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Found this graphic image whilst walking around the Millwall Outer Dock in the Docklands. Thankfully the feather blew around for a while to allow me enough shots whilst the water lapped gently under the pontoon.
I love still life and I find it interesting and challenging.
To make a mark and record for my statistics, it comes to 15.3 million views this morning on 30 August 2015. Thank you to all your visits, views and comments.
Wish you a great Sunday!
This is repost of tomatoes still life in my kitchen.
The following is the original story going with the previous post.
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Isn't internet amazing?
In September 2013, there are two millions views on my Flickr stream. In July 2014, there are 6.4 millions.
Numbers does not give real meaning to anything. However it is still interesting to see these changes.
This is the repost of my picture taken in September 2013.
Have a great Friday!
Yesterday (30 September 2013) my Flickr stream hit the mark of two millions views. Right at this moment when I write this description, the views count comes to 2,008,051.
It took me 39 months (more than 3 years) to reach the one million view count in October 2012. It only takes me 11 months more to hit the two millions view count. But I am not excited.
On my third anniversary on Flickr (July 2012), my daily view count was about 1,200 and a picture had about 600-900 views in the first 24 hours. Now my daily view count is 12,000 to 15,000 views and a picture will have 1,200-1,500 views in 24 hours.
The increase is not coming from my improved photography but more a result of change on Flickr. I have noticed the trend on Flickr lately.
A picture on Explore nowadays can warrant 18,000 - 22,000 views in the first 24 hours. Last year the same Explored picture has only 3,000 - 5,000 views in 24 hours. Compared to a non-Explore picture like mine, the difference or gap is 10.800 views (or 90%) while the gap in the past was only 2,400 (or 80%).
The expansion in viewing platform to mobile devices has increased the view count but also widens the gap between the popular (or selected) few and the majority. Also the comments has dropped and this reflects less interaction in the community.
This is like a developed economy has a bigger gap between the poor and the rich when the economy grows quickly.
Internet is not a democratic place and the resources are more and more commanded by a few elites. These selected few again command more resources outside the internet e.g. getting published, showing in galleries and other platforms.
We are not small potatoes. I am too old to join a revolution but we can get ready some tomatoes for protest. :o)
We have had wind storm in the weekend. It was pouring in the last few days and my still life season comes again. This is the tomatoes in my kitchen. Oh I forgot to mention I have eaten them yesterday! :o)
Happy Tuesday!
Fuji X10 compact camera
In-camera B&W mode with green filter
ISO 100 F3.6 1/10 second.
November 22, 2006. Photography is my current one thing that's just for me, my time, my creative outlet. I may not be the greatest photographer in the world, but I absolutely love what I do... find pictures and take them!
"That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity".......Anonymous
Take a bow, the night is over
This masquerade is getting older
Lights are low, the curtains down
There's no one here
Say your lines but do you feel them
Do you mean what you say when there's no one around
Watching you, watching me, one lonely star
...
Madonna
Take a bow
My daughter Ashley has the most beautiful long golden blonde hair. It just shimmers in the sunlight. :) I got the idea to photograph this earlier this morning while I was braiding her bangs. I think this image works well for the Macro Mondays theme "Less is more" and can fit in with the minimalism aspect of the weeks theme. HMM everyone!
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19/52: The weekly challenge - Using flash or artificial light.
I used my iPad as the only light source for this low key image. The flower is wild garlic from my garden.
I may be away from Flickr for a day or so while I install everything to my new MacBook...well, when I say I install, I mean my husband installs! ;) My current one is having a lot of issues...battery, storage (or lack of it) among other things...one being that the screen is ruined where Podge used to rub his cheeks against it...who knew that cat juice could get under a screen...cat owners be warned! So, time for an upgrade. I'm not sure how long it all takes, I'm a total techno dummy!
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My attempt at a series of minimalist images. All images are taken spontaneously from my everyday life, and are therefore a mix of phone and camera shots. Enjoy - Jadsp