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The Atlantic Walker Explained

This is to explain the context of my last photo posted, #1202668, with its deep black framing of the ocean, a solitary man walking and the windows of a building on the left. [Sorry that my text for each of these pictures is not exactly [...]

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July 6th, 2011 by SJS | 8 comments | 264 views

Blur? Flog Dog Frog! Noise? Smog Fog Bog!

Can anyone please possibly explain to me what virtue they see in photos that are plainly out of focus? I don't mean intentional, artistic-licence blur, which can be easily manipulated over the capacity of your miracle automatic settings. I mean the kind of shot that is [...]

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July 15th, 2010 by SJS | 20 comments | 638 views

Pops, Part 2.

People, this might be boring for you, but I have actually had some fun doing it. In fact, I can recommend it. It is good to look back at everything in your portfolio, ask yourself, Now why on earth did I post that? It's RUBBISH!" Or [...]

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March 8th, 2010 by SJS | 7 comments | 251 views

By Trudy's Request: Some of the Pops

Well Trudy, I hope this is what you meant. It might take 2 parts to do it. And I wasn't sure what the criterion should be. So, I've used more or less 25 + comments, though most are 30+. Hmmmm. A funny game to be playing [...]

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March 8th, 2010 by SJS | 3 comments | 178 views

My Time Here, a few personal favorites.

From late-2007 to today, I have chosen a number of my pics that I like, but that didn't get so much attention as others. Like this, it will be easy to take them with me before I shut it down. This is it (nothing to do [...]

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March 7th, 2010 by SJS | 2 comments | 172 views

Miguel Plays Hard Soft Sell

Mr A. Miguel Oliveira, vintage Porto, means these: 739953 And: 561912 Yes, indeed, such sweet memories... You big softie! Anyone have a handkerchief? Or a bucket?

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March 5th, 2010 by SJS | 2 comments | 197 views

Goodbye, Woophy!

Usually, when people quit woophy, they just quit without a word. No goodbyes. Gone into the ether. But this is me, and as I almost always do the opposite to everyone else, I think it is fair to announce my disappearance. So, in 7 days' time, [...]

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March 1st, 2010 by SJS | 14 comments | 461 views

What Does It Mean?

I'm thinking about the forum recently started by Arthur Chappell titled "What criteria do you use to judge if a photo is good or bad?" 2 nights ago, because I was bored, I suddenly posted 10 photos, chosen more or less at random and in no [...]

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February 4th, 2010 by SJS | 11 comments | 421 views

Walking Away from a Winter Wonderland

The most extreme winter in decades has furnished woophy with a vast array of fantastic, high-quality photos, in particular from Holland, but not forgetting all of the others. It has been a joy to see them this last week or two. Now there is a "But" coming. [...]

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January 8th, 2010 by SJS | 9 comments | 204 views

New Year, No changes.....Yet

This seems to be the best place to write my thought on this. I thought there were supposed to be all kinds of excitng, positive changes being introduced into woophy, or is it too early? A new member has been in woophy for just 3 days, [...]

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January 4th, 2010 by SJS | 6 comments | 220 views