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This image had over 77 faves as on 6th October 2013. Then in a second the fave counter went back to ZERO - along with about 1700 images on my photo stream - just like that - no warning and no recourse :o(

Surely Flickr can have software which will warn you if you are doing something that will result in such catastrophe. I was just changing the privacy settings of some images when this happened. How come if we, so much as, want to delete a set, a warning pops up (although that action does nothing irretrievably disastrous as this did) but no warning for a click that removes all the faves from all your images, removes them from Explore (about 70 of mine got removed from Explore with this one silly action), removes them from any challenges/contests you may be participating in, and God alone knows what else !!

PS : Flickr has now introduced a warning about the consequences of changing the privacy settings of your images.

EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

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. . . But if life is the prick of tears, or the scream of anguish,
That shout of desperation or of broken promises. . .
Then I can say, with absolute certainty, that I have lived.

-Excerpt from a poem by a budding young Indian poetess based in Australia


This photo has been on explore: Highest position: # 69 on Saturday, August 16, 2013

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperturef/4.0
Focal Length200 mm
ISO Speed200


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Winner beautiful Capture week 40 - 2013

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Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Barapani Shillong India
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Life is a journey. When we stop, things don't go right.
~ Pope Francis

EXPLORED - 23rd March 2012

A very odd stance as the lion stopped in its tracks and turned very suddenly.

Camera : . . . . . . . .Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens : . . . . . . . . . . EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Exposure : . . . . . . 1/500 sec
Aperture : . . . . . . . f/4,5
Focal Length : . . . 300 mm
ISO Speed : . . . . 400
Handheld

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The Kalbelias, derived from one of the tribes that left Egypt with Moses, were known for their frequent movement from one place to another in ancient times. Their main occupation is catching snakes and trading snake venom. Hence, the dance movements and the costumes of their community bear a resemblance to that of the serpents. They are also known as Sapera, Jogira or Jogi. They follow Hinduism. They trace their ancestry from Kanlipar, the 12th disciple of Guru Gorakhnath. The largest number of the population of Kalbelias is in Pali district, then Ajmer, Chittorgarh and Udaipur district. They live a nomadic life and have belonged as members of the untouchable caste, shunned by mainstream society.

Traditionally, Kalbelia men carried cobras in cane baskets from door to door in villages while their women sang and danced and begged for alms. They revere the cobra and advocate non-killing of the reptile. In the villages, if a snake inadvertently entered a home, then a Kalbelia would be summoned to catch the serpent and to take it away without killing it. Kalbelias have traditionally been a fringe group in society living in spaces outside the village where they reside in makeshift camps called deras. The Kalbelias move their deras from one place to another in a circuitous route repeated over time. Over the generations, the Kalbelias acquired a unique understanding of the local flora and fauna, and are aware of herbal remedies for various diseases which is an alternative source of income for them.

Since the enactment of the Wildlife Act of 1972, the Kalbelias have been pushed out of their traditional profession of snake handling. Today, performing arts are a major source of income for them and these have received widespread recognition within and outside India. However, performance opportunities are sporadic and since the whole community is not involved in it on a regular basis, many members of the community work in the fields, or graze cattle to sustain themselves.

- Camera: Canon EOS-1D X
- Lens : 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II USM
- Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Focal Length: 200 mm

- ISO Speed: 25600

- Exposure Bias0 EV
- Flash : Off, Did not fire
- Handheld

20131017 Explored # 77 - 17th October 2013
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B - 20130817 Explored # 70 - And thereby hangs a tale - . . .

if life is dying, a little bit more inside.
If life is crying in the dark . . .
Then I can say, with absolute certainty, that I have lived.

-Excerpt from a poem by a budding young Indian poetess based in Australia

This image had over 375 faves as on 6th October 2013. Then in a second the fave counter went back to ZERO - along with about 1700 images on my photo stream - just like that - no warning and no recourse :o(

Simultaneously it disappeared from all those galleries in which other Flickr members had kindly displayed it. Surely Flickr can have software which will warn you if you are doing something that will result in such catastrophe. I was just changing the privacy settings of some images when this happened. How come if we, so much as, want to delete a set, a warning pops up (although that action does nothing irretrievably disastrous as this did) but no warning for a click that removes all the faves from all your images, removes them from Explore (about 70 of mine got removed from Explore with this one silly action), removes them from any challenges/contests you may be participating in, and God alone knows what else !!


This photo has been on explore: Highest position: # 10 on Sunday, August 17, 2013

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperturef/4.0
Focal Length100 mm
ISO Speed200

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Explored 25th Dec 2013 at # 10
Front page The Challenge Factory March 2014

EXPLORED : 20th Dec 2013 at # 29
In December 2013, I shot this image from my hotel in Mykanos.