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Garryvoe Cork Ireland

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:57:24 -0700

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This account is still stuck on the awful, forced-upon me, test version of Flickr. Thankfully, after many complaints in their group for the new version they released me on my iPhone account, but not after banning me on the group for asking questions. The test version is riddled with bugs and the layout is awful. I cannot understand why Flickr would not ask their paying customers if they wanted to be part of a test or not. To just force it upon them is terrible.
I feel I need to be careful of what I say even here. It appears Flickr does not like dissent.
I just hope they do not mess the layout up. The new version sucks!

The future can wait

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:12:42 -0700

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6 blur vaccines
6 super eye candies
people on the street

A decent man

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:32:46 -0700

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I guess I can appear strange to onlookers when they see me taking photographs of blank walls or raindrops forming on car roofs. It is something I am aware of as I am out shooting. It can be inhibiting at times, particularly in Cork, especially with the big and bulky DSLR. The iPhone is a much more discreet photographer's tool.
Anyway, there I was on a side street off Grafton Street in Dublin camera pointed at a blank wall waiting for tall, skinny, and hopefully, colourfully clothed people to pass by. Tall, skinny, and hopefully, colourfully clothed people! Yes! For the type of photographs I am looking for, (blur) tall, skinny, and hopefully, colourfully clothed people make the best images. More on that in later posts. So, I am there; waiting. Always looking around waiting for the image to take form, and I see raindrops on the rooftop of a parked BMW. I have to take a photograph of it. I have to take two photographs of it. As I setting the shot up, I sense I am being watched and ya, I am. There behind me peering through a shop window is a well-dressed gentleman with the most quizzical of looks on his face. Curious, bewildered, and thinking what the hell is this fool doing taking photographs of car roofs. But as we exchange glances, I see a wonderful smile appear on his face and he nods hello to me.
Now, I rarely ask people can I take their photograph. There are many reasons; mainly I would not feel confident that they would oblige and secondly, neither would I feel confident of a good result. Portraits are not really my thing.
But, for some unknown reason I found myself gesturing with the camera to this stranger behind the window, enquiring as to whether I could take his photo or not. He nodded and smiled and I raised the camera and shot. I nodded in return to thank him and went on my way.
As I said, I normally do not do portraits - family ones, yes, but otherwise it is not for me. Maybe in years to come this will change. I do like the result here. I imagine this man as softly spoken, kind and gentle. A loving father, a good husband, a faithful friend; a decent man

Imminent actions

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:00:01 -0700

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Very delayed in my commenting. Apologies. Work, work, work!

BLOG

Temptation

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:03:56 -0700

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Some day my prince will come

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:26:41 -0800

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Hoods

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:42:23 -0800

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I first met Fred on a cold, winter's day in a second hand record store. I could not help but notice him, his inflated head bop-bopping along to the tune playing. A Bod Dylan one, if I recall well. I held back a while before pulling up next to him. Flicking casually through the D section of the records, taking out Duran Duran's Rio, both our heads turned at the same moment and our eyes met.
No words were said. Fred bit on the side of his inner lip, nodded and I nodded back. He was browsing the B section of the records. He had stopped, as it happened at Bob Dylan's Desire.

- Dylan? I said.
- Ya, Dylan. He said.

We held our gaze for a while. His head was a perfect sphere. His eyes, sunken gems; dark, resplendent. Biting on his inner lip he asked me:

Read more here....

F5

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:33:19 -0800

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Feed that Flickr habit

I am very pleased with my shoelaces

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:13:47 -0800

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Belittling art

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:47:27 -0800

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…your babies are never crying

The usher

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:58:19 -0800

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Check out this photographer's stream - it is wonderful.

E.xit

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:16:15 -0800

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Time finds a place - new words on blog.

Catch you on your streams later - work - work - work, now.

Rebel

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:14:43 -0800

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A little experimentation here.
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Time finds a place - new words.

with me

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:24:03 -0800

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some words
+ When you left, when you left him, did you know it was forever?
- When I met him, the first time, when he walked into the room, it was like the first time I had ever seen a man. And when his eyes met mine, it was as if he had given me the gift of sight. The gift to see, to see him. But ya, the longer you look the more that is revealed, and the more that gets concealed, you know.
- I never thought I would leave. I feared he would leave me, of course. Why wouldn't he? So, did I know it was forever? What is forever?
+ What is forever? I mean, not to go back? To stay apart.
- Apart. Never. Never apart. He is never distant from he. He is never separate. I carry him everywhere. Does it weigh? Does it burden me? No. But to answer your question - not go back? Back to him, always. Back to us, to what we were, always. Back to what I left, never.

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What are the best images of the week on Blur will save the world?

What are the best images of the week on Superosity?

undream this

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:06:13 -0800

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a street in cork city centre

One of my new year's resolutions is to start a blog. I never start on January 1st. Still in the early stages, but I have a few posts up now. Thanks to all for the encouragement and support. I really appreciate it. And yes, if you have any ideas, tips/tricks, please tell me!

Photographic Punctuation - THANKS!

Four legs good - two legs bad

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:27:00 -0800

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One of my new year's resolutions is to start a blog. I never start on January 1st. Still in the early stages, but I have a few posts up now. Thanks to all for the encouragement and support. I really appreciate it. And yes, if you have any ideas, tips/tricks, please tell me!

Photographic Punctuation - THANKS!

fragility of forgetfulness

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 03:50:28 -0800

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One of my new year's resolutions is to start a blog. I never start on January 1st. Yesterday, I began. Have look, and please if you have any ideas, comments and/or suggestions - please tell me. Only one post so far, but it is a start. If anyone uses wordpress - can they give me some tips/tricks, please?

Photographic Punctuation - THANKS!

Will get to your streams later today - a million and one things to get done first.

Berlin

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:51 -0800

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Taken on an evening walk around the Jewish Quarter in Berlin. As the evening became night and darkness fell, it seemed a perfect way to experience this area.

Past Perfect Continuous

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:50:21 -0800

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Berlin - Germany

anticipation amnesia

nobody@flickr.com (brendan ó) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:56:05 -0800

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Berlin ± Germany