The f*ck happen to flickr?

 

Oh... So whats the benefit of having a Pro account now? They still hide your photos from you if you don't, I assume.

 

Just cancelled my pro account. Getting a refund for the next month and a half because I had paid up through early July.
I'll still be using Flickr, for sure. Uploading through LR3 is so convenient.

 

So they do issue refunds? I just paid mine at the beginning of the month.

I don't think they set free users to the 200 photo limit anymore. You get 1TB of space as a free user.

 

Yep. Supposedly I'll be refunded within 7 to 10 days.

That's correct. 1TB straight up. No limit on the number of photos.

 

I am making the switch to Razzi. I'll leave my flickr account free since it'll act as a image host for many many many threads I've had over the years, but I'll probably set everything to private.

www.razzi.me/stenger if you guy's/gal's are looking for a new host, check Razzi out.

 

Hmm. Not feelin Razzi's layout anymore than Flickr's. I'll stick with Flickr until it drives me insane. Slowly getting used to it.

Starting to do more post-processing. Most of my photos are either straight from my camera or just cropped/exposure adjusted. Here's some play with colors.


Getting a pretty solid ND filter in the mail later today, so I'll go back out to experiment with that at dawn tomorrow.

Also going to step up my lens game, I think. Should be picking up a 70-200 f/4 VR before I go out of country.

Edit: Just bought the lens. Too excited to wait. Amazon Prime 1 day shipping ftw.

 

nice PP ethan. btw how many stops is your ND filter? i got a 4stop one makes a huge difference when you're trying to shoot wide open at noon.

i want some new glass too i sold my 105mm F2 to help fund my 24-70 f2.8 I needed a decent zoom.

 

Thanks man. I got a variable filter. We'll see how well it works. Ranges from 1 stop to about 6.

That's awesome. I've heard those are pretty sick.

 

Really? I find the profile page (where images are) very simple and similar to old flickr as you're going through a photostream.

When you enlarge a photo, it goes to "lightroom" mode (black background).

And once you have some contacts, the dashboard is nice.

 

Checked it out again with a more open mind. Youre right. It is pretty simple. I guess i just dont like the general aesthetics and design.

 

Let me know how you like that lens, Ethan. It's probably the next one I'll buy.



Some pics from SoWo last weekend.









Full set here: /

 

For sure, man. I'm looking forward to shooting with it tomorrow afternoon.

Love those shots. That Jetta is so damn shiny. Wish I could have made it out there.

 

Whaddup, peeps? I ain't been on here in a New York minute. Lemme bless your eyes with my mediocre work.

 

I just don't like flashy sites for my photo host. I feel like too much curb appeal on the layout, will distract from the content. That was one of the reasons I loved the classic flickr. Easy on the eyes, organized, and of course, I could always find inspiration for future shoots with the very large community.

 

SoWo is on my to go to list some day. As well as h2oI and the original worthersee event in Germany.

 

Thats one of the reasons I'm sticking with Flickr. Such a huge user base. Tons of sample photos for inspiration and reference for photography equipment.

 

^ Does Flickr even have a real competitor?

 

I guess not. I dunno if this update will draw in more people or push people away.

Got the 70-200 in the mail a bit ago. Shot with it for about 10 minutes. Here's a shot of a heron.

 

I seen some people posting their stats of popular viewed photos (averaging 100-200 hits a day). After update, they were down to 20-30.

It'll draw in the mobile users, and instagramers, that's about it. Think it's gonna run more off than bring in. I've officially withdrawn uploading to flickr again. I've even gone as far to make all my photos private except to anyone listed as a friend.