Flickr – Something to Scream About!

So today I explored Flickr, and I've gotta say, it's pretty cool. It seems like a great way to organize and share photos with others. To be honest, there are so many pictures available that it's a little overwhelming. I mean, you can look up just about anything and find fairly relevant results. For instance, I typed in “humorous pictures” and came up with this gem (insert funny caption here.)

I also looked at the Library Account. I wasn’t as impressed but this is probably because there aren’t too many pictures just yet. However, I did like the first two pics of Goblin Valley. I've never been there and it made me want to go on a road trip RIGHT NOW!

Just for kicks I went back to the main page and typed in “Salt Lake City Public Library.” I found a plethora of great photos. I always knew that I worked in an amazing building, but I never realized how many “hidden treasures” there are just waiting to be photographed. The sky’s the limit, eh. One noteworthy image was of the Children’s Gallery (that’s the gallery I’m in charge of). I love the lighting in this photo and how well it shows off the space. For some reason I couldn’t save this pic so I’ve included the link instead. Check it out:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stubby_g3/1332626427/

Another picture I found showed the Urban Room at night. The caption underneath said something about how it reminded the photographer of the Vancouver Public Library, and sure enough, somebody had subsequently posted a comment informing the photographer that both buildings were designed by the same architect.

I don’t exactly know what point I’m trying to make, and since I’ve begun rambling it’s probably best if I just stop here. I will say this though – as much as I like Flickr, I don’t think I’m going to set up an account anytime soon. Not only am I feeling account overload (what with my library email, Gmail, MySpace, and my blog) but I can see how easy it would be to spend HOURS upon HOURS looking through the photos. Which brings me back to one of my initial arguments (see earlier post) – I’ve always thought that computers were supposed to be time-savers but instead I’m finding myself spending more and more time online. There IS life outside of computers, right? HELP!!! (Now I’M sounding like the boy in the photo.) =)