Celebrating my 5th Birthday

Escalator: Clement Hotel, Takamatsu, Japan

Umbrella seen in a backyard

Bamboo Blue

Evening Reflections

Winding Wall

My very first blog post was on 8 January 2012 and since then I have posted a picture nearly every day. It has been a long haul but in doing it I have developed as a photographer and have met many superb photographers and fellow bloggers along the way. I really feel that many of you have become friends and I always look forward to hearing from you and seeing your work.

This set of photos is taken from January 2012, my first month of posting on Life, Photography & Other Mistakes….otherwise known as smithiesshutter!

My eternal thanks to those of you who keep coming back to say hello and to pass on your encouragement. Without that I would have given up long ago.

Here’s to the next 5 years!

My best regards

John

Tags: Photography

16 thoughts on “Celebrating my 5th Birthday”

Victor Rakmil on January 8, 2017 at 11:33 am said:

Congratulations. I have always appreciated your photos!

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- smithiesshutter on January 8, 2017 at 12:54 pm said:
  
  Hello Victor. Thanks very much and I appreciate your skills as a wildlife photography though I have neither the equipment nor the patience to have a go…..but each to their own.
  Happy new year to you.
  Regards
  John
  
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  - Victor Rakmil on January 8, 2017 at 12:58 pm said:
    
    Thank you
    
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ianbcross on January 8, 2017 at 11:54 am said:

Many happy returns John

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- smithiesshutter on January 8, 2017 at 12:54 pm said:
  
  Thanks Ian.
  
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David on January 8, 2017 at 3:38 pm said:

Excellent celebration!

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- smithiesshutter on January 8, 2017 at 3:42 pm said:
  
  Thanks David and a happy new year to you,
  Regards, John.
  
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Alison and Don on January 8, 2017 at 5:11 pm said:

So many of these are really wonderful photos John. And congratulations on five years! BTW the average life of a blog is 3 years.
Alison

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- smithiesshutter on January 8, 2017 at 5:26 pm said:
  
  Thanks Alison. It’s probably the result of getting into bad habits! It has helped me to move on with my photography, thanks again.
  
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F U L L S P E C T R A on January 8, 2017 at 5:59 pm said:

Happy 5th John! I look forward to enjoying another 5 years and congratulating you on your 10th! All the best.. Rob

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- smithiesshutter on January 12, 2017 at 10:29 am said:
  
  Thanks Rob, though I’m not sure that I can manage another 5 years.
  Regards
  John
  
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  - F U L L S P E C T R A on January 12, 2017 at 10:41 am said:
    
    In that regard, John, I am sure you’ll surprise us all!
    
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C.S. Young Jr. on January 10, 2017 at 12:08 am said:

Great achievement! I love your abstract and landscape compositions in this post!

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- smithiesshutter on January 12, 2017 at 10:33 am said:
  
  Thanks again, it was difficult to select favourites out of 365 images!
  
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seekraz on January 18, 2017 at 2:01 am said:

Congratulations, dear John…so happy to have been following along since near the very beginning. You’ve shared some of my favorite photos from your corner of the world…. Wishing you well for the next five years…and more.

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- smithiesshutter on January 18, 2017 at 12:08 pm said:
  
  Hello Scott, and thank you. The world seems to be going to the dogs but thee and me remain in our small corners trying to stay sane…another five years….doesn’t bare thinking about!
  
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