
Note: Unfortunately I'm very slow to respond to flickr mail these days, and have been for the last few years. If you require a prompt reply you would be better off emailing me at sporkgirl at gmail.com. You may want to put regarding flickr somewhere in the subject line or I'm not liable to read it.
Photo uploads are few and far between these days but I'll be back in full force sooner or later. I promise.
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I started the groups Crayonbox, Bitter Soul, Stock Repository, Sepia, Urban Decay, Grabbers , Twenty Five and Fun in the Sun.

Special's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,323)
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Groups (50)
- Canon EOS 450D (aka Rebel XSi & Kiss Digital x2) 110543 photos, 5536 members
- Strobist.com 288798 photos, 65169 members
- Kemp, Texas 39 photos, 1 member
- Nikon Digital Learning Center 291363 photos, 46673 members
- Flickr Commons 466 photos, 1135 members
- Pink 2008 25090 photos, 10013 members
- Flickr Ideas 0 photos, 6505 members
- top-f [ 25+ faves ] 26476 photos, 10608 members
- Portrait 675723 photos, 67614 members
- Exposure Dallas: See and Be Seen. 100 photos, 275 members
- Flickr API 574 photos, 8410 members
- Utata 303315 photos, 17885 members
- DFW Area Meetup 3621 photos, 523 members
- CCL Texas 377 photos, 27 members
- DFW Metro 25958 photos, 1398 members
- Horror 14859 photos, 3768 members
- Parent and Child 13936 photos, 2559 members
- Leaves (No Trees Please!!!) 60088 photos, 9906 members
- Black & white portraits 185561 photos, 20360 members
- The Faces of Grey 16654 photos, 2466 members
- Nature 541122 photos, 23417 members
- All Animals 424370 photos, 20889 members
- Things that Moved 7533 photos, 1301 members
- Fun in the Sun 7338 photos, 1237 members
- say it with a flower 13290 photos, 890 members
- Urban Fragments (No People) 535345 photos, 34034 members
- Texas 64092 photos, 3482 members
- Flags - from countries all around the World... 10910 photos, 3146 members
- Celebrate the Cow 21413 photos, 5263 members
- All People 1224872 photos, 42284 members
- Rural Decay 82960 photos, 19033 members
- aPeeling Paint 20761 photos, 2091 members
- FlickrCentral 2522059 photos, 110315 members
- waterdrops 73818 photos, 17680 members
- Technique 215 photos, 14948 members
- Doors & Windows Project 91090 photos, 10845 members
- Twenty Five 1649 photos, 122 members
- Urban Decay 199557 photos, 21245 members
- Little People 142170 photos, 10413 members
- Sepia 78781 photos, 11261 members
- Group Therapy 267 photos, 287 members
- Bitter Soul 9729 photos, 1392 members
- Ozymandias 7916 photos, 549 members
- Southern Exposure 17876 photos, 929 members
- Mellow Yellow 26644 photos, 2492 members
- Macro 351283 photos, 25161 members
- Wonders of Oxidation 22525 photos, 4909 members
- Crayonbox 67045 photos, 4280 members
- Textures 80296 photos, 6298 members
- ROUGE. 25466 photos, 2109 members
Testimonials (18)
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maggot says:
"Special caught my eyes in the beginning when i came into flickr about half years ago.
i was attracted by Special's special color - pink skirt or textures.
oh, her photo i added to my fav at first was "Body Outline"(http://www.flickr.com/photos/special/4384256/), it was b&w against all.
yes, it left a vivid impression. her cutting out was attracted me, and then special's vivid color caught me.
since then i kept following Special and looking for Special's stuff. It is not too much to say that my eyes are changed by Special."1st August, 2005
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lnkshaw says:
"It is nice to know someone like Special, I am glad I have gotten to know her and to be friends with her."
30th June, 2005
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TEXAS CHICK1 says:
"Her name fits. she is a very special person. I love her photos. I look at her stream every day. Her pictures inspires me to go and shoot more pictures. all i can say about special is she is a masterpiece!!!!"
15th June, 2005
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Mr Lunatic Fringe says:
"Special first got my attention with THE BEST ICON EVER, and I wasn't dissapointed when I clicked through and found that she was able to back it up with creative and compelling photos. I really appreciate the thought that she puts into her work."
3rd March, 2005
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Dave Ward Photography says:
"The artist has two roles with respect to visual media: (1) To perceive and see beauty in a unique way, and (2) To capture that way of seeing so that other people can also see it clearly and effectively.
Special absolutely EXCELS at both. That's why I keep coming back to her photos every single day, and that's why she's one of the flickr members I have the deepest, most serious respect for as an artist."28th February, 2005
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hurleygurley says:
"Who other than Special could get away with calling herself "Special"! She can for so many reasons ~ She's got wonderful ironic sensibility, she's a fabulous flickr citizen, defending what's good, true and right (and me!) even if (maybe especially) she gets flack, she's generous with her encouragement and praise and her photos, they *are* truly Special.
She makes me wanna go to make a pilgramage to Kemp, Texas to touch the holy "sexyredwall" and to get a look at her fa real and maybe I could pass my hands over that guitar. Her southern gothic eye for decay brought my passion for the decayed and junked out of my mental storage bin and through my lens, for which I'm deeply grateful.
Special for Queen 08' (see fubuki's testimonial from me re: good cop, bad cop). I'd live under either of their rule but Special would do a particularly great job at the office of Flickrland Security! ; }"4th February, 2005
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(nf) nunoferreira says:
"I love Special photos.
It's one of that persons that have the "vision" in the right place and in the right time. Her photos are simple but behind each one there's a story and the way Special capture it, make the dference."17th December, 2004
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kodama (home) says:
"Special is special. She seems to go out of her way to comment much more than she should, and takes beutiful shots in her own style, with what looks like a much simpler camera than anyone else in the small group of photographers as esteemed as her on Flickr."
14th December, 2004
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kucharo says:
"Special takes awesome pictures, and has a preternatural sense of color and texture use. Plus she's from Texas. Having been born in Killeen, I feel a special attachment to her small town Texas shots and appreciate the beauty she brings to them. Plus she apparently curses a blue streak, which every good Texas girl should!"
14th December, 2004
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Covalent Chick says:
"It's just as fascinating to watch her in action (photographing) as it is to view the outcome later in her stream. It's really fun to model for her too. I have learned a lot from her."
12th December, 2004
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Velvet G says:
"Special does amazing work. It's funny, but I can tell her photos without ever looking at the name below them. She has an incredible style and in the short time that I've been following her work, I've noticed her already good quality turn into something outstanding.
Always quick to give a compliment and encouragement, she's helped me realize that I can actually enjoy the things I shoot. Her pictures are amazing and I think her titles and notes on her work show that she has a great sense of humor as well.
Keep posting the pictures and I'll keep tuning in.
Great work!"3rd December, 2004
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Joie de Vivre says:
"Special was one of the first people to comment on my photos after joining Flickr, and I've been following her work ever since. In that time she's gone from a good photographer to a damn fine photographer. Portraits, urban decay, rain-soaked flowers...an amazing collection of beautiful shots."
25th November, 2004
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fubuki says:
"I hold Special in high esteem. I embarassed myself when i figured out how many times (a day) I look to see if she has posted - I wont tell you. To me, her photos are Last Picture Show meets Rocky Horror Picture Show; and i love em.
Special is my valued confidant on matters of navigating the shoals of Flickrstan. I take her opinions and judgements seriously.
Special is my friend - whether a midnight gmail about her shooting adventures or a perceptive critique on my work, I value her friendship sincerely.
and did i say that girl can shoot!
and i will elbow folks outta the way to get in one of her groups... they make me think better about what i am shooting and why.
Special 08'! cheers"8th November, 2004
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Thom says:
"Goddamnit but she takes such good shots!"
14th October, 2004
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Bertrand says:
"Whether she's creating a new tag, giving fruitful feedback or capturing amazing combination of shapes and colours doesn't make any difference: Special knows how to bring the beauty out of anything crossing her path."
15th September, 2004
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selva says:
"Special's photos are a doorway into another world, the kind you dress up and bring a date to visit. Lovely!"
23rd August, 2004
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Starr says:
"Special always amazes me. I have been stalking her for years. One of these days she'll slap a restraining order on me."
25th June, 2004
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SadGirl says:
"K is an amazing person and a wonderful friend. She makes the web fun. One of the only reasons I bother to venture onto the internet these days."
25th June, 2004











