Brigitte Djajasasmita (bibiweb)

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Name: Brigitte Djajasasmita Contact
Country: Switzerland
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JUNE 2009: No longer posting on TE.
Please visit my Flickr gallery or my personal web site.
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July 26th, 2009

I was supposed to celebrate my 5 years on TE tomorrow and instead of that I spent the whole weekend deleting photos from my gallery. Don’t think it was an easy thing to do and that's probably why I've been putting it off for so long, but my decision was taken several weeks ago. This site is no longer the one I discovered 5 years ago and it hurt me to think that some people would be looking at my photos swarmed by ads for dating sites or the latest dog food. I've also been extremely disappointed by the attitude of the new owners and admins who seem to enjoy playing the role of dictators rather than encouraging an open dialogue with those who make this site live. And finally, the endless quarrels that regularly fill up the forum in place of the constructive exchanges that we use to have there have given me an additional reason to flee. TE is definitely no longer the site I happened to stumble upon 5 years ago when I was planning a trip to Indonesia.

Of course there are all the friends I've mad here and all the wonderful moments that we've shared over the years, but fortunately there are other sites that allow us to keep in contact and maintain exchanges… and for those that have decided to remain on TE only, I guess I'll just continue to come and look at their work here.

And of course, it's not because I'm no longer posting on TE that I plan to stop organizing meetings and weekends. I've decide to take a sabbatical in 2009 regarding this activity (because I've had other priorities this year), but 2010 is just around the corner! :o))
Member Since: 2004-07-27
Equipment: Canon A1, Canon EOS 10D, Canon EOS 30D, Canon EOS 5, Canon EOS 5D, Canon Ixus V3, Canon PowerShot A95, Canon PowerShot G9, Kodak Retina IIa, Rollei 35, Rollei Prego Micron
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