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The ghosts of Flickr

            If you are a Flickr regular with many contacts, you know these ghosts of Flickr. Just go to the last page(s) of your Contacts, and there they are. Long ago, you liked their photos, and wanted to follow their work. Or maybe they made you a contact, and you returned the favour out of courtesy. Maybe they were among the best of your Flickr friends, with daily visits back and forth. Maybe you can't even remember who they are. But the one thing they have in common is this: they haven't posted anything for the last few weeks, or months, or even years.

Each ghost's very real life intersected with Flickr in some way, but that part became smaller and smaller. Some return fully, posting and visiting as if they had never been ghosts. Many fade away and disappear completely -- although there are rumours that they lead lives in the non-Flickr world that are fuller and more real than we can imagine. And others are caught between two worlds: mostly gone from Flickr, but unable to fully pass on to the next world. Perhaps they have unfinished business on Flickr, or maybe they may fear the life that awaits them beyond.

As for me: I have gradually gone from seeing ghosts, to being one. But I am not ready for full ghosthood. So will try to do more posting, and less ghosting.  :-)  Sometimes I will just post, with comments turned off, and not worry much about visits, one way or the other. I look forward to catching up with friends when I can.

Taken on: August 3, 2010

Tags:

shadow

silhouette

painting

b&w

black and white

Canon

EOS

40D

DSLR

Canon 40D

Toronto

Ontario

Canada

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Sets appears in: • Interestingness • photos in (Flickr) galleries more » • minimal or abstract • black & white / monochrome / selective colour • Toronto - Riverdale & Area • camera: Canon 40D • All my photos by date taken • recent & featured « less

Groups appears in: • Color My World Daily (Yellow Day on Wednesday)

Camera: Canon EOS 40D, f/2.8, 1/250 sec, 28mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 40D
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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