Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter I think it makes sense to get your stuff available to a wider audience. The (active) LUG is a small group of course. I don't have any Flickr experience. I know it is Big. Scott Kelby says that is where you go when you want a hug ;-) On Sunday, 29 June 2014, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: > Recently several people have told me that they can't view my photos on > flickr, and instead get a sign-on page. > > Does anyone know why? Is flickr now restricting the viewing of direct > photo links to members only? Or is it the way I'm posting the links? > Or...? > > One of the reasons I put my photos on flickr (and on Facebook) is that I > get a wider audience than just the members of one particular photo list. I > have this delusion that maybe someone will think highly of something I post > and maybe it could lead to something. Also, the user interfaces are well > known and don't require explaining, as the LUG and Zone-10's sometimes > does. > > But if flickr has gone to members-only viewing, then I'll have to > re-evaluate where I post my photos. > > Any thoughts? > > If you're not a flickr member (Goeff/Hoppy and Frank Fillipone especially) > here's a recent link of mine: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/14441031496/> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/14441031496/ > > And here's another way to get at it (this triggers a download rather than > a view in Chrome, IE gives you a choice): > <https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3842/14441031496_e3305c42bb_b_d.jpg> > https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3842/14441031496_e3305c42bb_b_d.jpg > > Do these work, or require a sign-in? > > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman