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Hard to believe, but FATman Photos has stumbled through half a decade. I certainly can’t believe it – but then again I must also say that blogging seems now to have been always there, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t doing it.
As always, I’m very grateful to those who take the time to look at my photos – and especially so to those who take the time to comment upon them – THANK YOU ALL! Your interest and support are very encouraging, and I have not the slightest doubt that your encouragement has pushed me forwards and improved my photography.
A few simple stats. Since 26 April 2011, this blog has put out 1,818 posts, and there have been 18,342 comments >>> but since I (virtually always) make it a rule to reply to comments, around half of these are my grateful responses.
And the image? Well its me photographing me, standing beside a metal spiral staircase, reflected in a shop window. I looked in the window and thought “Who’s that nice old man?”, which just goes to show how first impressions can be misleading … 😉 …..
Thank you again for looking at my blog.
Adrian
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Congrats on five years, Adrian!!! right on. love your work. 🙂
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Sheila, thank you very much – and I have a feeling that I may have been following your blog for nearly all of those 5 five years! Adrian 🙂
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Many congratulations, Adrian. How time flies! Always a joy, pleasure, and inspiration coming here. As you might say: “Great stuff”! 🙂
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Oh that’s really good to hear, my friend – especially the “inspiration” bit >>> thank you! 🙂 NB you should get “GREAT STUFF!” into your lexicon or pantheon or handbag or whatever it is that you have, because people may start looking at you in a different way … 🙂 …
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I’ll give it a go! What I have noticed recently – much to my surprise and irritation – is that I keep addressing young people as ‘dear’. Where that’s coming from, I have no idea! It needs to stop, though 🙂
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Congratulations, my friend!
And thanks for all your nice photos!
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My pleasure, my friend – and thank you very much, I’m glad you enjoy my pictures! A 🙂
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You’re a gifted photographer! Congratulations and looking forward to more of your work!
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Thank you very much, Laura – and I do enjoy your abstracts, especially the square and rectangular ones. I hope my pictures will provide you with ideas for more paintings. Adrian
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Thanks so much! Looking forward to seeing more of your work!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for yesterday… amazing that you have been going for 5 years !! Bravo!
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Helen, thank you very much! Adrian 🙂
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First impressions? Misleading indeed…
You’re not old. 😊
Congratulations on the five year marker.
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I’m not old??? … you’re not trying to borrow money, are you? … many thanks for you good thoughts, my friend! 🙂
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Medical science says our generation is going to live into the early hundreds… So working on that assumption, we don’t reach middle age until well into our fifties. 😊
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Happy 5!! It’s always a pleasure to look at your new posts and look forward to many many more 😀
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Lisa, that’s very good to hear – thank you so much! Local news: next week we have elections in Bristol, and I’m hoping, fervently hoping!, that we will see our elected mayor exit stage left! He doesn’t listen to anybody else, and he’s been absolutely dreadful. Adrian
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Happy Fifth Anniversary Adrian 😀
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Thank you, my friend! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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My pleasure Adrian! Cracking achievement 🙂
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Wonderful, Adrian!…and more to come, I really hope!! Thank you!
…and i like that self-portrait a lot!! (…smiling for you…)
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Kari, its very good to hear from you – thank you! A 🙂
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Happy anniversary
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Merci beaucoup pour votre bons mots, Claire! A 🙂
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Avec plaisir Adrian
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Happy Anniversary!! and a brilliant image!!
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Thank you very much, Cybele! A 🙂
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Happy Anniversary, nice ‘old’ man. ❤️ XXX ATP XXX
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Thank you very much, my dear friend. I hope things are good with you. XXX ATP XXX
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Always these brilliant and profound pictures. Just go on!
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Mathias, that is extremely good to hear – thank you! Adrian 🙂
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Congratulations, Adrian, and keep it coming! That’s a perfect photo to mark the day. (I know you’d hate to lose your edge but I think you can be nice one in a while). 😉
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I have an edge? … and there was me thinking that I’m just voluptuously rounded … 😀 >>> thank you very much for your good wishes, Lynn! A 🙂
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I agree with Paula! And congrats to you, my dear friend… I love your self portrait. 👍
I’m trying my best to catch up on my blog friends…
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Thank you, Malin >>> but don’t rush to catch up with me, no one runs (rolls?) as slowly as the FATman! 😉
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Haha… You are always so funny, m’dear friend.
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Looking forward to the next five. I enjoy your photography.
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Paula, thank you very much – I’m glad you like my stuff! A 🙂
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Congratulacions! 🙂
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Thank you very much! A 🙂
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An impressive milestone, Adrian. Well done and here’s to the next five years.
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Thank you, Andy – but the next five? Maybe I need to get some go faster pills … A 🙂
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Probably me too…!
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Congratulations on five years of excellent blogging. I have only being following for about a year but enjoy looking at your images and the thought provoking and often amusing descriptions. Keep it going for many more years to come! Alan
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Alan, that’s really good to hear, especially the “thought provoking” bit – thank you! Adrian
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Happy five. It seems like yesterday when you were just four. Many more!
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Steveo, thank you very much indeed! Yes, time shoots by, unnervingly fast really. Adrian 🙂
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