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09/24/2013 09:31:54 PM · #1 |
I would say welcome back, but I just showed up here again myself. I'm happy to see you here though and look forward to seeing your work as you return to shooting what you are passionate about. |
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09/24/2013 02:02:23 PM · #2 |
Cheers everyone - and thanks to those who have added me as contacts on Flickr - will reciprocate later on! |
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09/24/2013 12:22:49 PM · #3 |
This thread makes me happy. Simms, welcome back. Enjoy taking photos! |
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09/24/2013 03:54:15 AM · #4 |
Lovely to see you back.
You look nice in fur it really suits you. |
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09/24/2013 12:26:15 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Simms: Alaska is on my list - as is Greenland, Finland and Siberia - I am totally smitten with uber-cold places. |
Let me know if you are heading up this way.
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09/23/2013 06:49:00 PM · #6 |
Fantastic Mark, It's nice to see you back and I hope you decide to stay. You pushed for me to be member of the week a few years back and that was really a factor for me in working on being a better photographer and I've always appreciated that you did that.
Great images on Flickr and yeah, Iceland is incredible. I'm going to back there in December but sadly, just for a layover on the way to Amsterdamn. I do need to take another actual trip there.
Looking forward to hopefully getting honest critiques from you again...welcome back! |
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09/23/2013 06:35:59 PM · #7 |
Your photo's are great! Glad to have someone with your talent here. |
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09/23/2013 06:26:58 PM · #8 |
When I visited Iceland in 1986 a side trip to Greenland was offered by Icelandic Air.
We landed at Kulusuk Airport - a runway carved out of the side of a mountain. (We landed going up)
Then transferred by either boat (me) or by helicopter (my traveling buddy) to
a town that may have been named Ammassivk (Angmagssvik) for some days of exploring.
The basic entertainment in that village was watching the weather balloon being sent aloft at 9:00pm each day.
It was a fascinating experience.
When we left, the Icelandic Air pilot sent us through the fiords, well below the tops of the surrounding mountains
so we could have a never-to-be forgotten experience.
No, I never forgot that one.
In those days I was taking print pics and the negatives are long gone. But I still have the print collection.
Amazing scenery, both in Iceland and in Greenland. |
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09/23/2013 06:10:42 PM · #9 |
I'm headed to Iceland in a month. Send me a PM with any unknown must sees. We're going to do the Ring Road and I know about the typical sites to see. I'm interested in any advice you have to give. |
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09/23/2013 06:01:52 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by MAK: A trip anywhere out of UK will change your life.
Welcome back man. |
Hahah - too true |
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09/23/2013 05:55:17 PM · #11 |
A trip anywhere out of UK will change your life.
Welcome back man. |
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09/23/2013 05:51:33 PM · #12 |
First of all, friggin unbelievable images!
I met my (current) wife when 12 (we are now 47) and I'm still not sure if she's the one, so I can sympathise. Welcome back and please stick around. |
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09/23/2013 05:48:00 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by tanguera: It's easy to see why this trip was so transformational for you. Alaska had the same effect on me, when I visited it many years ago. Something about physically imposing grandeur putting things into perspective... |
Alaska is on my list - as is Greenland, Finland and Siberia - I am totally smitten with uber-cold places. |
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09/23/2013 05:44:38 PM · #14 |
Welcome back, Simms. I'm delighted! |
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09/23/2013 05:43:13 PM · #15 |
It's easy to see why this trip was so transformational for you. Alaska had the same effect on me, when I visited it many years ago. Something about physically imposing grandeur putting things into perspective... |
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09/23/2013 05:33:55 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Alexkc: Originally posted by Simms: How do you mean? The Iceland stuff posted is a fraction of the total photos.. Have loads of reportage stuff - maybe I'll throw some stuff up online. |
Oh man, my sentence sucked :)
I meant to say if you have a reportage of the entire trip.
Both photos are stunning! |
Not really - a fair bit of video footage - a lot of images taken on the phone to geotag locations.. but thats about it.. too much to take in to spend too much time taking photos of our ugly mugs.
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09/23/2013 05:14:12 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Simms: How do you mean? The Iceland stuff posted is a fraction of the total photos.. Have loads of reportage stuff - maybe I'll throw some stuff up online. |
Oh man, my sentence sucked :)
I meant to say if you have a reportage of the entire trip.
Both photos are stunning! |
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09/23/2013 05:03:56 PM · #18 |
This is possibly one of my favourite shots ever...
This was the first night we was there - far north of the Country - hit around -15c, nothing compared to what we endured later on.
Message edited by author 2013-09-23 17:05:48. |
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09/23/2013 05:02:29 PM · #19 |
Always good to see great photogs return. Glad to see you're enjoying yourself once more. Doing something professionally or even hyper competitively sure can suck the fun out of things, I hear you on that. |
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09/23/2013 04:59:59 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by Alexkc:
ETA: do you have a single reportage for the photos taken in Iceland? |
How do you mean? The Iceland stuff posted is a fraction of the total photos.. Have loads of reportage stuff - maybe I'll throw some stuff up online.
This is my favourite self-portrait
Message edited by author 2013-09-23 17:01:14. |
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09/23/2013 04:56:58 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by Judi: Welcome back mate....you can come and join the oldies camp...we will look after you back here! :) Let the young whipper snappers have their tat-a-tates! |
Hey Judi - I still have that little Kangaroo you gave me when visiting London! |
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09/23/2013 04:56:00 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by sulamk: Glad you are back, but doubly happy That you have found the joy of photography again! |
It's been good enjoying it again - shot 100s of weddings and towards the end the camera didn't come out of the bag other than on wedding days. |
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09/23/2013 04:50:32 PM · #23 |
Welcome back mate....you can come and join the oldies camp...we will look after you back here! :) Let the young whipper snappers have their tat-a-tates! |
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09/23/2013 04:50:02 PM · #24 |
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09/23/2013 04:29:30 PM · #25 |
Is there a better way to have a great site than having new people and to see the old legends back - glad to have you in the challenges again man :)
ETA: do you have a single reportage for the photos taken in Iceland? |
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