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M De Vries' photostream
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A little bit about me:
Born (1981) and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, I consider myself to be a fun loving person who is absolutely thrilled about photograpghy. At the age of 10, when all my friends wanted the latest skateboards for their birthday's I asked my father to buy me a camera for mine. Much to my delight my father honored my request and got me a small little point & shoot Fuji film (Digital was unknown back then) camera which I seriously loved. Not knowing anything about photograpghy, other than I found it appealing, I pointed and shot rolls of film on anything that moved or didn't move for that matter. Sadly I left the hobby due to ever increasing costs of film and developing. The flame, however, was rekindled in December 2006 when I decided to take a leap of faith and purchase the Canon 400D DSLR .... my favourite so-called "toy" of all time. It cost me a pretty penny of my savings, but it was definately worth it!
To all my contacts and others viewing my photostream:
I sincerley thank each and everyone for taking the time out to peruse my photos. Your wonderful comments and support are truly inspirational and much appreciated making the Flickr experience rather magical.
My Equipment at present
Canon EOS 5D DSLR
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (aka Rebel XTi)
Canon EF-S 10-22 f3.5-4.5 USM Wide Angle Zoom
Canon EF-S 18-55 f3.5-5.6 Standard Zoom
Canon 24-70 f2.8 L USM Zoom
Canon EF 70-200 f4.0 L USM Medium Telephoto Zoom
Canon EF 50 f1.4 Prime Lens
Canon EF 100 f2.8 Macro Lens
Canon 430EX Flash unit
Canon BG-E3 Battery Grip for 400D
Canon BG-E4 Battery Grip for 5D
Cokin 58mm Circular Polarizer
Hoya 67mm Circular Polarizer
Kenko 77mm Pro-1 D Circular Polarizer
A couple of Cokin A-series creative filters
Cokin P Wide Angle Filter Holder
Cokin P121L (ND2) Soft Grad Filter
Cokin P121M (ND4) Soft Grad Filter
Cokin P154 Neutral Density Filter
Manfrotto 190D tripod with Manfrotto 390RC2 head
LowePro Slingshot 300AW Camera bag
LowePro Nova 190AW Shoulder bag
Next on my shopping list:
Canon 17-40 f4 L USM
My Wish List:
Canon 5D MkII
Canon 16-35 f2.8 L Wide Angle Zoom
Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS L Medium Telephoto Zoom
M De Vries' favorite photos from other Flickr members (2,131)
Contacts (106)
Groups (50)
- Passionate Inspirations - (NEW! OPEN POSTS/MODERATED!!) P1 ~ C1 14,011 photos, 2,237 members
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM 103,017 photos, 7,578 members
- Portraiture Photography 670,182 photos, 33,745 members
- Canon EF 50mm/f1.4 USM 3,734 photos, 347 members
- A Collaboration: Photoshop Tips and Tutorials 7,238 photos, 3,331 members
- Rocks, Rocks, Rocks 3,098 photos, 229 members
- Shoot the Little Karoo - Part II 7 photos, 21 members
- artland 354,254 photos, 26,420 members
- ONLY THE BEST OF NATURE (P1-C2) SWEEPER ON! 31,480 photos, 2,878 members
- Southern African Churches 640 photos, 29 members
- Canon EF 100 f/2.8 USM Macro Group 15,885 photos, 1,346 members
- for the love of Cape Town 5,321 photos, 484 members
- Cape Town. Live it. Love it. 24,402 photos, 1,208 members
- [ Wonderland ] - Admin Invite only (P 1/ A 2) 6,640 photos, 1,246 members
- About You - (P2C2) - Best of 2011 57,694 photos, 2,908 members
- Crystal Award-- Invited Photos Only 86,718 photos, 14,778 members
- Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa 2,274 photos, 531 members
- Macro Marvels (Invite only) Post 1 Comment 2 65,084 photos, 10,810 members
- Art Meets Photography 77,395 photos, 3,022 members
- 100% relax :-) (post 1 / comment 2) 18,606 photos, 1,220 members
- Brother sun ♥ sister moon MANDATORY: YOU MUST GIVE 3 AWARD 31,126 photos, 4,573 members
- *Vibrant!* 31,421 photos, 1,793 members
- Canon EOS 5D Series 309,934 photos, 15,161 members
- Earth Mosaic 2009 8,139 photos, 2,705 members
- WORLD WIDE LANDSCAPES [ Invited Photos Only / 1 - Awards4] 12,751 photos, 4,687 members
- =ATOMIC AWARD= Post 1 - Award or Invite 3 24,066 photos, 1,010 members
- TABLE MOUNTAIN SA 1,388 photos, 165 members
- FLICKR'S EXQUISITE SHOTS (Invite Only! Award 3) 15,979 photos, 5,258 members
- ALL MEMORIES WELCOME (Public Group) 49,297 photos, 2,844 members
- Irresistible Beauty - Invited photos only 14,316 photos, 3,574 members
- Durbanville 535 photos, 33 members
- Damn! I Wish I'd Taken That!!! (Invite Only) Post 1-Award2 179,108 photos, 22,517 members
- Light STREAM___ 62,126 photos, 9,774 members
- *DIGITAL WORLD 8,084 photos, 497 members
- We travel the World 524,486 photos, 33,578 members
- Take a Bow!***INVITE ONLY***~Post 1 Comment 2 9,320 photos, 2,824 members
- Lets Talk about Love and Peace.. In Nature.. (Nature Only) 23,277 photos, 2,385 members
- PicturePerfect (INVITE ONLY) 34,803 photos, 7,042 members
- Bluey!... The Nature in Blue....... Only Nature Please! 10,231 photos, 1,631 members
- Picture Fantastic 17,185 photos, 3,886 members
- Cherry on top! Photography - Invited images - Post 1 Award 2 77,161 photos, 13,287 members
- Flickr Diamond - Invited Photos ONLY 115,260 photos, 21,631 members
- InstantFave RULE:Add "InstantFave"<One Word TAG+read rules 51,753 photos, 7,268 members
- SHINING★STAR - Post 1- Give 5 Stars 829,115 photos, 28,347 members
- Canon EF-S 10-22 66,406 photos, 6,730 members
- The New Academy Group: INVITED SHOTS ONLY ( comment on 3 ) 48,055 photos, 6,798 members
- South African Photographers Network 11,389 photos, 383 members
- Excellence in Afterdark Photography (Invited Photos Only) 94 photos, 61 members
- Canon EOS 400D (aka. Rebel XTi / KISS Digital X) 465,338 photos, 18,294 members
- Flickrs Best (Annual Contest now Open) 82,330 photos, 14,855 members
Testimonials (2)
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sallysue007 says:
"Marc has only been a flickr friend for a short time, he is a talented photographer with a love for life, he always comments on my images and encourages me. Keep up the good work Marc, you have a great eye for photography & its great to see images of our country. Thanks for being my flickr friend Marc."
24th July, 2008
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fadetoblack2104 says:
"Marc (MdV81) is one of the best photographers I've met on flickr. I enjoy all of his photography, but most of all I enjoy the support and friendship I've received from him.
I don't remember how I found flickr or when, but I do remember that Marc was the first person to really jump out and be a true friend. I'm pleased to call Marc a friend, though I've only known him on flickr, and only for a couple of months. He always has something friendly to say, and I look forward to his comments as he always very friendly.
Looking through his photographs, I can see how he has grown as a photographer. I can only imagine where his photography will go next.
If you haven't done so, I would urge all to view his stream. . . I don't think you will be disappointed."18th April, 2008
- Name:
- Marc De Vries
- Joined:
- August 2007
- Hometown:
- Cape Town
- Currently:
- Cape Town, South Africa
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Structural Technologist