I have been away from Flickr for a while and I vowed I would not come back until I had some time to say some nice things about some of my great friends here. Today when I popped in for a quick look, I saw Dave's cool one million milestone and thought that definitely warranted some attention! Dave is one of my old… Read more

I have been away from Flickr for a while and I vowed I would not come back until I had some time to say some nice things about some of my great friends here. Today when I popped in for a quick look, I saw Dave's cool one million milestone and thought that definitely warranted some attention! Dave is one of my oldest and best Flickr friends. I remember way back when I first started around here and I was totally chuffed that someone with such beautiful photos would add me back as a contact :) Today, I am still just as delighted! His images are artistic and vibrant as well as being technically superb. His photostream is a real joy to browse. I am sure I am not alone in thinking he lives in some far away magical world ... truly leading a semi-charmed life, or maybe even fully charmed! Not only is his work incredibly beautiful, but he is just so nice with it! Always one with a witty, thoughtful, supportive or just plain sweet comment ... what a pleasure these past years have been. Thanks for all your gorgeous images Dave ... here is to another 6 years! Angie

i'm nowhere near as active or up to date with flickr as i was when i first added you as a contact forever ago, but i never feel like i missed a beat when i come back to your photostream- everything of yours is just positively timeless, which is what we all aim to be! it's like your version of the everyday snapshot just… Read more

i'm nowhere near as active or up to date with flickr as i was when i first added you as a contact forever ago, but i never feel like i missed a beat when i come back to your photostream- everything of yours is just positively timeless, which is what we all aim to be! it's like your version of the everyday snapshot just happens to be a beautiful work of art every time.

What can i say? Everytime i come to your photostream for a quick peek im completely dumb founded by the incredible work that you do. I love how every picture you take seems as if it could come to life right before your eyes, that every moment you capture is simple on hold just for you. You are my very first testimonial… Read more

What can i say? Everytime i come to your photostream for a quick peek im completely dumb founded by the incredible work that you do. I love how every picture you take seems as if it could come to life right before your eyes, that every moment you capture is simple on hold just for you. You are my very first testimonial i have ever written and you deserve it. I love your work

New testimonial! So how do I put this into words. How can I use my sardonic sense of humor along with my precocious sense of personality to say and form the words I want to say? They are not just words. They are not just flinging, meaningless words. They are words that should be taken in a sense that I am speaking t… Read more

New testimonial! So how do I put this into words. How can I use my sardonic sense of humor along with my precocious sense of personality to say and form the words I want to say? They are not just words. They are not just flinging, meaningless words. They are words that should be taken in a sense that I am speaking to you in person, forming them into structured sentences, and articulating them into paragraphs and ideas and finally, an overall meaning and understanding. So how do I put this? Now I'm going to warn all of you that this will be a pretty long testimonial. Why, you may be thinking? Well, one little part of the fraction of the meaning is that I've known Dave for quite a while...actually over a year. It all started out when I was pretty new to Flickr. I had a mediocre account, with average/poor looking pictures. I came across Dave's stream (at the time I always referred to him as a whole by "SemiCharmed...lol) and I noticed how bright and colorful his photos looked. It wasn't just about look either. I remember one of the first photos I came across was a photo of fish bowls at some kind of carnival kind of thing. I really liked it and immediately favorited it. Just something about the cool, crazy colors caught my eye. After just a few rounds of scrolls through Dave's stream, I decided to add him as a contact. I had a feeling that he would add me back too, unlike some people with very good photos. So yes, there I was almost every day, refreshing my contacts recent upload page, and clicking on "Semicharmed"'s picture. Always, now almost always, the picture was nicely edited and taken. Dave mentioned a couple times that he struggled with creativity. Well to me, that doesn't matter because all of his photos have this certain feel to it that makes up for it. It's not just a flower or a person. It's usually something captured from it. And for some little reason, his pictures come across in a way that makes me think that whoever took the photos is a very good, nice, sweet, good hearted person. And so it's not all about the pictures.... It's about his personality. Dave is always is there when I am not feeling good. It's almost right away when I get a comment on a not so happy picture from him. Sometimes I wonder if he is judging me or thinking mean things behind my back, but I KNOW that that isn't true. He is a very non-judgmental person. He is sweet and everything. Almost every friends only photo will have his input and comment that always brightens my day and makes me feel like it wasn't that much of a waste to upload a personal picture. He's just so nice. And I wish I could meet him! lol. Anyways, this testimonial is getting pretty long. But that's all I wanted to say. :)) Jessica

Dave is by far, bar none, one of the best photographers I have ever seen for a very long while.I admire his conviction and his emotional connection to his photographs. His approach to his compositions is both poetic and artistic. His pride for his people has been admirable and is transparent through his work. … Read more

Dave is by far, bar none, one of the best photographers I have ever seen for a very long while.I admire his conviction and his emotional connection to his photographs. His approach to his compositions is both poetic and artistic. His pride for his people has been admirable and is transparent through his work. His compositions, colors and techniques are just nothing short of amazing. Very very admirable and definitely someone to look up to and aspire to be. I can spend hours looking at his work. Keep up the unbelievable work! Dave has been a pleasure to have as a friend and I wish him the best of luck in his journey to grow both professionally and personally.

Of all my contacts, Dave has the most distinctive processing skills--crisp, vibrant, and full of life. He constantly amazes me with his candid & street shots, bokeh, and portraiture. On top of that, he is always kind and supportive. I'm honored to be his contact and flickr friend. Thank you for all your stunning im… Read more

Of all my contacts, Dave has the most distinctive processing skills--crisp, vibrant, and full of life. He constantly amazes me with his candid & street shots, bokeh, and portraiture. On top of that, he is always kind and supportive. I'm honored to be his contact and flickr friend. Thank you for all your stunning images, Dave! XXX Lucy

Dave is another flickr veteran that I admire as a photographer and a nice person. He has consistently produced many high quality photos and his passion in photography shows in his wonderful pictures. He has diverse photo subjects from gorgeous people portraits to wild flowers to nature to sceneries - they are all full … Read more

Dave is another flickr veteran that I admire as a photographer and a nice person. He has consistently produced many high quality photos and his passion in photography shows in his wonderful pictures. He has diverse photo subjects from gorgeous people portraits to wild flowers to nature to sceneries - they are all full of colors and life. Dave, you're a great photography. Thank you for your active support of my work!

Dave is incredible with his photography skills and his love for family shows through the images he captures.The time I have known him here on Flickr, he has been a true encouragement and inspiration to me, as a photographer, always offering a kind word, and praise for my work. His stream says a lot about him. He is no… Read more

Dave is incredible with his photography skills and his love for family shows through the images he captures.The time I have known him here on Flickr, he has been a true encouragement and inspiration to me, as a photographer, always offering a kind word, and praise for my work. His stream says a lot about him. He is not just a photographer but a true artist as well.His perspective and compositions are one of a kind and truly unique.He is one of the best bokeh/nature photographers on Flickr. Looking forward to seeing more of his work.I, for one, will surely recommends this stream to my contacts.

I rarely add or accept people as one of my contacts. But when I came across Dave's photostream, I couldn't resist not being able to keep in close touch with his pictures so I added him as a contact. The pictures...they are too good. It's like he is invisible and takes pictures so naturally that nobody notices. His port… Read more

I rarely add or accept people as one of my contacts. But when I came across Dave's photostream, I couldn't resist not being able to keep in close touch with his pictures so I added him as a contact. The pictures...they are too good. It's like he is invisible and takes pictures so naturally that nobody notices. His portraits of people look like the natural human eye saw them, not as if there was a huge black camera in front of their face where they purposely posed for him or something. Not only that, but I love the colors he uses. It's pretty breathtaking when you see one of his colorful pictures. Plus his processing style is really, really good! Also Dave seems to be a nice person. I wish I could meet him and learn some photography tips and talk and stuff...and although I haven't known him for long, I just feel the need to say something about the pictures he takes...Like I said...they're too good!

Dave, when I first saw you stream, I instantly fell in love with it. Your use of color and dof and interesting perspectives all add to your unique style that's interesting and different than other photographers'. I love seeing what you come up with next, and I'm never disappointed. And also, you make an amazing and enc… Read more

Dave, when I first saw you stream, I instantly fell in love with it. Your use of color and dof and interesting perspectives all add to your unique style that's interesting and different than other photographers'. I love seeing what you come up with next, and I'm never disappointed. And also, you make an amazing and encouraging flickr friend. Don't stop shooting! :) -Ree

It is such a cool thing to have a testimonial and I am so pleased that I am the first person to leave you one Dave :) Seriously I can see your growth as a photographer and totally enjoy your energy that you portray in your images, congratulations and thank you for sharing your lovely work with all of us, we are all ve… Read more

It is such a cool thing to have a testimonial and I am so pleased that I am the first person to leave you one Dave :) Seriously I can see your growth as a photographer and totally enjoy your energy that you portray in your images, congratulations and thank you for sharing your lovely work with all of us, we are all very lucky.