Posts Tagged ‘flickr’

Dipping my toes into the photostream..

// August 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // Life

Illuminated castle with magic lights

After blogging about my silent use of Flickr a few weeks ago, and with a bit of encouragement from Emma and Julia, I have finally started to participate in the photo-sharing community. I don’t class myself as a good photographer but have been proud of a few of the shots I have managed to get looking half decent. I must try and dig out the good camera I bought a few years ago (I have a feeling I’ve left it in my classroom). I’ve also ordered a HTC Hero smart-phone (I resisted getting an iPhone), which I believe can upload straight onto Flickr too so I have no excuse when I’m out and about.

The above photograph is from Disney’s Fantillusion at Disneyland Paris, which I took in July 2007. I’m quite proud of it and I’m looking forward to taking more snaps of it when I return next year.

Flickr Feelings

// July 21st, 2009 // 7 Comments » // Life, Literacy


Panther beach fireworks , originally uploaded by snakebite2.

While I was at the UKLA Conference I went to listen to a symposium led by Julia Davies about the photo sharing community Flickr. It was fascinating to listen to Julia, Sigrid and David Barton talk about the different ways that people engage with the website. The gaming and play aspect is something that I’d never considered before, which led me to think about my own engagement with Flickr and what it means to me.

When I look at Flickr I always get slightly envious of the photography skills on show and could never hope to equal some of the shots that appear on the site. Besides that I mainly visit the site as a visitor and have only uploaded about 10 photos to date. I tend to enter the site and search for photos that help me to relax and take me to a place where I want to be. Flickr offers me escapism from the real world. I have a huge thing for sunsets and blue skies, especially on beaches, and if I find a photo showing a combination of these it makes me feel happy and relaxed. I can just imagine myself sat on the beach in the photo above with a cool summer’s breeze, watching the fireworks and listening to the sea. Bliss.