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    Geometry in the Built Environment :: Geometric
    Abstract: Black and White V :: abstrakcyjny
    Brand Names :: Pottery Barn
    Extended Free Study 2018-07 :: Visionary
    Bridges V :: Bridge of Vines
    Preparation :: 5 days a week
    Show Us Some Teeth :: little teeth
    Human Portrait, Head & Shoulders :: Darius
    Extended Free Study 2019-03 :: Never ending
    A Touch of Yellow :: Just a bike
    Long Exposure IX :: Hand held long exposure
    Fences VI :: Fade away
    Flat Lay Still Life II :: The end
    Lifestyle Portrait :: Biker in the rain
    Man's Best Friend :: Drama at the beach
    Extended Free Study 2023-10 :: Ready for the kill
    Abstract in Color II (ARCHIVAL) :: Pop of red
    Deep DOF III :: ...as far as the eye can see
    Perspective X (DPL5-8) :: Upended
    The Handshake :: Done deal
    Free Study 2016-02 :: little miss
    Black and White Still Life III :: Oliver's bowl
    Bags :: Early appointment
    Shoot from Behind Your Subject II (ARCHIVAL) :: That's the way it was
    Complementary Colors VII :: Flora and books
    Homophonic Pairs :: Pair - Pear
    Transparency VI :: Seeing straight through
    Still Life With Pairs :: Still life
    Emptiness :: untitled
    Make it Square III :: Weeping
    Minimalism V :: A simple bowl
    Off with their Head III :: Hold my hand
    Abstract: Black and White IV :: Inside out
    Celebrating Magnum's 70th Birthday :: Chris Steele-Perkins
    Portrait of the Elderly II :: You can call me Al
    Dairy III :: Nostalgic
    Sci-Fi Celebration II :: futurism
    Raking Light :: A light dress
    Silhouettes VII :: Hair raising!
    Happiness :: All little boys want to be firemen
    A Second Chance II :: Just a second
    Negative Space X (DPL5-10) :: Dip
    Clouds III :: 'toy story clouds'
    Stock Photography III :: Family
    Battle of the Sexes II :: I got it...
    Panorama with People :: Here we walk, in the rain
    Pathways :: Leads you in
    Bread II :: Dusting off
    Silhouettes IX :: This life will keep us young
    Recipe (Food or Beverage) III :: The finishing touch
    Pets & Their People IV :: Shannon and Bessie
    The Golden Hour II (ARCHIVAL) :: The lone paddle boarder
    Flour Power :: Shake it off
    Warm Colors III :: The remains of the day
    Image Grain IX :: Similar but not the same
    Harbors / Anchorages / Marinas (ARCHIVAL) :: Harbortown
    From Above V :: The fisherman with a yellow hat
    Off-Centered Subject V :: Stilts
    Waiting IV :: Where on earth are they?
    Landscape Layering III (ARCHIVAL) :: Winter bliss
    Extended Free Study 2023-06 :: Time traveller
    Motion-Blurred Landscape (ARCHIVAL) :: Glimmer
    Extended Free Study 2021-07 :: Discovery
    Extended Free Study 2022-10 :: Ocean voyager
    Reflections without Mirrors VII :: Warped
    Extended Free Study 2023-11 :: Disoriented
    Face :: Erica
    Motivational Poster IV :: TEACH
    Extended Free Study 2021-06 :: Caught in between
    Reflections III :: Spindly reflections
    All is Calm :: The silky waters calm me
    The Unbearable Lightness of Being :: "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"
    Surfaces and Facades (ARCHIVAL) :: Ancient of days
    Joy to the World! :: His and her joy
    Extended Free Study 2019-07 :: The day it rained forever
    Norman Rockwell III :: The Law Student
    Kitchen Tools :: Essentials
    Candid IX :: happy days
    Games III :: Pontoon soccer
    Silhouettes X :: Champion
    Triangle IV :: The pointy end
    People Sitting :: The ceremony
    Children's Toy IV :: In the morning sun
    Free Study 2022-11 :: Swift
    Stopped Motion VII :: The landing
    Composite II (ARCHIVAL) :: Ocean boy
    And The Winner Is... :: The faster runner
    Impressionism IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Venice
    Zen Photography V :: Simple design
    Dizzy :: My head is spinning
    Puddles, Ponds, or Streams :: Rasputitsa
    Defining Feature III :: Hypnotic eyes
    Celebrating the Vision of Grahamgator :: Still life with eggs
    Leaks :: ancient
    Youth Culture :: The happy crew
    Technically Flawed II :: Empire of the sun
    Shadows IX :: Wedding frenzy
    Foreboding :: Lull before the storm
    Things That Go Together III :: Bow and strings
    We Have a Story to Tell II :: To see what is not to be seen
    Make Me Smile :: The things we do
    Hope III :: Hope I'm not in BIG trouble
    Double Exposure II :: not all is lost
    Still Life With Motion II :: Taken
    The Nature of Time :: When time stood still
    Dairy II :: Untitled
    The Mail :: H E L P!!
    What Makes Me Happy :: Family
    Mondegreens :: "I can see clearly now the rain has gone. I can see all life's fickles in the way"
    Implied Lines II :: detached simplicity
    Relaxation :: Tranquility
    Thinking Outside the Box :: Light bulb
    In the Style of Streetpigeon :: Openings
    Tools of the Trade: the Great Outdoors :: bucketing
    Flour Power II :: Untitled
    Lens Effects :: One day like this
    Indoors/Inside :: A place to sit
    Family VI :: A family affair
    Habits II ARCHIVAL) :: A D D I C T E D
    Portrait of a Camera III :: Box Brownie
    Feast VII :: Starters
    Isolation :: Time to reflect
    Shoes Required :: The wedding
    Coffee IV :: This morning
    Free Study 2017-01 :: A glimmer of hope
    Killing Time :: Dance like no-one's watching
    Home Sweet Home III :: Where the light shines through
    Subject Out of Frame :: Fluffed up
    Beds & Sofas & Chairs :: Classic
    A Special Meal (ARCHIVAL) :: Tasty Snapper
    Playgrounds II :: life is sweet
    Fat Pillow Thin Pillow :: I alternate
    Similar but Not the Same :: Paddle boards
    WALL :: Horatio's wall
    Technology IV (ARCHIVAL) :: P O W E R
    Extended Free Study 2017-11 :: bedlam
    Tracks :: On the wrong side of the tracks
    Vanishing Point IV :: The points that have vanished
    Book Cover III (ARCHIVAL) :: The Story Of Two Boys
    Book Cover IV (ARCHIVAL) :: LITTLE GIRL LOST
    So Bad It's Good :: blowing in the wind
    Fiction :: Delusional
    Cliche with an edge or twist. :: unusual still life
    This Sporting Life :: solo soccer
    Random Acts of Kindness :: Hugs cure most things
    Pastels IV :: Floral
    Numbers IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Love on the 1080
    Still Life with Pure Sadness :: Weep
    Art of 2022: A Retrospective (EXTENDED Editing) :: Don’t look back
    Playgrounds :: Water park bliss
    Leap of Faith :: leap for two
    Shoreline with Structure :: The Cove
    Postcard IV (Archival) :: Lake Wanaka
    When DPC Breaks :: I went fishing
    Art of 2018: a Retrospective :: In a world I don’t belong
    Inspired by Victoriana :: Charlotte
    Shelf/Shelves :: Window shelf
    Extended Free Study 2022-12 :: Another world
    The Orton Effect :: Neverland
    It's All About the Light (ARCHIVAL) :: Beam me up!
    Shutter Speed III :: New territories
    Extended Free Study 2020-05 :: The recurring dream
    Back To School III :: I said Norman, I said Norman, do your homework boy
    Street photography — people with hats :: that was then, this is now...
    Ray Bradbury :: Tomorrow's child
    Liquid IV :: Sunset showers
    You Name It IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Those were the days.
    Free Study 2022-07 :: Blowing in the wind
    Low Contrast III :: The evening that was
    Beauty in Overwhelming Numbers II :: Droplets
    Composite :: never seen before
    Textiles/Fabric/Cloth :: Delicate fabrics
    Composite III (ARCHIVAL) :: The other side
    Good Grooming :: Confidence
    Out of Place II :: Hook
    Metal IV :: Tools
    The Egg III :: A few good eggs
    Camera Phone Free Study IV :: Fetch
    The Five Senses II :: sight is light
    Landscape in Portrait Orientation V :: Frosty morning
    Black and White Still Life IV :: Organic
    007 <|> In Memoriam :: 007
    Off-Centered Subject IV :: S P R I N K L E
    Film Noir II :: ce qui conclut
    Bridges VI :: Curvy
    Extended Free Study 2020-03 :: If only
    Foliage V :: On a pale blue sky day
    Transportation VI :: Choice of the youth
    Abstract Landscape III :: Seeing double
    Balance III :: Trying to balance
    HDR IX (ARCHIVAL) :: That lonely tree
    Motivational/Demotivational Poster II :: COURAGE
    Crop it TIGHT! :: Felix
    Asymmetry III :: Out of balance
    A Photographic Tribute to Bob Dylan :: Series of Dreams - 1989
    Wide Angle III :: embrace life
    Photoshop Terms III :: Outer Glow
    Natural Light Portrait IV :: That look
    Holy Places III :: Just look up
    Make it Square :: Isabella
    Image Grain VII :: bowl of fruit
    Mood :: just a bowl
    Places Where Food is Grown & Harvested (ARCHIVAL) :: Apple orchard
    Procrastination II :: 399 pages to go
    Best of 2019 (Extended) :: Not all those who wander are lost
    Eggs :: Untitled
    Off Color :: Carrots
    Friends II :: high tea
    Window View IV :: Eye contact
    Subtlety :: sottile
    Patterns in Nature :: Interconnected
    Transitions III :: OH how the grass has withered
    White & Blue :: big blue sea
    Make Mine a Double !!! :: Well hello
    Quirky :: A little out of the ordinary
    From Above VI :: Life's but a walking shadow
    Monuments II :: To the Fishermen who landed here
    Trees VI :: The ant trail
    Clean (and/or) Dirty :: Clean and tidy
    People in the Street :: Drifter
    Architecture VII :: Brooklyn Bridge
    Fast Food II (ARCHIVAL) :: Little buns
    The Smile IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Grin like a Cheshire cat
    Opposites III :: Stale and fresh
    Edges II :: Living life on the edge
    Seed II (ARCHIVAL) :: Whilst the sun was setting
    Extended Free Study 2017-07 :: Deep in the valley
    Sound IV :: Blah blah blah
    Pastels III :: fashion
    Family V :: So in love
    Black and White Portrait VI (DPL5-6) :: Clyde
    Red VI :: Daydreamer
    Legs (ARCHIVAL) :: My legs are skinnier than yours
    From the Ground Up VIII :: Looking up
    Emotive Landscape :: No ordinary day
    Extended Free Study 2022-09 :: The researchers
    Book Cover II :: THE QUEST
    Free Study 2018-07 :: Opposites
    Light IV :: Here comes the Sun
    Pet Portrait V :: Do you hear what I hear
    The Awwwww Effect :: Contemplating their next move
    Into or Out Of the Frame II :: The Outsiders
    Abandoned Buildings VI (ARCHIVAL) :: Forever gone
    City/Town/Village/Hamlet/scape (ARCHIVAL) :: A quiet day in the village
    Architecture X (ARCHIVAL) :: Art Deco
    Understatement :: Delicate understatement
    Getting to Know You :: chapter 9
    Grey II :: Powdery grey
    Waterscape :: Derwent Water
    Shutter Speed IV :: Blink
    Hands III :: Allsorts
    Boats IV :: Sitting idle
    Leading Lines IX :: bird chaser
    Free Study 2021-02 :: Piper
    Natural Numbers II :: Just a viney 3
    Curves III :: The bridge to the grand stand
    Free Study 2016-07 :: Still waters
    Free Study 2023-04 :: Girl in the alley
    Room Interiors II (ARCHIVAL) :: As the light streams through
    Solstice :: The Sundial
    Free Study 2016-06 :: disappear
    Extended Free Study 2021-02 :: Sophia
    Extended Free Study 2019-06 :: Freya
    Potholes, Detours, Obstructions :: potholes
    Free Study 2017-10 :: No ordinary sunset
    Free Study 2022-06 :: Golden river
    Mucking About With Boats III :: The Multitude
    We Have A Story To Tell :: Hunters and collectors
    Hand Made :: Aromatic soaps
    Faceless II :: Into the unknown
    Play II :: like back in the summer of '69
    Umbrella II :: Just for the fun of it
    Extended Free Study 2020-04 :: down side up
    Symmetry IX :: Under the bridge
    Oops! IV :: Oops she did it again!
    Extravagant / Immoderate / Over the Top :: A little wild
    Underrated/Overrated :: The role of the father’s are underrated
    Art of 2014 :: Forsaken
    Unnatural & Unexplained/Mysterious Phenomena :: Unreal!
    Sunset or Sunrise III :: This morning
    Panic :: fight or flight
    No-Sky Landscape :: Impressions of a lake
    Candid XI (ARCHIVAL) :: Characters
    Extended Free Study 2020-10 :: So many questions
    LIghting V :: Breaking through
    Corners II :: Pages and pages
    Rural :: Ewe over there
    Motivatonal/Demotivational Poster III :: CURIOSITY
    Candy IV :: Licorice Allsorts
    Silence III :: Silence is golden
    On the Road III :: Nearly there
    Honorable Mentions
    Centered Composition VII :: Little dreamer
    Snapshot II :: the fish
    Extended Free Study 2016-07 :: One incredible day
    Low Contrast IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Flocculent
    The Smile III :: Full of life
    Breaking the Rules :: Use the rule of thirds
    Perspective Compression :: Head in the ground
    Olympian Metallics : Gold, Silver, Bronze :: Silver and Gold
    Abandoned IV :: Relic from the past
    Concrete :: cheeky
    Inspired by Edouard Manet :: still life with roses
    Body Parts III :: Marriage
    Anatopism :: ....a man called Max
    DPL Album Cover II :: Deep Penetrating Light
    Suburbia II :: Pleasantville
    Extended Free Study 2019-02 :: Bird bath bonaza
    Outside the Box Still Life :: The box
    Whatever the Weather :: Rainy Days And Mondays
    Soft :: Pretty soft
    Feet II (ARCHIVAL) :: Happy feet
    Coffee III :: First coffee, then the world!
    Extended Free Study 2017-10 :: Aloft
    Art in the Incidental :: Concrete squiggle
    Googly Eyes :: O
    What Makes Me Happy II :: When he's happy
    Communication II :: Works both ways
    Lens Effect II :: Soft Wisteria
    High Key IV :: Georgia
    Out of Character :: Pathway to wonder
    Minimalism IV : the Minimal Version :: still life
    Wear & Tear :: Rackets
    The People Next Door :: He stops to smell my roses
    Drink :: Celebrating with friends
    Snapshot III :: and she was...
    When the moon is in the day sky :: Untitled
    Contre-Jour VI (DPL4 WK2) :: Catch me if you can
    The Eyes Have It III :: Ellis
    Free Study 2019-06 :: I will go where you go
    High Contrast VII :: Move!
    Myths, Legends, and Fables :: The legend of Malchijah
    Tall!!! :: Standing tall
    Retro :: The arrival of the birds
    Where's Waldo? VII :: Find him
    Growing Things :: Time to transplant
    Fish :: trans(fished)
    Birds V (ARCHIVAL) :: East bound
    On the Road II :: Eye contact
    Free Study 2023-01 :: Under dusk
    Celebration III :: School's out for Summer
    Textures in Nature (Archival) :: Through the sands of time
    Wide Open Spaces :: Wide you leave me!!
    Fall Foliage 2013 :: Full of life
    Landscape / Cityscape / Waterscape II :: Wish you were here
    In The Spirit Of: Bear_Music :: dogs allowed
    Art of 2019: a Retrospective :: Release
    Looking Up From Underneath :: Welcome
    Extended Free Study 2022-07 :: Elijah
    Extended Free Study 2016-12 :: Udaljenosti
    Weather II :: Catch the fog, then let it go
    DNMC II :: Little red corvette
    Male Portrait III :: Ezra
    Science Fiction Novel Cover :: Life's Illusions
    Landscape VIII :: Wetlands
    The Imagery of T.S.Eliot :: "this is the way the world ends" - The Hollow Men
    Canine POV :: happy as Harry and Larry
    Pathways III (ARCHIVAL) :: Hey ewe in the way
    Windows :: The long wait
    Bridges VII (ARCHIVAL) :: Like a roller coaster
    Golden Ratio IV :: Dusky
    Daguerreotype :: The arcade
    Orange V (ARCHIVAL) :: Extraordinary morning
    Implied Lines III :: Plate up
    Free Study 2020-11 :: No escaping the rain
    Refraction of Light III (ARCHIVAL) :: Aquarium
    Birds IV :: Pond of gold
    Early to Rise :: At least somebody can sleep in
    Allegory :: untitled
    Where Sea Meets Shore :: Hanging in there
    From a Distance III :: Sail away, sail away, sail away...
    Action Shot IV :: Group jump
    Recipe (Food or Beverage) :: Sunday night is Pizza night
    Extended Free Study 2018-12 :: rouge
    S-Curve V :: On the Quay
    Low Contrast :: Manhattan transfer
    Ladders :: Still life of a ladder
    Rope II :: Keeping it together
    Extended Free Study 2017-08 :: Harvey
    Extended Free Study 2020-08 :: The Beginning
    Photobomb :: The girl who got in the way
    Regret(s) :: That he lost his teeth before the photo shoot
    St. Green Saves The Earth! :: Everyday is earth day
    Independence IV :: Freedom at last
    Missed Focus III :: douce et jolie
    Human Body Macro (No Eyes) :: He who has an ear
    Painterly Photo II :: Fiori e limoni
    Archaeology :: Submarine with barnacles - 1914
    A Single Tree III :: Into the golden hour
    Extended Free Study 2020-01 :: Big bang
    You Name It! :: 'Where dreams fly'
    William Shakespeare II :: "In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility"
    Extended Free Study 2018-11 :: Make it happen
    Randomness :: I wandered lonely as a cloud
    Defining Moment :: Curiosity
    Fitness II :: Energetic
    Summertime Meals II :: Dessert in a glass
    Allegory II :: Become as a little child
    Single Light Source Portrait (DPL4 WK6) :: Alana
    Wrap/Wrapped/Wrapping :: Not too rapt!
    Norman Rockwell II :: Commuters await
    Five & Yellow :: lemons
    Emptiness III :: Unbearable
    Well, Dang! (ARCHIVAL) :: Mouthful of sand :(
    Foliage VI (ARCHIVAL) :: When it falls
    Blur III :: Beclouded
    Industrial III :: Gritty industry
    Song Titles II :: Father and Son - Cat Stevens
    Weather IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Whatever the weather
    nowhere, everywhere, nothing, everything :: everywhere
    Centered Composition VI (Archival) :: The bamboo forrest
    Square Crop III :: Ripples
    Depression :: Untitled
    Your Idea of Paradise (ARCHIVAL) :: The best of both worlds
    Abstract Black & White II :: Absblawhi
    Free Study 2018-10 :: A boy called Jacob
    Close Your Eyes :: I hope to make an 'Impression'
    Extended Free Study 2019-09 :: For the reason that
    Shadows VII :: Where the wild things are
    High Contrast VIII (ARCHIVAL) :: Rainy days and Mondays
    Wings II :: Evening falls
    Spring or Fall :: A quaint street
    Light on White VIII :: Subtle
    Room Interiors :: Peaceful
    Banana II :: S O F T
    Road Signs VI :: Driving me around the bend
    Clothing :: The dress she once wore
    I Just Gotta be Me! :: Just do it!
    Black & White VII :: Passage
    Silhouette At Night II :: If we could feel this way forever
    POWER II :: puff puff
    A Day at the Beach :: Nor earth but boundless sea
    Wide Angle IV :: Today’s the day
    B/W Landscape II :: Remnants
    Extended Free Study 2020-06 :: Rêveurs
    Body Language :: Fresh
    Free Study 2017-05 :: Chasing the big one
    Wide :: Wide slice of life
    Clouds Only :: Paint the sky
    Human Faces from/in the Non-Human :: Strange daze
    Break the Rules II :: everyone has a story
    Bikes, Bikes & More Bikes :: Handle me with care
    Subject in Another Room :: The morning rush
    Toy Story II :: Feeding Emily
    April Foolishness :: untitled
    Break the Rules :: Enlightenment
    New Year's Resolution V :: Face my fears
    Bizarrechitecture II (ARCHIVAL) :: Transformers
    Smoke V (ARCHIVAL) :: Cooking up a storm
    f/8 :: lavender and things
    Long Shadows :: Forks
    Literalisms II :: Don't put all your eggs in one basket
    Leading Lines X (ARCHIVAL) :: Drive carefully
    Despair II (ARCHIVAL) :: Empty
    Symmetry V :: Lakeside
    Extended Free Study 2018-09 :: Towards the wilderness
    Light On White VII :: hooked on white
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    Name: A
    Username: Neat
    		 Gender: F
    Type: Member Location: Perth Australia
    Cameras: Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
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    Fujifilm x100
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    Sony DSC-RX100 IV
    		 Lenses: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
    Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
    Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
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    Registered: Feb. 3rd 2010
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