Thursday, June 21, 2007

Week 3, Thing 5 Explore Flikr

One cool thing about Flikr is that I can search the public photos by camera type! I pulled up photos taken using my brand of digital camera. This is a wonderful feature if you are shopping for a new camera. Once I pulled up the photos , I have the option to look at customer reviews of the camera. We could refer patrons to this resource if they're looking for consumer guides or user opinions on digital cameras!


I also explored the geography feature where I can point and click on a map to pull up pictures taken at that particular location. This was fun for me since I sometimes feel a little homesick for my hometown in Tennessee. I looked at pictures of landmarks there. Then I did a general search for "Cades Cove, Tennessee". Cades Cove is located in the Smoky Mountains close to where I grew up, so I love the place. My search pulled up many beautiful pictures of the mountains, old homesteads and cabins.



PS....Another photo sharing site that I like is www.photobucket.com

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