Flickr's new "Places" section

I don't know how "new" flickr's Places section is, but yesterday it was new to me.

The Places project is our way of saying thank you to all our members who’ve taken the time to put their gorgeous photos on a map. Browse the whole globe, from your hometown to your favorite place, or places you’ve never even heard of...

So go ahead, start exploring... Zambia, London, Jackson Hole, or even just Wyoming.

It's a pretty awesome little portal, and gets us one step closer to Tim O'Reilly's proposition:

Imagine wandering through the streets of Paris on a virtual site generated from thousands of images of Paris posted on the internet from different people! [Via]

IMAGINE! </sarcasm>

If you could mash this together with Google's Street View, I think we're almost there!

UPDATE: Turns out it's pretty new (flickr blog announcement, 11/20/2007).

polyphonic spree

polyphonic spree, originally uploaded by flybutter.

still wishing i could see them again. have been listening to little else, besides tim's old band Tripping Daisy.

love this photo.

48 HFP on flickr

the first wave of my 48 Hour Film Project photos are on flickr. these are very high-res shots, so you can do just about anything with them. if you want to just flick through all the photos, check out my picasa web albums.



slideshow courtesy of picnik.

Baldy

Kisses from Squaw, originally uploaded by hillary h.

Life List #52 -- shave my head

OK, not really. I don't really have a numbered list. But I have always wanted to have the cajones to take the ol' razor to the ol' head. Turns out all I needed was a little peer pressure -- or at least a little brother pressure. Not that he pressured me. It was just too fun to shave his head and I was jealous!

Late night in the Castro

Went for a little photowalk in the Castro last night. It was fun shooting the neon at night. I'll post the hightlights at flickr and zooomr once I've had a chance to process them.

I was walking along fairly late at night, and even though SF is decidedly not the city that never sleeps, I was amazed at all the people out and about. Of course, Wednesday is the new Thursday... and the queens were getting ready for the weekend.

I also went down to the Embarcadero for the last 20-30 snaps on my SD card. Much less busy, but still a lot of people walking around, waiting for the bus, etc. I discovered that One Market's kitchen is right on the street and it was very well lit. Next time I'm down there at night I hope to take a few more pix. Got a couple, but am excited to revisit it.

found chairs, part five

Chair by Thomas Hawk Hosted on Zooomr

Happy New Year

Goodbye 2005, Hello Two Thousand and Awesome!, originally uploaded by Amit Gupta.

Just found this photo from Amit Gupta on Flickr by way of HorsePigCow (a great addition to anyone's blogroll, by the way). Despite living in NYC (or probably because I lived there) for several years, I never went anywhere near Times Square on New Year's Eve. However, this photo captures the essence of what I hope it would feel like.

Some resolutions/goals for 2OO7:

1. do something community-based -- a class, ballroom dancing, etc.
   
2. get preggers
   
3. finally go on a "real" honeymoon -- i.e. a 2-week vacation where i don't check email or do any work
   
4. take more photos -- one a day is too ambitious, but one nice long session a week sounds good
   
5. eradicate "like" and "awesome" from my vocabulary
   
6. exercise regularly; lose 10-15 pounds (may not be compatible w/ #2)
   
7. ski 15-20 days this winter
   
8. ski utah this winter
   
9. get my hair cut every 6-8 weeks
   
10. keep in touch with friends -- something that i'm not good at, despite being online 8-12 hours a day. however, twitter is already helping with this one. those of you who have ignored my invitations, be damned! ;)
    

Coming soon...the requisite "best of 2006" list.

photowalking in the mission

mission mural + pedestrians, originally uploaded by hlh-abg.

i did a nice long photowalk through the mission district yesterday. the standouts are online at flickr.

some of the photos came out pretty well, but it's mostly due to the subject. it was a cloud-covered nothing of a day, but the mission is always so alive and vibrant.

i strolled around listening to some newly downloaded tunes and tried to take as many shots as possible. maybe a third were worth a second glance, and maybe a quarter of them ended up on flickr. not bad. if you visit flickr and are inclined to comment, i always appreciate the feedback.

happy new year. more about my resolutions soon, but one of them is to take more pictures!

photography lesson for the day

two of my favorite things..., originally uploaded by jaymac0002.

lesson #1 = the rule of thirds.
lesson #2 = dramatic clouds rule.

i've been looking at lots of corn-related photos (don't ask), and this one actually made me smile and exclaim, "Nice."

found chairs, part four

Fancy Tricks, originally uploaded by Bright Tal.

in keeping with the theme of last night and this morning... a chair, plus a broom!

one simple word

its true, originally uploaded by brianjacobsen.

two photos in one night... but i couldn't resist.

in honor of jeffrey

MetteMarit, originally uploaded by robbie flower.

yes, that's a project runway reference, in case your wife isn't suckered into it, which by proxy means that you know every stinkin' detail, including that jeffrey won last night.

whew. sometimes run-on sentences make blogging a lot of fun.

found chairs, part three

DSC01068, originally uploaded by Oh Lenna.

plus oatmeal!

Autumn Eyes

Autumn eyes, originally uploaded by :-)hristof.

Photoshop or no, this kid has beautiful eyes!

found chairs, part two

take a seat, originally uploaded by jeskimo.

great portrait of downtown hell-a. "under the bridge," indeed.

found chairs, part one

Parking, originally uploaded by kevinlelland.

i love flickr finds. love the colors in this one.