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I am what most consider a "flower-child", "tree-hugger", "animal advocate" and my one wish would be World Peace.
Before joining Flickr, I had come to depend on "automatic" too much and seem to have forgot what fantastic results I used to get using my skills that I had learned on "manual". That is now changing!
I have always loved Photography since I was a little kid and dreamed of one day being a photographer for National Geographic.
Everything I have learned has been self-taught. I have used what seems like a million rolls of film. I have also spent countless hours reading every book about phototgraphy that I could get my hands on while trying to take what I have learned and applying to my photography.
I own three 35mm cameras....two Minolta X-7A's and one Canon Rebel. I have been playing around with a small Nikon Coolpix digital point and shoot on occasion and also now have a new Canon XTi DSLR.
No matter how many cameras I own though, as long as film is still available I will still continue to shoot with it.
I do not use any computer enhancements on my photos....what you see is what I shoot. With the exception of maybe to sharpen and brighten image when transferring from photo to scanner to computer or slight cropping due to only having a kit lens and a 75-300mm stock zoom lens.
I am not professional by any means. I mostly enjoy Nature Photography and shooting the antics of my 4-legged family members.
Humor is a big factor in my life and I try to find some in everything that is thrown my way in life. I'm not afraid to laugh at myself and will even share all the humiliating situations (purely by accident) that I have put myself into.
I have made some amazing friends here on Flickr and plan on keeping them for many years to come.
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- -The Cafe- 443,643 photos, 22,166 members
- Stephen King Art 94 photos, 67 members
- This is Your Life 1,300 photos, 109 members
- The Perfect Picture 2,485 photos, 316 members
- International Crohn's and Colitis Community 79 photos, 47 members
- Blipfree 36,626 photos, 1,205 members
- Deep Colors of Nature : Frontpage contest OLD & NEW 33,102 photos, 2,236 members
- Birds on Wooden Posts 2,630 photos, 405 members
- **Over the Excellence** (Adm.INVITE only - com1) 61,003 photos, 10,589 members
- The Crème de la Crème of Excellent Photographers-Admin invite 1,340 photos, 345 members
- Flickr Diamond - Invited Photos ONLY 115,279 photos, 21,607 members
- NATURE'S BEST 665,133 photos, 19,355 members
- You made my day 42,375 photos, 1,914 members
- Gentle Giants - An Extra Large Dog Group 16,440 photos, 1,385 members
- Animal Butts 4,017 photos, 1,082 members
- We Are Siamese 3,438 photos, 378 members
- Birds & Animals Butt Shots "Please" BUTTS,BUMS, BACK ENDS ONLY 7,328 photos, 2,294 members
- Barbie's Place 166 photos, 54 members
- The Wildlife Photography 75,331 photos, 7,265 members
- BORN to be WILD 23,376 photos, 2,072 members
- Spectacular Animals (Invite Only) Vote For December's Best 72,520 photos, 9,274 members
- Colourlicious 22,696 photos, 1,495 members
- What do you think? (Post one, comment one) 66 photos, 41 members
- PHOTO LAUGHS - Photos That Make You Laugh 7,224 photos, 1,063 members
- THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ANIMALS (P1 / A2) - VOTING TIME 77,735 photos, 9,741 members
- Color Photo Award - PREMIER -- Post 1: Give 2 - Get 5: Go BRONZE 168,446 photos, 31,406 members
- VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS: A Prayer for Wild Things 66,863 photos, 3,384 members
- * The Envy & Envied Photos on Flickr! (invited) Public Group 14,134 photos, 4,646 members
- My Kind of Picture Gallery 46,951 photos, 3,691 members
- MY WINNERS - Winner for Winter CONTEST! Insect CONTEST open! 887,493 photos, 86,655 members
- ~LMAO~ Animal Shot Award! Invited Photos Only! 6,133 photos, 2,983 members
- Excellence In Avian Photography (EIAP) -- INVITED IMAGES (2/day) 60,522 photos, 7,844 members
- An Awesome Shot! Invited Photos ONLY!! 388,625 photos, 51,155 members
- **A Big Fave (Invite Only)-Post 1/Fave or Comment 2 505,428 photos, 63,406 members
- In the name of DOG!! (NO LIMITS) 49,535 photos, 2,108 members
- Stuff With Four Legs 21,607 photos, 1,169 members
- Arkansas Thunderstorms 641 photos, 123 members
- Love of the Great Outdoors 50,609 photos, 1,563 members
- Fur & Feathers with Attitude - ENTER OUR PHOTO CONTESTS! 44,420 photos, 3,208 members
- Animal Planet 528,046 photos, 46,901 members
- Herpetology / Everything REPTILIAN 34,123 photos, 2,279 members
- Snakes Eastern NorthAmerica (Live, noncaptive, include location) 5,364 photos, 1,272 members
- Snakes, Reptiles, Arachnids and Herps. 38,060 photos, 4,272 members
- Bird Fanatics! (No Limits) 357,885 photos, 11,390 members
- Best In Show (dog photography/invite only!) 22,310 photos, 5,306 members
- Kissable Kats ~ Invited Photos Only ~ READ RULES! 31,779 photos, 6,554 members
- Impressed by your Beauty! {Invite Per Image ONLY} 212,607 photos, 33,405 members
- Daily B&W 4,184 photos, 312 members
- Canon Rebel Xti Beginners 6,841 photos, 410 members
- Sky Shots # 1 4,130 photos, 472 members
Testimonials (3)
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Annafur says:
"Dot is a great friend and takes amazing animal shots . And her duck images are funny and creative . She has impressive film images and her stories that go along with her photography are entertainingly and make them memorable . Keep sharing your photography and thank you for being my friend here :)"
18th July, 2008
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*Flickr_Dawg says:
"It's clear from Dot65's photo stream that she is not only very flexible in her approach to different subjects she also has a keen eye for lighting and works hard to "get it right" in the camera.
Dot65 is one of the few folks I know on flickr that also uses film. The results speak for themselves. Browse her photos and you'll quickly become aware of her love of animals - especially dogs. She's her own worst critic, more so than most people and strives to make the good even better and the better best. Dot - thanks for your many comments, for your humor, for sharing your images which inspire me in my own photography and for caring for all those dogs!"28th February, 2008
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Paper Rabbit says:
"Dot is seriously one of my closest Flickr friends. I know I can always count on her for an honest comment and a good chat. I admire her work, especially since she was working with film and is trying out digital now. I am very impressed with her shots on film (especially since she did no post work on them and they are so professional) and she is doing a magnificent job with digital. I am glad she decided to give it a try.
I am always glad to see her put up new shots and I am very thankful that she shares her knowledge of photography with us.
Aside from her great talent, she is a very caring person and I am glad to be able to have her as a friend.
Yunet"4th February, 2008
- Joined:
- September 2007
- Hometown:
- New Jersey
- I am:
- Female
- Occupation:
- working with very special people who have special needs.