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Gardener, housewife, photographer, cook, clumsy person, tea drinker, shopper, Virgo, golden retriever lover, Apple user, wine drinker, strawberry blonde, country dweller ......

Currently ploughing bravely through my second Open College of the Arts module.

Please don' t be offended if i don't automatically reciprocate if you add me to your contacts list. It is for no other reason than lack of time. I try to acknowledge comments made, but I'm aware that I fail miserably much of the time.

Thank you for taking a look :-)

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The Wildlife Photography 75,348 photos, 7,268 members
Birds Photos 776,748 photos, 37,215 members
Visionaries of the Night 299 photos, 157 members
Panasonic Lumix G or Olympus E series with Leica M lenses 12,528 photos, 1,177 members
Architecture and Buildings 184,463 photos, 5,442 members
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Artistic Photography 1,336,507 photos, 55,938 members
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People of the World 294,999 photos, 11,785 members
People Watching 149,168 photos, 5,436 members
Snapseed Photo Share 6,452 photos, 1,121 members
Italy 220,084 photos, 10,055 members
Black and White Scenery and Portraits 79,210 photos, 4,308 members
Black & white portraits 280,016 photos, 26,189 members
Portraits with natural light 19,218 photos, 2,994 members
╠Art Libre-Free Art-Arte Libre-Freie Kunst-INVITED PIX ONLY 48,900 photos, 7,868 members
Tilt Shift 19,382 photos, 3,348 members
The Textured Landscape (Painterly Quality Only) 9,085 photos, 1,384 members
Photographic Impressionism 42,885 photos, 2,869 members
ICM - Intentional Camera Movement - 14.000+ great submissions! 14,363 photos, 2,074 members
Abstract Impressions 7,352 photos, 527 members
focusschmocus 12,450 photos, 1,818 members
Deliberate Motion Blur: The Best of the Movers and Shakers! 15,933 photos, 2,247 members
Painterly 26,847 photos, 1,374 members
URBAN New York 63,474 photos, 4,832 members
New York Photography 185,990 photos, 11,602 members
India Images 208,976 photos, 10,781 members
Leica M9 50,263 photos, 3,160 members
India Travel Desk 13,137 photos, 812 members
Open College of the Arts 15,697 photos, 949 members
HCSP (Hardcore Street Photography) 2,750 photos, 45,227 members
Getty Images Call for Artists 476,664 photos, 79,907 members
One Bottle 15,906 photos, 4,049 members
Alcohol as still life 29,234 photos, 5,176 members
Leica Elmarit-M 21mm 1,054 photos, 185 members
BEST in B&W photography 217,358 photos, 9,584 members
Pictures With Stories - 5 sentence MINIMUM 11,866 photos, 1,968 members
Whatever the weather 209,158 photos, 14,808 members
Claret 361 photos, 72 members
bokeh whores 184,416 photos, 10,100 members
"They don't make them like they used to" 9,823 photos, 417 members
Flower Share 24,928 photos, 1,047 members
The Artistic Dog 15,150 photos, 1,411 members
DoF 621,232 photos, 51,542 members
Sunrise, Sunset -- Anything Sun! 511,361 photos, 45,124 members
Sunsets & Sunrises around the world (121 Countries!) 563,050 photos, 85,920 members
UK 153,748 photos, 4,553 members
Natures Finest (Invited Images Only) 300,021 photos, 39,616 members
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Testimonials (6)

s0ulsurfing says:

"she takes beautiful photos and is a great flickr friend, cant really ask for much more :)"

23rd October, 2007
basilly says:

"I was so lucky to meet Valda. We have been flickr friends for a year...She took my hand and stuck with me since. Now you must take a walk through her photostream and see her romantic images...I fell in love with her signature look that includes romancing food, flowers, and the growth and journey of her darling dog Beau... and of course tidbits of her interesting life. Her humour is so wonderful. She never fails to crack me up! She is most of all a shining light to me. I admire her and adore her..you will too. Thank you Valda..for everything beautiful you bring to us! You are World Class!"

7th March, 2007
silviaON says:

"i'm so glad to meet her here on flickr. her photos are great and i love her humor so much !!
thank you to be a wonderful friend :)"

24th February, 2007
SugarbearSteve says:

"I think I'm real lucky to have Valdab as a frequent visitor to my photos, she always has something witty and upbeat to say. Its nice to tour the world along with her via her beautifull photos. She always has something new and diffent going on. I'm glad we communicate so well even though we don't really speak the same language.

I'm looking forward to your garden pics this spring, it will be nice to see what you grow in your English garden. After stuffing my birds with sunflower seeds all winter I should have hundreds of volunteer flowers as a bonus."

20th January, 2007
Peter you've lost the news says:

"Meeting and gettting to know Valda has been a real pleasure. Her photos are a real treat for the eyes. They are superbly composed and burst with colour which is rich but subtle at the same time, and have a lovely depth to them.

Added to this is her great sense of humour which has made me laugh out loud on many occasions, and she has a genuinely warm personality which helps make flickr such an enjoyable place to be."

13th January, 2007
nis.jensen says:

"Going through Valdab's photostream is pure delight!
Being the "Domestic Goddess" of flickr is not an easy task, but Valdab has managed to describe her world in ways, that not only makes my teeth water, but also fills me with admiration for the sense of detail and the photographic skills (and the joy of experimenting with the wonders of Photoshop!) displayed in each and every picture here.
I can smell the scent of every flower, taste every fruit and feel the bread on my tounge - the coolness of the morning dews or the glass of wine on a hot summers night...
Valdabs art is living proof that it is possible to describe your own world without beeing importunate and yet get the feeling of getting close to the eyes of the person behind the camera.
These are some of the reasons why it's always such a joy returning to Valdabs stream."

21st October, 2006