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I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I'm just an average person bumbling through an average life fortunate to live on a beautiful planet some of which I hope to capture through my love of photography.
Also averagely I have my own demons to contend with that sometimes seep through into my beautiful world.
As Dostoevsky said there are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind.
Yin and Yang I guess.
My principle is to leave all my uploaded images in place, not revisit, delete or prune as I grow to dislike them, whether on a whim or as my tastes seesaw or as their faults magnify in my eyes........have courage.
Each will be a footstep along my road, highlighting dead ends, beautiful views, uplifting vistas or downward spirals.......photographically speaking.
An apology however for the continued portraits with my ugly mug adorning them.
My excuse I have no-one else to play with and practice my skills, the women of the house as soon as they catch sight of the camera do a runner shouting "if your going to make me look like that........." their reply trails off in the wind, but you get the picture.
So I'm stuck with me and so apparently are you :)
Lastly, please critique the images, I may not always agree but I'll always listen as its the only way to improve.......Go on as well as saying something pleasant, pull them apart.
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Please--NO awards, photos, group invites or graphics. They will be deleted.
Your comments are the highest reward, and very much appreciated.
No icon? No content of your own? I will block you immediately.
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“'But I don’t want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can’t help that,' said the Cat. 'We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.'
'How do you know I’m mad?' said Alice.
'You must be,” said the Cat. 'or you wouldn’t have come here.'”
Lewis Carroll
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© Fading-Light Photography & Mark Wherry. All rights reserved.
All images and prose/poetry in my photo-stream may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any way without my permission.
Photos of meanderlight (3)
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Contacts (106)
Groups (50)
- Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM 19,450 photos, 1,132 members
- Scars and scrapes 1,024 photos, 93 members
- BBC Springwatch (Official) 128,950 photos, 16,597 members
- Walk Magazine: The magazine of the Ramblers 18,560 photos, 1,463 members
- Hedgerow wildlife in Britain and Ireland 9,257 photos, 152 members
- The Lake District, National Park, Cumbria 9,291 photos, 308 members
- British National Parks 13,888 photos, 516 members
- The Lake District UK 53,053 photos, 4,977 members
- Birds and Wildlife UK 249,778 photos, 9,680 members
- Woodland of the British Isles 5,866 photos, 714 members
- Surf Photography 45,671 photos, 4,648 members
- Cornish Wave action 1,752 photos, 137 members
- Birds Of Cornwall & Isles Of Scilly 1,426 photos, 105 members
- Surfing In Cornwall 1,801 photos, 188 members
- Porthleven 1,104 photos, 94 members
- Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM 60,628 photos, 4,703 members
- Poetry and Photographs, not just photographs. 16,447 photos, 2,447 members
- Flickr Addicts 2,541,507 photos, 51,266 members
- Sunset light 38,540 photos, 7,868 members
- Golf - public group 24,446 photos, 2,953 members
- Bokeh City 3,735 photos, 331 members
- One Million Smiles - Please Join, Post & Invite 49,065 photos, 3,878 members
- Candid & Street Photography 503,257 photos, 17,746 members
- Love Your Dog! (3 pics per day) 11,168 photos, 1,062 members
- Canon 100-400L 52,898 photos, 1,895 members
- s t i l l 17,947 photos, 1,554 members
- .:Utterly Surreal:. 227,495 photos, 15,421 members
- dream or reality? 220,746 photos, 13,865 members
- Textures 107,952 photos, 7,820 members
- Diptychs - two is better than one! 111,005 photos, 20,697 members
- Canon EF-S 10-22 65,724 photos, 6,684 members
- d r e a m s c a p e s 171,658 photos, 11,633 members
- An Awesome Close-Up (No People) 69,738 photos, 3,390 members
- concrete beauty 12,241 photos, 1,546 members
- The British Countryside 174,637 photos, 6,072 members
- I Love Abandonment! - NO people shots! 77,096 photos, 3,229 members
- Lost Places 28,343 photos, 887 members
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- "Ports, Harbours and Moorings" 61,865 photos, 3,700 members
- Seascapes and Shorelines 322,699 photos, 18,530 members
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM 108,300 photos, 6,508 members
- - I LOVE NATURE - 424,994 photos, 14,026 members
- Food Porn 521,655 photos, 34,528 members
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Galleries (19)
- Beauty in Building 14 photos
- Just Special 2 10 photos
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Testimonials (4)
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rosyrosie2009 says:
"It does not matter what type of photo Fading Light takes it is always wonderful. There is always perfect light. I love all his photos. They are thought provoking which his comments are also."
24th June, 2010
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andre govia says:
"Well where do i start !
Fading Light uses his own melancholy processing skills to achieve the style we all love so much and at the same time shows us a fantastic arrey of art within his photos , a true inspiration to myself and many others !
Keep up the great work"19th April, 2010
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I Smile 2 You :) says:
"Mark and I have been contacts for about the last two months and I have been wanting to write a testimonial for a while now but wasn't quite sure where to begin. So, since this is LONG overdue I am going to just give it a whirl...
When I first noticed Marks work it was his dark images that immediately caught my interest and attention. After reading his profile I was immediately hooked on him :) He not only expresses himself so well in his images but also with his amazing words. Everyday I look forward to seeing what he is going to post next and of course, I am never dissappointed. I especially love his images of the sea and his macro collection.
Another quality about Mark is that he takes the time to view and comment on other peoples streams. His comments and suggestions are sincere, helpful and always appreciated. And yes, even his sense of humour. He can always get me smiling.
So, thank you Mark...not only for your inspiration but also for your friendship and support.
Michelle"30th March, 2010
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Rivendell♥Photography says:
"Recently, I stumbled across some of Mark's photos of Cornwall and once I discovered that he lived there, I immediately began to stalk his stream :) Fortunately, he was a nice guy and not afraid of me and we have become flickr friends! I love how passionate he is about his work. Always capturing the most beautiful landscapes, still life and sometimes very dramatic abstracts as well. I really love his work with the camera but just as much I love his words. The poetry just flows out of him and I can't wait to read what he has written and captured every day. He is incredibly talented. Don't be fooled by his icon....he isn't scary at all:) He's wonderful contact who always makes helpful and encouraging comments! So glad our paths crossed in this flickr world."
27th March, 2010