It all began when we were staying with our friend Pam in California, and she casually mentioned that a friend of hers had writen an article about Flickr, the photo posting site, and the fact that professional photographers were using the site as a way to get their work out there for viewing... and several have made a success out of selling images from Flickr to stock photo houses, agencies, and others who use them for commercial purposes.
She thoughtfully forwarded the article to us, and we read it after we'd been in France for a couple of weeks. Dick was intrigued by it, so we set up a Flickr account. (Note: not as easy as it sounds - this is not a user friendly site, though it pretends to be, with cutesy copy and perky icons)... we set up all our Back In The Good Old World images on Flickr so our friends who wished to could view the photos in a larger format.
THEN - Cybermagic struck!A woman in England who apparently loves Wellies saw Dick's rainy day photo of M's boots in the doorway, which she marked as a favorite. Other people chose it as well, and the comments began rolling in... and Dick was hooked. He's been in a frenzy to appease his Wellie-loving public's appetite for more. I now look over at him at mealtimes and he has a faraway look in his eyes - says things like "what about Wellies in the sky?" or "Wellies on the Run?" Having lived through these obsessions before, I didn't think much of it until I found myself posing int he back garden, per my previous post, or crouching in the grass, bugs crawling over me, nettles stinging my ankles, shooting up at a pair of Wellie boots as Dick dangled them overhead. Since then, we have taken Wellies on outings and posed them in various spots around town, much to the amusement and bafflement of the townspeople.
This shameless pandering to his fan base has now caused many of these shots to become "favorites" on Flickr, so I thought I'd share them with you here. Or you can view them at flickr.com/dickandcathy/photos
But be careful... you just might become a you-know-what...
I vote for 'Wellies on the Mend' just because it is so cleverly staged and imaginative. (Props to Wellies in the Sky though, that is fabulous!) But I have to say the most stunning shot in the Flickr series is 'Flying High in Pensacola.' Beautifully captured and what a gorgeous subject! Dick's photos are just stunning! What a master!
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ReplyDeleteThanks again for sharing. We are following along here in Tejas under the A/C. Nick & Andrea. I like "Disaster Strikes," but would be even better under the bright yellow Mini.
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ReplyDeleteThe photos on Flickr are spectacular. And Cathy's posts are splendid. We want more. N&A