Greetings from Ireland...from a flickr refugee

I'm a flickr Philistine. Joe Strahlen is my link to ipernity. I was a fan of his on flickr, where he is known as flickrjob. Now I've followed his example & signed up here. Looks very interesting. A bit posher than flickr, a bit more mature, & for the more discerning image admirer maybe. Well, these are my first impressions. I like the way you can see who is online here, unlike flickr...I've decide to only upload my personal favorites from my flickr site to ipernity. Less is more here, that's the impression I get already. Which is nice...Can I end with a quote I like? One that just about sums up my feelings towards capturing that special image through a camera lens, our collective holy grail...

Unexpected til we came & saw it
Unbelievable as soon as seen
Hit the mark despite not aiming for it
Is'nt that how things have always been?

Bertolt Brecht