Thing 5 ~ Flickr

I really like the format, wittiness, and effectiveness of the Plain English videos, and the one for Thing 5 was no exception. I recognized the "tagging" because my friends use that word when talking about photos on their Facebook and other online accounts.

Keeping that in mind, I tried my own name in the Flickr search box. I wasn't on Flickr, but when I reread the Thing 5 Blog, I saw "Snugmug" as one of the suggested sites. I went there, typed my name, and wah-lah, there was an album of my wedding. I typed in my maiden name and up sprang albums of old shows.

One of my best friend's has a smug mug account. My search results brought me to his account both times. I was delighted looking at old photos and thrilled looking at ones I had not yet seen. The photo here is of the fireworks we took our families to see on July 4th. I am not yet sure how to do more sophisticated formatting of the image on Blogger, but picking the size and placement is enough for now.

I explored many of the suggested sites and admired countless photos. I appreciate knowing that "Creative Commons" means that images are copyright free and know I will keep that in mind as I conduct future searches. I am not sure I would want to make my own photos public, but I can see how inviting family to see them in one spot may make more sense than emailing select shots.