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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 13,933 photos, 2,237 members
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM 102,118 photos, 7,516 members
- Portraiture Photography 665,016 photos, 33,619 members
- Canon EF 50mm/f1.4 USM 3,734 photos, 348 members
- A Collaboration: Photoshop Tips and Tutorials 7,172 photos, 3,331 members
- Rocks, Rocks, Rocks 3,071 photos, 228 members
- Shoot the Little Karoo - Part II 7 photos, 21 members
- artland 348,735 photos, 26,148 members
- ONLY THE BEST OF NATURE (P1-C2) SWEEPER ON! 30,978 photos, 2,824 members
- Southern African Churches 640 photos, 29 members
- Canon EF 100 f/2.8 USM Macro Group 15,817 photos, 1,338 members
- for the love of Cape Town 5,257 photos, 483 members
- Cape Town. Live it. Love it. 24,282 photos, 1,203 members
- [ Wonderland ] - Admin Invite only (P 1/ A 2) 6,647 photos, 1,249 members
- About You - (P2C2) - Best of 2011 57,044 photos, 2,883 members
- Crystal Award-- Invited Photos Only 86,784 photos, 14,777 members
- Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa 2,251 photos, 530 members
- Macro Marvels (Invite only) Post 1 Comment 2 65,049 photos, 10,812 members
- Art Meets Photography 76,622 photos, 3,002 members
- 100% relax :-) (post 1 / comment 2) 18,563 photos, 1,220 members
- Brother sun ♥ sister moon MANDATORY: YOU MUST GIVE 3 AWARD 31,098 photos, 4,568 members
- *Vibrant!* 31,231 photos, 1,793 members
- Canon EOS 5D Series 308,115 photos, 15,110 members
- Earth Mosaic 2009 8,123 photos, 2,704 members
- WORLD WIDE LANDSCAPES [ Invited Photos Only / 1 - Awards4] 12,732 photos, 4,669 members
- =ATOMIC AWARD= Post 1 - Award or Invite 3 23,953 photos, 1,010 members
- TABLE MOUNTAIN SA 1,380 photos, 165 members
- FLICKR'S EXQUISITE SHOTS (Invite Only! Award 3) 15,654 photos, 5,263 members
- ALL MEMORIES WELCOME (Public Group) 49,229 photos, 2,845 members
- Irresistible Beauty - Invited photos only 13,297 photos, 3,579 members
- Durbanville 535 photos, 33 members
- Damn! I Wish I'd Taken That!!! (Invite Only) Post 1-Award2 178,616 photos, 22,501 members
- Light STREAM___ 61,719 photos, 9,727 members
- *DIGITAL WORLD 8,047 photos, 496 members
- We travel the World 521,791 photos, 33,539 members
- Take a Bow!***INVITE ONLY***~Post 1 Comment 2 9,322 photos, 2,827 members
- Lets Talk about Love and Peace.. In Nature.. (Nature Only) 23,276 photos, 2,386 members
- PicturePerfect (INVITE ONLY) 34,687 photos, 7,048 members
- Bluey!... The Nature in Blue....... Only Nature Please! 10,190 photos, 1,628 members
- Picture Fantastic 17,115 photos, 3,887 members
- Cherry on top! Photography - Invited images - Post 1 Award 2 77,060 photos, 13,289 members
- Flickr Diamond - Invited Photos ONLY 115,300 photos, 21,621 members
- InstantFave RULE:Add "InstantFave"<One Word TAG+read rules 51,827 photos, 7,266 members
- SHINING★STAR - Post 1- Give 5 Stars 827,479 photos, 28,336 members
- Canon EF-S 10-22 65,779 photos, 6,685 members
- The New Academy Group: INVITED SHOTS ONLY ( comment on 3 ) 47,916 photos, 6,788 members
- South African Photographers Network 11,264 photos, 381 members
- Excellence in Afterdark Photography (Invited Photos Only) 94 photos, 61 members
- Canon EOS 400D (aka. Rebel XTi / KISS Digital X) 464,902 photos, 18,283 members
- Flickrs Best (Posted Images must have an Invitation) 82,273 photos, 14,858 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