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I'm Irish, but remarkably sober.
A naturalist by nature, with some qualifications thrown in for good measure.
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My first camera was from the pound shop, when I was 9. Learned photography the hard way by trying to shoot swallows and dragonflies in flight with a Pentax K1000, which amounted to a lot of expensive missed shots being developed.
Liked digital cameras since using a 1mp Kodak in the late 1990s. It came with a PC and ate four batteries at a time like they were Smarties. Used the family Nikon Coolpix 5600 after that.
Bought a Panasonic Lumix LZ3 to record fieldwork for an MSc (nature conservation) and this and the Panasonic Lumix FZ-18 are my favourite camers. I love superzooms since buying the FZ-18, and like my cameras to be rugged (they need to be!) but easy to carry, with good results. I also use an experimental model, the Canon SX120, which is fully manual too. I also use a Nikon D3000 DSLR, which is a great camera.
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I consider myself a naturalist who takes photos more than a photographer, but do try to be arty sometimes.
I frequently roam Flickr looking for great talent, and especially like to invite masterpieces that have somehow gone unnoticed, to groups where they'll be properly appreciated. I don't expect reciprocation for doing this, but am always glad to receive comments and invites.
I don't usually reciprocate if people add me as a contact without actually being interested enough to comment on any of the photos in my stream.
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Photos of sam2cents (8)
sam2cents' favorite photos from other Flickr members (10,011)
Contacts (312)
Groups (50)
- Howard's Gallery (moderated) 1,257 photos, 487 members
- Pictures of Art Are not Art 98 photos, 39 members
- Photographing the life 471 photos, 282 members
- All Wildlife Photography 3,639 photos, 358 members
- Wicklow Town 572 photos, 40 members
- Getty Images Call for Artists 476,381 photos, 80,037 members
- Butterfly Gallery - P1/C1 Please 92,958 photos, 12,994 members
- VIOLETTA AMORE MIO ( Violet my love ) *Post 1: Comment 2* 1,684 photos, 274 members
- Phoenix Park 1,137 photos, 99 members
- Field Guide: Birds of the World 119,308 photos, 13,649 members
- ID Please 4,954 photos, 634 members
- North Wind's Daughter 43,209 photos, 1,500 members
- Inspire! INVITED High Quality PHOTOS ONLY! 112,240 photos, 21,731 members
- ** Wildlife Warriors ** 24,823 photos, 1,582 members
- Juego solidario ★FELIZ 2012;-)) 16,695 photos, 705 members
- Stuff With Four Legs 21,642 photos, 1,169 members
- Stuff On Stems 17,091 photos, 889 members
- PAINTING WOODLANDS 1,029 photos, 131 members
- Fave, Fave, Fave! (Post 1, Fave 3) 11,783 photos, 1,310 members
- Stuff On Walls 3,367 photos, 250 members
- Explore Our World 8,723 photos, 260 members
- Stuff In My Hand 2,810 photos, 429 members
- Photography- My Passion - post 1 award 2 11,510 photos, 765 members
- Grace Filled Moments 93 photos, 18 members
- Fish from above 775 photos, 72 members
- "Winged Wonders"-- Birds Only-- Invite Only (Post 1, Award 2) 37,578 photos, 4,620 members
- Distinguished Raptors (P1-A1) 10,429 photos, 675 members
- Distinguished Macro (P1-A1) 1,318 photos, 117 members
- Wildlife Award - Post 1, Award 2 49,657 photos, 4,179 members
- Darwin Endless Forms 1,242 photos, 324 members
- ★★★My Fave! (The newest Goup) Admin Invite Only! 622 photos, 234 members
- Macro Awards (Invite Only!) 40,161 photos, 11,552 members
- Stuff That Sees 1,264 photos, 268 members
- Irish Bumblebees 190 photos, 26 members
- Secret Life of Birds 39,113 photos, 5,349 members
- NaturePhotographs [Post 1 - Comment 1] 95,837 photos, 6,320 members
- "Me, Myself & I" [Please invite new faces] 4,515 photos, 590 members
- Per chi usa il catadiottrico 500 mm a specchio 269 photos, 157 members
- Extraordinary Capture Macro Award (Group CLOSED) 7,649 photos, 3,272 members
- Goof Shots 580 photos, 354 members
- Never Ending 35 photos, 65 members
- Butterfly Color 57,557 photos, 6,564 members
- *WONDERFUL NATURE* [ Post 01, Award 03 ] ( Not People) 40,642 photos, 2,673 members
- Our wonderful world 20,509 photos, 1,082 members
- I love all cats 3,276 photos, 371 members
- V.I.P - Very Important PHOTOS 93,889 photos, 6,871 members
- Art Of Horses... P1 1award 153 photos, 28 members
- Spectacular Nature-invited images only (15/ month) 21,680 photos, 7,530 members
- Rational Animals (Please Tag AR1) 9,127 photos, 1,129 members
- Unforgettable Landscapes(High Quality)-Invited Only-BEST OF 2011 33,540 photos, 6,366 members
Galleries (1)
- Alexandria's squirrel 1 photo
Testimonials (2)
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FriaLOve says:
"first I like to say to sam2cents that I really like your photos and I really mean it. You seem to be a very colorful person who likes animals and knows everything about animals. I like to say thank you (to you), thank you for such a nice comments, thank you for visiting my photostream and thank you for a great photos, which makes me smiling every day and I hope there´s more photos coming, soon!"
15th June, 2008
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Ontario Wanderer says:
"By pure chance, I happened to overhear Sam talking to a friend in a hotel in Valletta, Malta last March and heard him say something about Flickr. A conversation developed in the few minutes he had before leaving for the airport but we exchanged Flickr addresses and have been in at least weekly internet conversations since. It appears that we have many of the same interests in wildlife and conservation and close-up photography of small creatures and wild flowers. Not only that, but Sam is one of the most responsive people on Flickr in communicating how much he enjoys seeing photographs of others. He is an excellent contact and a very special internet friend to both my partner, Eglantine, and I. Keep up the great work Sam!"
21st December, 2007