Post by dpeppar on Oct 16, 2012 8:34:38 GMT -8
Most of us who post photos to the Forum have been using PhotoBucket. Recently I noticed a few people using Flickr. I switch to Flickr a year ago for my "repository" of photos after some problems with PhotoBucket. Yesterday I did a simple posting (thanks Jon for your tip).
Here are a few thoughts on why I like Flickr:
For posting to the Forum, Flickr saves me 2 steps. With PhotoBucket I would create a small file image of my picture in Elements and them upload to PhotoBucket. In Flickr the share feature will make the small file for posting and a copy/paste will put the link on my Forum post. Slick as a goose.
Other features of Flickr that I like are; lots of bird photographers use the site and "like users" have formed groups that you can join and post your photos to (Field Guide: Birds of BC and I Love Birds to name a couple).
New photographers will like it because you can see what others are doing and find a style that you can work towards.
Finally hard core birders will like the Group - Field Guide: Birds of the World which has pictures of over 7800 birds.
Joining Flickr is free but I chose the $25/yr membership which gives me no advertisement on the site and near unlimited storage. By the way this is just my opinion. Give it a try.
DaveP
Here are a few thoughts on why I like Flickr:
For posting to the Forum, Flickr saves me 2 steps. With PhotoBucket I would create a small file image of my picture in Elements and them upload to PhotoBucket. In Flickr the share feature will make the small file for posting and a copy/paste will put the link on my Forum post. Slick as a goose.
Other features of Flickr that I like are; lots of bird photographers use the site and "like users" have formed groups that you can join and post your photos to (Field Guide: Birds of BC and I Love Birds to name a couple).
New photographers will like it because you can see what others are doing and find a style that you can work towards.
Finally hard core birders will like the Group - Field Guide: Birds of the World which has pictures of over 7800 birds.
Joining Flickr is free but I chose the $25/yr membership which gives me no advertisement on the site and near unlimited storage. By the way this is just my opinion. Give it a try.
DaveP
