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Baby swim

2009-05-25T11:56:00.001-07:00

Baby swim
Originally uploaded by Eythor

Absolutely stunning. I don't know what else to say...

FlickrMuseum Mobile Album

2009-05-16T08:44:00.001-07:00

I never did like the flickr mobile version because of the way they display the tiny images and then make you click one to view. Also, on a white background the images seem to lose effect. So, naturally, I had to write an app that uses the flickr API to display them like a real album.

This new app (built off of some of my mobile flickr explore code) allows you to enter any flickr username without authenticating and thumb through the images most recent first. I was thinking about it along the lines of an album that you carry around on your phone. There have been so many times that I have wanted to show someone a photo but did not want to take the time to run it down through flickr's methods. I think this is much easier.

P.S. if your want to bookmark your stream as a favorite on your mobile device, go to the URL and key your username in after that you will be at the first image of your stream. If you like more images per page scroll down and click a value. After you have it the way you like it, bookmark that URL. It will always display your most recent.

URL: me.flickrmuseum.com

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Mobile Explore is back up

2009-05-16T04:51:00.001-07:00

I finally got around to fixing the flickr Explore mobile version. This page is set up to display the Flickr Explore feed to mobile phones with browsers. The new URL is: http://m.flickrmuseum.com

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Engaged

2009-05-11T03:32:00.001-07:00

Engaged
Originally uploaded by Damien Cox

Explore #475

This is one of those shots that Flickr's Magic Interestingness Donkey could not have possibly rated properly. This shot is simple and complex. It is drab and colorful. It is beautifully composed. Without question, I give this five stars! Fantastic Damien...

Day 113/365: I'll fly away

2009-05-11T03:23:00.001-07:00

Day 113/365: I'll fly away
Originally uploaded by talulayu

Somehow I missed this shot on April 23rd.

Aside from just being a fantastic shot, this is one of those that resonates with me personally. For years I have had this one in my head but have never tried to shoot it. "talulayu" has done it so well that I am not sure that I have to now.

Well done!

Carpe diem

2009-05-10T10:01:00.001-07:00

Carpe diem
Originally uploaded by Little Thoughts

Or should we say, "Seize the Mother's Day"

Explore #161 for Saturday May 9th 2009.

FlickrMuseum.com would like to dedicate this splendid shot by "Little Thoughts" to all of the worlds Mothers. Have a wonderful day!

most awesomest octopus tattoo ever

2009-05-09T06:07:00.001-07:00

most awesomest octopus tattoo ever
Originally uploaded by surlygrrrl [ELBfoto]

Now this is without question "the most awesomest octopus tattoo ever"! Holy hell, I know I an suppose to be blogging about the fantastic photographs but this tattoo is incredible. Well done Ericka...

126/365 May 6, 2009

2009-05-08T22:40:00.001-07:00

126/365 May 6, 2009
Originally uploaded by laurenlemon

Seriously Lauren tell us how your really feel...

This really is irony at work isn't it? Only the magic donkey would tag you right after you tell him to go fuck himself... Brilliant!

Seriously, I and many others get what you mean. There have been so many times that I have looked at a shot that is in explore and thought, "WTF? that's a piece of shit" and then there were ones that I have seen that were just amazing that never even got close.

Using flickrmuseum.com, I look at every explore image for each day. You can imagine that I see a lot of crap. It's neither here nor there though, the Donkey is the master of the interestingness universe so it will be how it is going to be.

Cookie splash! v6

2009-05-03T07:14:00.001-07:00

Cookie splash! v6
Originally uploaded by Siebe

And a beautiful splash this is. I was more enamored by the post-processing of this shot than the splash itself. This image has a great mood about it that just fits so well.

Doing a Nathan

2009-05-01T16:43:00.001-07:00

Doing a Nathan
Originally uploaded by Sheila_P

This was a "sure thing" for the flickrmuseum blog. As I sat sipping my after dinner columbian, this shot just "jumped" out at me. Beautiful shot sheila.

Listen

2009-04-25T18:24:00.001-07:00

Listen
Originally uploaded by stocks photography

In the years that I have trolled through the masses of Flickr images there have only been a few that I have been taken by like this one. For me, a truly great image will cause me to spin off into story land. This image did just that. I imaged all sorts of events, important and mundane that happened in this loft. I imagined Grandma toiling away, deep in thought. I imagined my Grandma. Studying this image was truly a pleasure. Thanks Michael.

"Prozac"

2009-04-22T03:46:00.001-07:00

Prozac, flash
Originally uploaded by alexcateye

This image “had me at hello”. Though there is nothing photographically exceptional about this shot, it’s pop-art value is incredible!

I don’t know the artist (alexcateye) but viewing this image sent my imagination reeling:

I imagined a woman who was living a Maslovian nightmare. She whiled away her days scared and depressed wishing for someone to help her. One particularly dreary day she meets Dr. M. Hatter, who claims that he has the answer to all of her woes and offers to help. Dr Hatter offers her two solutions. The first was in the form of a riddle, “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?”. The woman shuffled nervously but could not shake through the mental myopia that plaque her. When Dr. Hatter could see that she had no answer he offered her the other solution, a trip to the land of Pharmacopoeia. He handed her a beautiful pill that was green and white, “If you take the green one you will get better and if you take the white one you will get complacent.” he said. So she took the pill and was instantly transformed into a magical bumble-bee. This magical bee thanked Dr. Hatter and buzzed away. Finding no ills in her small world, the bee whiled away the rest of her days in the land of Pharmacopoeia drinking the nectar from giant green and white Lillys.

Okay, so I am not Lewis Carroll but the fantastic image of alexcateye’s needlework bares the same classic quality.

A day in the life

2009-04-21T04:07:00.001-07:00

a day in the life
Originally uploaded by millan p. rible

Millan P. Rible's "A Day in the Life" is today's feature. This fantastic waterscape shows a mastery of composition. Please take a moment to visit this image and appreciate it's beauty.

Goodnight goodnight Cinderella

2009-04-20T04:00:00.001-07:00

Goodnight goodnight Cinderella
Originally uploaded by Nika Fadul

This morning's coffee 'n flickr session delivered me this brilliant shot. While scrolling through the flickrmuseum.com list, I saw Nika Fadul's "Snow White". While Snow white is a great shot, I found myself more taken by Nika's Good Night Cinderella that appears to have been ignored by explore.

Brilliant Photograph Niki!

FlickrMuseum.com Blog

2009-04-19T20:08:00.001-07:00

Each morning, I open up flickrmuseum.com over my coffee and enjoy the brilliant work of flickr's finest. For fun, I have decided to that I might pick some out to highlight here. Perhaps I will get around to developing some improvements for the site and we'll talk about that here as well. But first, some sleep...