All my photographic images are my own. Do not use, copy or edit any of my photographs without my written permission. If you want to use my photo for commercial or private use, please contact me. I have my settings on All Rights Reserved for all my photos, but Flickr keeps having a problem and sometimes the rights flip to other settings and Flickr doesn't seem able to fix it. Again, if you want to use my photo for commercial or private use, please contact me at my gmail address, calkins454@gmail.com, not the yahoo address.
MY photos are NOT to be used or reproduced, COPIED, BLOGGED, USED in any way shape or form without my written consent. Understand clearly these are my photographs and use of them by anyone is an infringement of my copyrights and personal artistic property!
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Also, if I find you've favorited one of my photos, and I click on your photostream or profile to see who you are and there is a message saying your photos and profile are blocked to me, I will block you. I find this frequently, apparently when people are wanting to use my photos for some reason. You will be blocked which stops you from having access to any of my photos.
If you have indicated you are now "following" me, please don't be upset if I don't follow you. I don't have time for the contacts I have, much less new ones. Also if I get a notification you are following me and I find you have more than 100 contacts, I will block you and won't be following you. You cannot possibly keep up with that many contacts... and I found one today who actually had more than 19,000 contacts... oh, please, how ridiculous can you be?
I'm from Albuquerque, born and raised here. Though we're on the edge of the Chihuahuan desert that stretches into Arizona and south into Mexico, we're a mile above sea level, so it does get cold here. To the east are the Sandia Mountains, which I have seen every day of my life, and they are the backdrop to a good many of my photos. I consider them MY mountains :) New Mexico is an amazing place, but ever since Al Gore's Global Warming, it has become even dryer, and the winters are colder. I am not enjoying the change! Sometimes I think I'd like to live near an ocean for once in my life... but most places are too expensive.
As you can see from my Flickr pages, I take pictures :) Literally. I enjoy photography but have no desire to be professional; I'm content with my skills as they are. I enjoy Flickr not only for the photography but for the social aspect; I've met so many really great people from all over the world that I would never have been able to meet without Flickr and a digital camera :)
And I have to say that my contacts are some of the best photographers on Flickr!!! :)
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The first time I bumped into Cathy was when she had just found Gus and was deciding on whether to adopt him and what to call him. I just fell in love with the little fella and loved the name Gus. We started chatting about our love of cats and photography and a friendship blossomed. Cathy even tried to match-make h… Read more
The first time I bumped into Cathy was when she had just found Gus and was deciding on whether to adopt him and what to call him. I just fell in love with the little fella and loved the name Gus. We started chatting about our love of cats and photography and a friendship blossomed. Cathy even tried to match-make her daughter with my son - logistics a bit hard between the US and Australia - lol. I have fallen in love with Cathy's family both furry and the not so furry - hi Addie. I love seeing the daily antics of Cathy's furry babies. They are so well loved and full of character. Would you expect any less of Cathy's brood? Cathy has grown into a wonderful friend. She has been there for me over the past year thru some tough times with real down to earth, practical honest advice - and non-judgemental friendship. A rare gem. I am enjoying seeing Cathy's hometown Albuquerque (gosh I hope I spelt that right) thru Cathy's eyes. She has a great eye for the little details and constantly surprises me with her photos. I am seeing the quirky and unusual as well as the wonderful city it is. I have enjoyed this so much. She is a risk taker, going in deliberately taking photos (I think) hoping to get caught out - and often does. Cathy has such a wicked sense of humour. She makes me laugh constantly. I am enjoying our photographic journey together as we both grow and learn - and most of all have loads of fun.
Read lessCathy was one of the very first people I met on Flickr, and I'm so glad it happened that way. She is always so positive with her comments, and I love it when she visits me on my Photostream. Her photos are usually great fun (with the odd serious one in there!) and I particularly love those of her adorable cats. The … Read more
Cathy was one of the very first people I met on Flickr, and I'm so glad it happened that way. She is always so positive with her comments, and I love it when she visits me on my Photostream. Her photos are usually great fun (with the odd serious one in there!) and I particularly love those of her adorable cats. The compassion she shows to all of her 'critters' is totally admirable, and I honestly don't know how she manages to stay so upbeat all the time with such a busy lifestyle. Thank you Cathy, it's a pleasure to know you!
Read lessWell, I'm honoured to be the first "testimonial" so I decide to write part in english and part in my language. Kathy is a very wonderful person and with a great family too !!! E' bello conoscere "belle" persone che vivono così lontane ed allo stesso tempo sentirsi così vicini, grazie per i tuoi commenti e per la tua … Read more
Well, I'm honoured to be the first "testimonial" so I decide to write part in english and part in my language. Kathy is a very wonderful person and with a great family too !!! E' bello conoscere "belle" persone che vivono così lontane ed allo stesso tempo sentirsi così vicini, grazie per i tuoi commenti e per la tua simpatia !!!
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