I found this, and I agree:

Dear photographers who restrict your hi-res images on Flickr/your portfolio/whatev
You do this because you think it will benefit you. You think that visitors to your portfolio or Flickr stream will try to find a way to hand you money to avoid visual blueballs, or you think it will prevent IP theft and thereby increase your chances of being approached by photo editors/art directors/gallery owners even though people in those influential, legitimizing positions constitute maybe 0.000001% of your current audience.

This thinking is wrong-headed. You are dumb. (continue reading)

I couldn’t agree more. Why someone uses “all rights reserved” as their copyright on Flickr is beyond me, it just doesn’t make sense. Why post your photos there at all? Start a blog and keep them there, but don’t bother with flickr then.

If this all is confusing to you then watch this:

Balzac.tv: La belleza del copyleft

There are subtitles to some of it, if not there is also a lot of english in it. Thanks to Hector for making this, and for creating Balzac.tv.

An old picture that I cam across while browsing old uploads to flickr. Love this image. Not sure why. But I do. Taken with a cheap camera, and just nice, IMHO

God Hates Figs (with biblical references!), originally uploaded by .

And here I was wondering why I always heard thunder when I grabbed a fig off the tree. Damn those figs!

It’s hard at times being so far from home. Thankfully my family is pretty plugged in. Though I do feel like tech-support at times, I do appreciate the fact my parents are in tune with Skype, and email. They even read our blogs on a regular schedule. Love you both!

Techno parents on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

I have recently joined a group on flickr called “Delete me Uncensored”. I did it because I wanted some honest feedback on my photos. Great idea, right? Well, I’m not so sure. Having been in art school I’m a big fan of  the tough no holds barred critique. That said, in art school that critique came with some constructive criticism.  I have seen people leave critiques in tears, and in school I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Now here’s the problem. This group encourages fast critiques of photos with what ends up being most people’s first gut reaction. Great. But comments like “<sarcasm>Come on</sarcasm>” really don’t do much for me. Nor do they help. Every picture I have submitted is one that I find interesting, but that is not worth anything, since I”m emotionally attached to them. And in fairness I love the group because it has shown me some things in my pictures that I didn’t notice, making me aware of how I can make them better. For this I am thankful. 

Yet in the end, I’m not sure how much longer I will post there. I feel like as the group grows the comments are becoming less helpful. I have had pictures pass the test and move on to the “winners” group, so I hope this doesn’t sound like I’m whining. I really love the toughness, I just don’t think it’s constructive anymore.

This picture, something that I freely admit is not for everyone, recieved no positive feedback or “positive votes”. No worries, I understand. That said I really like this picture, why? Well it feels like India to me. Things are a bit off kilter at times, and the colors are varied, and unpredictable. The people standing whereever they want also adds to that feel. I might have rated it poorly too if it had not been my own, but that’s the best part of taking pictures. It’s first all about you.

Playing with posting from the bookmarklet provided in Wordpress. Pretty slick and easy to use. Might need to use this more. BTW, SHEEP!