SJS' blog

Having read so many comments relating my photo to memories of the events in New York City on 11 September 2001, I feel that I should explain why I took it. One of the ever-present characteristics of Lisbon that nobody could fail to observe is the [...]
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Posted on September 24th, 2012 by SJS | 8 comments | 215 views
This is to explain the context of my last photo posted, #1202668, with its deep black framing of the ocean, a solitary man walking and the windows of a building on the left. [Sorry that my text for each of these pictures is not exactly [...]
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Posted on July 6th, 2011 by SJS | 8 comments | 358 views
Can anyone please possibly explain to me what virtue they see in photos that are plainly out of focus? I don't mean intentional, artistic-licence blur, which can be easily manipulated over the capacity of your miracle automatic settings. I mean the kind of shot that is [...]
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Posted on July 15th, 2010 by SJS | 21 comments | 760 views
People, this might be boring for you, but I have actually had some fun doing it. In fact, I can recommend it. It is good to look back at everything in your portfolio, ask yourself, Now why on earth did I post that? It's RUBBISH!" Or [...]
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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by SJS | 7 comments | 289 views
Well Trudy, I hope this is what you meant. It might take 2 parts to do it. And I wasn't sure what the criterion should be. So, I've used more or less 25 + comments, though most are 30+. Hmmmm. A funny game to be playing [...]
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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by SJS | 3 comments | 210 views
From late-2007 to today, I have chosen a number of my pics that I like, but that didn't get so much attention as others. Like this, it will be easy to take them with me before I shut it down. This is it (nothing to do [...]
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Posted on March 7th, 2010 by SJS | 3 comments | 219 views
Mr A. Miguel Oliveira, vintage Porto, means these: 739953 And: 561912 Yes, indeed, such sweet memories... You big softie! Anyone have a handkerchief? Or a bucket?
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Posted on March 5th, 2010 by SJS | 2 comments | 247 views
Usually, when people quit woophy, they just quit without a word. No goodbyes. Gone into the ether. But this is me, and as I almost always do the opposite to everyone else, I think it is fair to announce my disappearance. So, in 7 days' time, [...]
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by SJS | 14 comments | 517 views
I'm thinking about the forum recently started by Arthur Chappell titled "What criteria do you use to judge if a photo is good or bad?" 2 nights ago, because I was bored, I suddenly posted 10 photos, chosen more or less at random and in no [...]
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Posted on February 4th, 2010 by SJS | 11 comments | 604 views
The most extreme winter in decades has furnished woophy with a vast array of fantastic, high-quality photos, in particular from Holland, but not forgetting all of the others. It has been a joy to see them this last week or two. Now there is a "But" coming. [...]
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Posted on January 8th, 2010 by SJS | 9 comments | 237 views

SJS

Gold camera, member has published more than 10 photos with very high rating

At last, he has arrived where he was always going to be.......... 

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Registered:October 30th, 2007
Num of photos:477
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