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April 16 2012
Happy Songkran! สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์
The Thai New Year celebrations took place this weekend. Happy (belated) Songkran Day! Discover more Songkran photos.
Photos from ramny, patrickdevries2003, gongzstudio, Carlos Nizam, laperlenoire, teachingsagittarian, and JCS75.
April 13 2012
Remembering the Titanic
100 years ago, the RMS Titanic sank in the north Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg. Her sinking is one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history with approximately 1,500 casualties.
The tragedy caused widespread public outrage, and inquiries set up in the wake of the disaster recommended sweeping changes to maritime regulations that led to the establishment of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in 1914. It still governs maritime safety today.
You can see more historic images related to the Titanic tragedy in The Commons on Flickr.
Photos from National Maritime Museum, The Library of Congress, and State Library of Queensland, Australia.
It’s a small world after all
A few days ago, ETU! sent us a message to tell us about something very special.
In May 2011, ETU! was in Trier and visited, among other places, the Porta Nigra. While she was following her tour guide, another photographer caught her attention: He carried her dream camera, the Canon EOS 5D II, and was excitedly taking shots all over the Porta Nigra.
"Even then I was already very curious what his photos might look like, but — of course — assumed I would never be able to see them."
The photographer moved on and ETU! redirected her attention back to her tour. In another room of the Porta Negra, she immediately noticed the large window and the beautiful light that was cast into the room through it.
"And then the little girl appeared, my Porta Nigra Girl, and stepped directly and without invitation in front of the window. I steadied myself and quickly pushed the shutter."
What ETU! did not know was that, at the same time, the other photographer took a photo of the girl from another angle.
"When I arrived at home, I noticed that the window’s ‘frame’ at the upper part of my image was unfortunately cut off and not fully inside the frame. Nevertheless I uploaded the photo to Flickr and added it to the ‘Trier, Germany’ group."
Two days later, ETU! received a Flickrmail with the subject line "It’s a small world after all" from Es Feer. He was the photographer whose images ETU! had wanted to see. He wrote from his home in the Netherlands and said he had found her picture in the Trier group adding that the little girl is his daughter.
"I was so surprised that I wasn’t even able to respond immediately. And I was even more surprised and overwhelmed how small the the Flickrverse is and how it can connect people! Even today I am happy when I see photos of the ‘Porta Nigra Girl’ in her father’s stream, as my photo of her is still one of my most favorite ones I took, and in addition one of my most viewed and most faved images of all time."
Thank you ETU!, for sharing your story with us!
April 12 2012
Sakura at Meguro River
Discover more beautiful cherry blossom photos along Meguro river in our meguro search results.
Photos from yameme, GLIDEi7, Jimmy Gordon, yuki_september, and m.ishikawa inspired by m.ishikawa‘s set 20120406_meguro.
April 11 2012
A few photos from Tuesday
![Bears at Play [Explored]](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5191/7066463935_25170b9faa_z.jpg)
All photos freshly uploaded from nurdug2010, Jehane, farzinho❞, DQmountaingirl”, Douglas Brown, and Rabari-Fan.
April 10 2012
One Day Without Shoes.
TOMS Shoes is raising awareness about the impact shoes can have in a child’s life and asking you to share a photo of you without shoes in their One Day Without Shoes 2012 Group.
You can find out more about this great event on the One Day Without Shoes site. Make sure you check out the learn more section of their site for more information about the difference a pair of shoes can make in a child’s life.
Photo from Jeremy Pushkin.
Hold it for me, please?
þelkwon has created the beautiful gallery Hold it for me, please? showcasing another kind of mirror portraits that allow a whole new perspective on the world around the photographer.
Photos from modernromance, Marija Kovac, Derek Fernandes, and Cana Davis.
April 09 2012
International Pillow Fight day in Berlin
Easter Sunday was International Pillow Fight Day. The images here are from the Berlin feather fest. You can see photos from around the world in a search for pillow fight! or check out the International Pillow Fight Day Group.
April 04 2012
Announcing a new and faster photo editor from Aviary
More exciting news from Flickr HQ! We are thrilled to share the news that we’ve partnered with Aviary to bring you a brand new photo editing experience on Flickr. We will roll the new editor out to people over the next two weeks starting this Thursday. If you don’t see it in your ‘Actions’ menu yet, check back in a couple days.
Tens of thousands of members edit their photos on Flickr each day, so we know that photo editing is something that the Flickrverse cares about. We listened to you to find out what you value the most in an online photo editor, and the the same 2 attributes kept coming back: speed and simplicity.
Speed. Editing a photo online should be fast. And we’ve worked very hard with the Aviary team to deliver a fast and uncluttered experience. Your photo loads and is ready to be edited in seconds.
Simplicity. Editing on Flickr should be simple and fun. With the Aviary editor, beginners will find that there’s almost no learning curve and more demanding users will appreciate the versatility of the tool. You can apply new app like filters, stickers, text, and save it back to your photostream with just a few clicks.
We’re also happy to share that Aviary’s editor is written in HTML5, so it’s also works on the iPad, Please go ahead and try it out, it’s awesome! You can find more technical details about the underlining technologies in our developer blog.
We’ll open a topic in the help forum for feedback when it’s on the site. (And remember, if you don’t see it yet, just give it a couple days.)
Singapore Nights
"Chasing light and color, finding that “moment”. I never leave home without my camera, much like I never leave without my shoes. Photography has given me a means to express myself in ways I never could through other creative mediums. Through photography I try to weave a loose narrative that tells the tales of my travels and life. It is the story of complete strangers, dark alleys, neon lights, the dim glow of the late hours, and anything else that catches my eye."
Photos and quote from John Siegel. You can discover more of his stunning photos of the "Lion City" in his set Singapore Nights, or discover the city on its Places page.
April 02 2012
A few of your creations from April 1st
Yesterday we announced a bold new dithered redesign. But that was April Fools Day so don’t worry. However, many of you captured and uploaded the photos in glorious 1-bit black & white and we wanted to take a moment to show some of your creations.
You can see even more with a search for flickrdither or check out the brand new group.
Photos from WeeLittlePiggy, Zombie37, Pat Hawks, emilyshu, B@rnstormer, Gordana AM, and LuvenRN. Special thanks to our friends at Stamen Design for the lovely map tiles.
p.s. Bonus points for those of you that noticed the shirt Bill Atkinson was wearing in the photo featured on the blog.
April 01 2012
Your photos, re-envisioned!
We’ve been working around the clock on our bold new design, destined to become the default view for all photos on Flickr – and we can’t wait to show it to you today!
To try out the new look, click the computer icon with 2 dots at the bottom right of any photo page. This will be rolling out over the next 24 hours.
Your photos will be re-envisioned in a glorious black and white Atkinson Dither, removing the distraction of those many many megapixels and stripping your art back to its most original, naked, beautiful form. The new page design has been updated to match the new vintage aesthetic.
We’d love to see your photos in this bold new style. Take a screen shot and upload it tagged with “flickrdither” to share them with the rest of us.
We’re rolling this test out over the next 24 hours and then out as the default look in the coming weeks! Photography started in black and white, and we feel it’s time to take photo sharing back to its roots. Welcome to 2012, via the 1980s.
Top photo from Xerxes2K. Bottom photo from Robert Scoble of Bill Atkinson, who created the dithering effect for the classic Mac application HyperCard.
March 29 2012
You shot a Roll in a Day
If you’ve been following us closely, you have seen our excitement about the Roll in a Day project. Now that the first developed films are rolling in (couldn’t resist the pun), we hope you will enjoy browsing the contact sheets and sets as much as we do!
Especially if you missed Roll in a Day this time, go ahead and cast your vote in the poll on how frequently you would want to shoot a roll in a day and if there should be a theme going forward.
Photos from Josh_Wolf, Evansshoots, metavida, Arachide, rob orchard, l.attitude, vanezia, Trish P. – K1000 Gal, and penguinova.
March 28 2012
Inspired by Panem
Suzanne Collins’ books about Katniss Everdeen’s adventures in the fictional world of Panem are an inspiring source for many of you. Above are just some samples of your works that we found in the Hunger Games search results.
Photos from Jeannette Rose, Twig Capra, and katie.leighton.
March 27 2012
March 26 2012
Picture yourself with Madonna
We wanted to take a moment to highlight a fun Yahoo! Music sponsored group that opened up today for all you Madonna fans asking you to Picture yourself with Madonna.
Upload a picture of yourself with the cover of Madonna’s new album MDNA for a chance to win special VIP tickets. The tickets will put you in the pit at one of her shows. These tickets are for fans only and can’t be purchased. Winners will be selected at random from the pool.
Get creative and show them you’re a fan!
No purchase necessary. Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States & D.C. (excl. FL & NY), Puerto Rico, Canada (excl. QC) and the United Kingdom 18, or the age of majority, whichever is older, at the time of entry. Ends April 23, 2012. Please see Official Rules for complete details.
The Wembley Way
"The waves of passion – 80,000 football fans streaming out of Wembley stadium towards the underground station after the England vs. Holland game."
Photo from optickarma
March 24 2012
Your Favorites Samplr
Yesterday, we asked you to share your justified Flickr Favorites pages with us. Below is a selection of the ones submitted so far:
Want to share some of your faves with the Flickrverse? Send a tweet to @flickr with the hashtag #myFlickrFaves.
Photos from (1:) Fotobes, slimmer_jimmer, patorayado, yOuKfOu, ale2000, saviorjosh, (2:) bansfan, Robert-Paul Jansen., Mark B. Imagery, DollyArt, JayJay Klees, Daniel Borg, Gallery32/ Trina Baker, 30milesapart, Lindsey Thompson (Lindsey76), Reservoir_Dan, (3:) ennyBunz, Jhascrapmom, Valette, Perry McKenna, metró, evilibby, dailyweekley, demandaj, Vicky Eastwood, (4:) MOSTAFA HAMAD I PHOTOGRAPHY, Jay Daley, Fotos Gov/Ba, linus_lohoff, Benji Chan, Aydаr, rion, Βrandon, DinosaursAreNotDead, (5:) Miles.Photography, The 10 cent designer, the cheshire smile, n.white1, blažena, *6261, doublecappuccino, Nikole Herriott, Nicole Franzen Photo, Isabel Alcalá, and Robby Mueller.
March 22 2012
Your Favorites Page – now with Justified View!
We’ve promised some big changes this year and we’re keeping our word. A few weeks ago we announced a new look for the Photos from your Contacts page and your feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Mostly, what you’ve been telling us is “we want to see this layout on other pages. Now!”
So today we’re happy to announce that the Justified View is coming to your Favorites.
“Go check my Favorites page, it’s awesome!”
Do you ever find yourself saying that? We do! It makes perfect sense that we all love our individual Favorites pages, after all it’s the page on Flickr where you get to handpick all the photos that mean something to you, whether it be photos of family or a stunning photo that you discovered in Explore. So it’s excellent that from now on, you’ll be able to experience your (and other people’s) Favorites page with even more gusto, using the Justified View, voilà!
As with the Photos from your Contacts page, the roll out will be gradual, but is likely to be very fast. If you don’t see it right now, check back again shortly, it’s on the way.
We working very hard to bring this layout to other pages you care about soon. In the meanwhile, have fun with it! Please keep sharing your feedback and let us know if you encounter any bugs.
Still Wonderful
Photos from aniatot, Angie Tanksley, t does wool….i do, and Belén Villanueva. Inspired by the gallery Still Wonderful curated by msjunior.
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