Flickr is not bad at all!

Flickr is a pretty nice online photo management, hosting and sharing website.  I thought using the 'word cloud' concept to categorize the vast number of tagged photos is a user-friendly way engage the observer. These 'tags' (use of descriptive words) are so significant to cataloging photos that users are encouraged and guided to correctly and appropriately tag uploaded photos.  Not only is tagging important to Flickr itself but it also translates into better search engine interfacing. Flickr makes it easy to add, edit and remove tags and even has an option to see all of the tags you've ever used/created in Flickr. 

I admit, I was drawn to the plethora of captivating photos on Flickr's Blog. But what I found even more intriguing was how photos that were taken by seemingly ordinary photographers, appear to be so extraordinary.  Some of these photographers have taken incredible photos from astonishing angles and others with extraordinarily amazing timing.  Just a few of the ones that caught my attention are:

·       Arpit Rawat's "Sunset at Dam", 2014

·       Grey World's "Lakeside Beach", 2014

·       Frank Kovalchek's "View from the Blue Mesa loop", 2014

·       Don Miller's "Morning Glory", 2014

·       bvi4092' "Double Rainbow over Bromley", 2014

·       Transformer18's shot in Matterhorn, Switzerland, 2010

As an update, Flickr's cofounder Caterina Fake is still thinking ahead and providing useful apps that add to the Web 2.0 arsenal of tools.  She recently launched an updated version of her own Pinwheel app that was designed to let users pin notes online to a world map.  Her latest update is called 'Findery' and it is analogous to Pinwheel on steroids. Your notes or pins can now include photos and video feeds to describe the experience.  If you love traveling, this app can be particularly useful. Check it out at Findery.com