I Cross 63000 Blogs in 19 Months at Flickr

Renie

I shoot mostly feats , cultural events , so my camera takes a lot of knocks ,I walk on fire so most of my camera elements get burnt out.., I shoot as I walk on fire ..this is known as Ag Ka Matam in Shia parlance..

I cut my head  during moharam, so blood seeps into the viewfinder ..

An now this year I intend driving a 18 feet road at the Thaipusam festival of Goddess Maryama...I am very clse to the Tamils..

Of course I need your help to shoot the Koovagam Eunuch festival at Koothandavar , this has eluded me for two years consecutively as I dont know anyone out there ..

south indian hijdas dont know me as much as the ones from delhi ajmer and mumbai.

The Eunuch festival is in March April I think

The G9 got stolen during the celebrations of 9 Moharam in Mumbai..in the crowd he pulled it out of my sling bag..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/firozeshakir/3180857560/in/set-72157612332711588/..

check this out me cutting my head with a sabre in mumbai on Ashura..

Take Care

Thanks

Anwin is your brother I guess.

Thanks for the listing! Will let you know how much traffic we get from there. I use the D50, not as great as the D80 but I certainly haven't done justice to my camera like you have! How did the Canon get stolen?

Hi Renie

I am a wizened old man, I hold nothing against you , you have to do what you have to do,Flickr ,is where

all my blogs originate ,I began blogging in 2005 at Buzznet, webshots, fotothing, bloggerspot, my son had develpoed a photo gallery site for me, that is my earliest venture online..but I dont use it anymore it has no blog infrasructure ...

I started this in dec 2005

htto://www.photographerno1.com

the blog stats will tell you my story  9 lac views till date ...

Flickr is a great site unlimited posting if you go for pro.. but from Flickr you can cross blog to Wordpress, Blogspot, Vox Live Journal etc.. also I post the same size that I have shot, my pictures cannot be downloaded from Flickr because I have placed a spaceball restriction..

I use Nikon D80 ..a very hardy tough camera it has fallen from my hand several times.

I also used Canon Powershot G9 that was stolen recently..

But more important than the camera is your eye I call it Shivas third lodged in the retina..

I have had the best of experence here at Indi Blogger ..I wish youall well ..anything I can do for you or your members just let me know.

We all learn from each other..

I have listed Indi Blogger at Alpha Inventions too..

Cheers

Hey Firoze, I know this is a sore issue between you and I, cause I don't believe that flickr is a blog . You mean 63000 pictures posted on Flickr? That's awesome! What camera do you use?

To elucidate my point of view - if we allow flick accounts on IndiBlogger - it becomes a moderation nightmare!

I'm happy to see your participation on this forum!