I'm a retired teacher living in Salem, OR with my wife of 44 years. Since retirement, I've focused more and more on photography. One of the things that I've enjoyed about Flickr is seeing the incredible diversity of talented photographers, particularly young photographers who let their creativity and individuality fly. I love to follow their progress, just to see what happens next.
Getting to know people from a variety of places in the world is another thing that I've enjoyed about Flickr. As my contact list grows, I'm met some wonderful people who continue to dazzle me with their new creations and ideas. I try to be as honest and supportive as I can when I comment on others' work, and appreciate the feedback that I get as well. If you wish to add me as a contact, please be willing to have this kind of relationship.
I am starting the process of cleaning up my Flickr account. I've decided to drop my membership in any groups that require commenting or are invite only. I'm also going to be editing my contact list. There are quite a number of folks who have never commented on any of my photos, or we no longer comment on each others photos. So I am going to take a look at each on and evaluate whether to keep that contact or not. If we've been in contact on at least a semi-regular basis, I will definitely keep you.
- JoinedDecember 2006
- OccupationRetired Teacher/Photographer
- HometownLongview, WA
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John always has some of the most Amazing photos on Flickr. He always has nice comment to say about others, and I consider them a friend. I thank you for sharing your photos here on Flickr with us. I always look forward to seeing a new post from him in my contacts. Keep all those Great Amazing Photos coming! I look forw… Read more
John always has some of the most Amazing photos on Flickr. He always has nice comment to say about others, and I consider them a friend. I thank you for sharing your photos here on Flickr with us. I always look forward to seeing a new post from him in my contacts. Keep all those Great Amazing Photos coming! I look forward to seeing them, and Thanks for sharing them with us.
Read lessJohn is a well round photographer. He takes pictures of... pretty much everything! Going through his travel photos is like experiencing the trip yourself. I also would like to point out his generosity at commenting. He always puts up constructive positive comments that aren’t just like “great photo”, “excellent”, and “… Read more
John is a well round photographer. He takes pictures of... pretty much everything! Going through his travel photos is like experiencing the trip yourself. I also would like to point out his generosity at commenting. He always puts up constructive positive comments that aren’t just like “great photo”, “excellent”, and “have a good day”. You can tell that he looks at the photos closely, takes the time to appreciate them, and writes down his thoughts in beautiful words. Thanks John. Keep up the work, I will, too! Cynthia
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