Do you go through obsessive streaks with websites on the internet, where for periods of time your concentration is focused on one particular thing? I am that way and I am sure many of you are that way too. Keeps the internet from getting boring, right!?
Anyway, right now my internet obsession is Flickr. I joined the site in 2005 (view my Flickr profile) but used it only minimally until late 2008 when I really started getting into photography (after my dad gave me his Canon G9). I blogged about the many groups that I had joined on Flickr last year and used the site a lot until I hit my 200 photo maximum. 200 photo max? Yep, that’s right. Flickr is super-duper awesome but with the free account only your most recent 200 photos are available to you. It is $24.95 to upgrade to the Pro acct which offers unlimited storage and all sorts of other stuff. I just didn’t want to pay for it…… I’ll admit I am a cheapskate and don’t like to spend money unless I have to. So I stopped using it to upload my own photos until recently since I hope to take even more photos now that I have my D-SLR and different lenses. Last week I decided to bite the bullet and finally upgraded to the Flickr Pro account. I am so glad I did!
I have uploaded approximately 1000 of my favorite non-people photos to Flickr (view my photostream) over the past few weeks and have started organizing them into sets, which Flickr has made extremely easy to do. You can see all my sets here. Example: Sunsets
I also demonstrated in this post about my cats yesterday how I could access/import/link back to my photos (with EXIF info) from Flickr with just one click of the button. Supersweet! If you use Flickr and a WordPress-installed blog, I highly recommend it.
There is a lot more you can do with Flickr like these things I highlighted in this post. Flickr is very cool, I tell ya!
Who else is on Flickr? I would love to add you as a contact!
Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)
It looks like you’re doing great with the DSLR and the new lens. I absolutely LOVE the kitty series, awesome! I can never get my cat to pose for me, isn’t that sad?
To answer your question, no, I’m not on Flickr, but I can see you’re very happy with it!
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Wahahaha, I forgot all about that Flickr account until you added me as a friend! ROFL!!!
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I’m on flickr, too. Although I am also on Smugmug. I use that one for printing, now. I’m amazed by all the excellent photographers on flickr, a person could (has) spend hours simply surfing around
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Very cool! Good for you! Websites that help with technology organization and fun can be so alluring. Your fav non people photos are all beautiful, Kristi. You’ve amassed quite am impressive collection.
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It looks like I need to play around with Flickr a bit more. :) You have some Amazing shots on there Kristi
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I, too, get obsessed with different websites. Right now it’s makeup stuff for me. I’m on Flikr but don’t really use it. I’ll have to check you out on there. Is the $24.95 a one-time fee or an annual fee?
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I’ve used flickr excessively before, but I rather host my pics on my own site now when I use them on my blog.
I am the same way though, there’s always something that keeps me busy obsessively on the Internet :D
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