personal 35,539 photos, 4,900 members
- *DREAM 2009-2011* 56,697 photos, 4,105 members
- World Of Macro Picture Perfect P 1 C 2 7,606 photos, 915 members
- Bugs on pixels / Makros und Nahaufnahmen / Macros and Close Ups 22,492 photos, 2,032 members
- Flowerotica - Post ONE (1) COMMENT & AWARD 3 26,697 photos, 7,428 members
- What flower is this? 6,465 photos, 1,006 members
- Natural Jewellery (P1- A3)-CONTEST: DROPS & BLUE FLOWERS-OPEN! 12,816 photos, 2,519 members
- Mushrooms & other fungi (Your Fab Fungi Fotos, FFF) 20,542 photos, 1,435 members
Galleries (88)
- Fantasy 12 15 photos
- Psalm 104 project 16 photos
- Wasps 2 7 photos
- Fantasy 11 17 photos
- Iris flowers 2 8 photos
Testimonials (1)
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Lord Cuauhtli says:
"Hi Martin!!! well i wanted to thank your wonderfull friendship!!! every picture you post here is a delightful piece of art!! keep taking beautiful pictures my dear friend!!! and for the flickr fellowship, this is a photostream highly recommended!!!!!"
14th November, 2007
- Name:
- Martin LaBar
- Joined:
- December 2004
- Hometown:
- upstate South Carolina
- Currently:
- United States
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- retired science professor
- Website:
- Sun and Shield (blog)























