Francis and I became contacts 15 months back, and I am so glad we did. I feel as if I am almost part of his family. Hope Francis doesn't mind me saying that, but because of the nature of a lot of his photographs, I have come to see his children in so many activities , and they all seem like such beautiful children. … Read more

Francis and I became contacts 15 months back, and I am so glad we did. I feel as if I am almost part of his family. Hope Francis doesn't mind me saying that, but because of the nature of a lot of his photographs, I have come to see his children in so many activities , and they all seem like such beautiful children. Francis is not shy to come forward with some of the most beautiful comments, and for that I thank you Francis. You are very loyal to your contacts, so I have noticed, which is a lovely quality to have, I am sure your contacts would agree with me. I will sometimes ask Francis a question as to how can I achieve a certain effect with my camera settings, and he is always more than willing to try to help me. Now if we lived around the corner from each other that would be a lot more achievable I am sure, but when we are millions of miles away, I will have to settle for written help. Francis has such a variety in his photostream, and I feel each and every time he steps out with the camera, his shots are becoming more and more polished. I have suggested on a few occasions that particular photos should be blown up and framed, I hope he has taken my advice. I can remember the first one I suggested this about, it was the weeds (thistles) in the field , golden brown tones, sensational picture. So anyway, on closing, I would like to say that Francis has been a really super contact to me, and I hope it can continue.