I've been familiar with Flickr for a couple of years now, although for some reason I prefer Picasa ... maybe because Flickr only allows you to have three free sets -- to get more, you pay $25 a year -- whereas Picasa doesn't have this limitation. That's pretty much the only reason I switched, although I must say Flickr has a more easily-searchable (and larger!) database.
For this exercise, I searched for hydrangeas, which are my favorite flowers and which I'm anxiously awaiting the blooming of in my own yard. I found this beauty, so here 'tis. I also have a minor macro-lens addiction, so I was drawn to this photo for that reason as well. I believe to fulfill the licensing requirements of giving credit where credit is due, I should say that a link to the licensing information can be found here.
I enjoyed playing around with some of the mashups. I've always loved the one Flickr has for spelling words with photos, so here's my new prototype for the Ref Desk -- I think we should replace our current sign with this:
What do you think, Karen? Tracy?
Um ... guys?
The final part of this week's challenge was my favorite. I had fun with the image generators, but I liked Dumpr the most. Here are two photos that have been Dump-ified.
My roommate and her boyfriend, lomo-style:
Sven, official Pad-Thai-noodle-taster, in Rubik's cube fashion:
2 comments:
These are so fun! I've never used Picasa, so I can't justly compare the two, but I'll have to take a look at it.
The hydrangea close-up is absolutely gorgeous!
I'll have to have another get-together at my house soon so I can show you what all is bursting out in my yard... it's so pretty this time of year.
(Not so much by any effort on my part, but at least I can enjoy it!)
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