Saturday, February 2, 2008

THOUGHTS ON FLICKR

Photo - Chesil Beach, Portland, UK. The Jurassic Coast World Heritage site.
Photographer - Peter Van Allen. May 6, 2007.
Tags - keywords which provide assistance in finding photos with common thread. Selecting a tag brings up the whole collection of photos pertaining to that tag.
- for this picture _ seascape, night, landscape, blue, boat, sea, sunset, ocean, water....
Comments attracted to photo - many. More comments brought up by moving mouse over image.
My interest in this picture - love the vivid blue, the sun reflections on the pebbles, & the sunset itself.

FLICKR - Exploration of - National Lib. of Australia - Image collections ( contributed throughFlickr) are accessible through"Picture Australia"- contain artworks & photographs that document Australian history & society from 18th century to present.

- State Lib. of NSW - Historical & documentary pictorials collection, depicting life & scenes in NSW from colonisation to date.

- Wollongong City Library - "Illawarra images" photographic database, featuring images of people, places, events, industry & landscape of Illawarra District from 1832 to present.

- Sutherland Shire Library - Historical images & pictures of Sutherland Shire including picture trails. - Photos taken from storytime activities, workshops, postings of Book and Library Week themes and visiting authors.

Summary - Flickr is a revolutionary on-line photo management & sharing application and a great promotional tool for Libraries to market their collections, activities, & future events to the community.

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