Are you on Flickr?

June 19, 2005 5:50 AM

MeFites on Flickr: where does everyone reside over at the blue/pink? There's number one and our favorite moderator, how about the rest of us?
posted by Dreama to MetaFilter-Related at 5:50 AM (75 comments total)

many of us do not design our lives around the latest kewl website.
posted by quonsar at 6:57 AM on June 19, 2005

I do
posted by srboisvert at 7:02 AM on June 19, 2005

We mostly use it for cat pictures. 'Cause we're like that.

(You're fiesty today q.)
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 7:05 AM on June 19, 2005

i like cats!
posted by quonsar at 7:07 AM on June 19, 2005

I don't.
posted by dabitch at 7:07 AM on June 19, 2005

odd timing. i was just at that site. i have one photo there, for the mefimailswap, and i think it's not public. i need to post more photos, so that they notice me, and approve me. apparently. which i can't see me doing as i'm about to leave for the states and anyway i don't want to use the place except for the swap thing. so humph, i say. jessamyn, expect an email with a photo...
(frykitty, if you see this - i will reply to your last email but am still thinking)
posted by andrew cooke at 7:18 AM on June 19, 2005

I don't think I've been to flickr more than 2 or 3 times. Then again, my photography is still old-school film.
posted by mischief at 7:22 AM on June 19, 2005

I don't have any cats but if I did I'd put pictures of them here.
posted by mexican at 7:46 AM on June 19, 2005

There's a MetaFilter group with many members in it.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 7:53 AM on June 19, 2005

many of us do not design our lives around the latest kewl website.

buwahahahahahahahhaha. Did you just actually say that and mean it?

As if your entire life isn't designed around this website?
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:07 AM on June 19, 2005

I don't use it- I don't think that my photos are of interests to anyone else and I don't care about your photos.
posted by Mayor Curley at 8:11 AM on June 19, 2005

Point, mathowie.
posted by yhbc at 8:11 AM on June 19, 2005

weeelllll..... latest + kewl? here? hmmmm ;o)
posted by andrew cooke at 8:13 AM on June 19, 2005

You know, Matt doesn't snark much, but when he does, it's always classic.
posted by keswick at 8:26 AM on June 19, 2005

Matt snarking on quonsar. This thread's a keeper.
posted by vacapinta at 9:04 AM on June 19, 2005

mathowie scores!
posted by deborah at 9:27 AM on June 19, 2005

I'm there.
posted by coelecanth at 9:45 AM on June 19, 2005

You know, Matt doesn't snark much, but when he does, it's always classic.

No kidding. The quonsar quonsed!
posted by languagehat at 9:47 AM on June 19, 2005

I have a few.
posted by substrate at 10:16 AM on June 19, 2005

As if your entire life isn't designed around this website?

yes, but then young attractive women do wear "HOT FOR QUONSAR" T-shirts, for fuck's sake
posted by matteo at 10:25 AM on June 19, 2005

No kidding. The quonsar quonsed!

not even. watch:

buwahahahahahahahhaha. Did you just actually say that and mean it?

As if your entire life isn't designed around this website?

this is hardly the latest kewl website.
posted by quonsar at 10:27 AM on June 19, 2005

*slaps thigh*
posted by quonsar at 10:28 AM on June 19, 2005

more cat pictures.

I do shoot real photography, too, including film. No self-link here - follow website in profile.
posted by matildaben at 11:16 AM on June 19, 2005

My flickr link is in my profile too...
posted by schyler523 at 11:45 AM on June 19, 2005

whoa , matt strikes back !

here's my stuff .....me loves felchr
posted by sgt.serenity at 11:47 AM on June 19, 2005

I do mostly abstract stuff.
posted by catachresoid at 11:48 AM on June 19, 2005

My flickr user name might be the same as my MeFi user name, oh what crazy synchronicity.
posted by fixedgear at 12:16 PM on June 19, 2005

indeed.
posted by moonbird at 12:37 PM on June 19, 2005

Mine, and oddly enough, even though I rarely use it, I was at a lecture at school the other day, where Michael Geist was giving a talk on "what's happening online" (groan) and he demonstrated flickr by going to a screenshot of the Ottawa tag - and there were my photos from the February MeFi/MoFi meetup. Got a good laugh out of the crowd by pointing out they were mine. Weird stuff.
posted by livii at 1:24 PM on June 19, 2005

I've only begun to use Flickr in the past week. Not much up yet, but will surely have many cat photos by the end of the summer. (Because isn't that what the internet's all about?)
posted by jdroth at 1:25 PM on June 19, 2005

This thread has been great. Thanks for the link to the group, mathowie, and kudos on the snarkback. *applause*

I've added a bunch of new contacts. I'm here in case anyone wants to see... very little at the moment, which should change if I can find the cable for my camera or my card reader, both of which are currently in hiding.
posted by Dreama at 1:49 PM on June 19, 2005

Nice uppercut, Matt.

Flickr's cool, I've got my pics up there but spend my time in groups like ActionDog, Poetry in Motion, 1-2-3, JPG Mag and there's always nice tags like Sexy, Beautiful, Funny and Illusion. Take a look at people's favorites too. Top-V and Top-F are good ways to find the most viewed and most favorited.
posted by fenriq at 1:51 PM on June 19, 2005

this is me, but I'll save you some time and direct link the best one (bonus for being a cat picture)
posted by nomad at 2:08 PM on June 19, 2005

I'm there, but I use it mostly for the RSS feed of my contacts' photos, so I can keep up with my friends.
posted by frykitty at 2:11 PM on June 19, 2005

Oh yeah, my best, also a cat picture.
posted by fenriq at 2:13 PM on June 19, 2005

I'm there, but unfortunately--speaking of cats--the fat, strange, disconcertingly humanoid Persian gets more hits than any of my favorite portfolio stuff.

I've heard it all from the flickr haters, but honestly, as someone who used to have a lot more time to take (and show and sell) photos before going back to school, it's exciting to have an audience and community of fellow enthusiasts again.
posted by availablelight at 2:25 PM on June 19, 2005

Hey mischief and fandango_matt: I am an analog luddite myself (save a few snapshots taken with the boyfriend's digital camera), and scan negs or actual (usually darkroom) prints. Another great group for people who shoot with pre-1980 cameras (I have 3 that qualify!) is "On Film and In Focus." Of course, if you have the relevant gear, the TLR group is good as well.

My metafilter user name is the same as the title of one of my photos (I would've probably used it as my flickr name too out of sheer laziness but the non-numbered version of it was already taken).
posted by availablelight at 3:31 PM on June 19, 2005

I use the same name but am not easy to find. I can be found here. I spend a lot of my time playing the role of kindergarten teacher as the most active admin of the largest group - FlickrCentral.
posted by vacapinta at 3:51 PM on June 19, 2005

Well, hell; as long as we're linking to our cat pictures . . .
posted by yhbc at 4:03 PM on June 19, 2005

Oddly enough, my most recent photo is of a cat.

I use the same name over there. Couldn't think of a better one.
posted by grapefruitmoon at 4:20 PM on June 19, 2005

Dog
posted by Carbolic at 4:47 PM on June 19, 2005

Me? I'm loving Flickr, my own self.
posted by mmahaffie at 5:41 PM on June 19, 2005

...wow, god bless ya, vacapinta!

You're either a responsible community member or a masochist.
posted by availablelight at 6:05 PM on June 19, 2005

I don't think I've been to flickr more than 2 or 3 times. Then again, my photography is still old-school film.

That's all I shoot as well, I either get it processed and scanned to CD or develop it myself. There's actually quite a large group of people who still use film on flickr me included.

You're either a responsible community member or a masochist.

votes for masochist ;)
posted by squeak at 6:14 PM on June 19, 2005

Yeah, I'm trying to hold down the fort since the other active admin is currently doing a U.S. tour. (Including handing out tons of Flickr stickers, buttons and shirts)
posted by vacapinta at 6:40 PM on June 19, 2005

I'm there as well, but no cats...not even one.
posted by dhruva at 7:16 PM on June 19, 2005

I'm also on there but I don't have any actual photos, it's all abstract desktop background images that I've created over the years. No cats unfortunately.
posted by freshgroundpepper at 7:40 PM on June 19, 2005

This may be a stupid question, but do most people go for the pay membership? It doesn't seem like the free one lets you have very many photos at all? I can't seem to justify the yearly subscription, though...
posted by achmorrison at 7:51 PM on June 19, 2005

Having just recently figured out how to upload to Flickr from iPhoto, I'll probably start using it more. But here's me.
posted by emelenjr at 7:58 PM on June 19, 2005

Here's catless me. I go on riffs, including Wide Right Turn, Jay Garner's Wardrobe, and the Nature Center near my house. Also Vintage Ads and my latest obsession, "15 Drawings" by Richard Koppe. btw nicely done, Matt.
posted by juggernautco at 8:05 PM on June 19, 2005

God. Shut up, quonsar.

Gee, that was easy.
posted by scarabic at 8:05 PM on June 19, 2005

No photos, but here.

Whoah - mathowie gets off a good one!

I like cats too - but only flat ones.
posted by dg at 8:37 PM on June 19, 2005

Mine
posted by squirrel at 9:32 PM on June 19, 2005

me lol flickr
posted by angry modem at 9:37 PM on June 19, 2005

God. Shut up, quonsar.

only He could.
posted by quonsar at 10:50 PM on June 19, 2005

Well, god and matt. But any mere mortal can bait you into one more comeback.
posted by scarabic at 11:00 PM on June 19, 2005

can't we all just get ajoke?

and yes, I do the Flickr thing - mostly pictures of SF graffiti.
posted by quasistoic at 11:39 PM on June 19, 2005

here.
posted by adampsyche at 4:45 AM on June 20, 2005

here
posted by Eirixon at 5:28 AM on June 20, 2005

Tres
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 7:22 AM on June 20, 2005

here and here's my best cat pic!
posted by mygothlaundry at 7:24 AM on June 20, 2005

There's a MetaFilter group with many members in it.

D’oh! I should have assumed that. ¶ As an early sort-of-photoblogger, I was aware of Flickr but did not actually participate until recently. ¶ Personally, I think Flickr is a lot more interesting phenomonen than just being the latest kewl website (and it is cool), and I could go on at length about it. (And I probably will, but thankfully not here and now.)
posted by KS at 8:06 AM on June 20, 2005

PS, this cat pic is my most popular: Fight Club
posted by KS at 8:09 AM on June 20, 2005

buwahahahahahahahhaha. Did you just actually say that and mean it?

BLOGEBRITY SMACKDOWN!!!
posted by dodgygeezer at 8:44 AM on June 20, 2005

Mmhm.
posted by me3dia at 9:04 AM on June 20, 2005

Yup.
posted by muckster at 10:02 AM on June 20, 2005

I'm tempted to link to pictures of my cat, too, but instead I'll just take this oppurtunity to thank everyone on AskMe that helped me plan my trip to Scotland last March.
posted by amarynth at 10:50 AM on June 20, 2005

Mine: Photos and Sets. No cats though...
posted by chewbud at 12:12 PM on June 20, 2005

no cats, but i have the best dog ever!
posted by lia at 2:37 PM on June 20, 2005

.
posted by RockyChrysler at 5:17 PM on June 20, 2005

Me too, though the photographs are crushingly dull, unless I'm in Budapest.
posted by jack_mo at 5:24 PM on June 20, 2005

here

Haven't been doing enough lately...
posted by bdave at 6:15 PM on June 20, 2005

I'm there, but my cat has had a photoblog since 2002.
posted by caitlinb at 6:40 PM on June 20, 2005

Anyone mind if I add you as contacts so I can look cooler than I actually am?
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 9:55 PM on June 20, 2005

I've literally used my Flickr account only to post a comment in the MetaFilter community about MeFi being down (when MeFi was down). Did I miss the point? Yes. Am I MetaFilter Diehard To The Motherf'n Bone? Oh YES.
posted by VulcanMike at 10:14 PM on June 20, 2005