Belated Flickr post

Yes I'm late, but I guess it's better late than never, I'm going to do my best to catch up this week.

I did the Flickr thing. Seems like an interesting idea, but it's not my bag. If I were a photophile, I would probably already have an account with 302 pictures of my cats, my kids, or my car.

As it is, though I generally avoid cameras being pointed at me, and in general am reluctant to do the same to others. It might be a projected courtesy as clearly there are people who like being photographed. I don't dally in that business, so Flickr has always seemed something I didn't need to actively indulge in.

As an individual, Flickr doesn't really offer me anything I need. I don't feel the need to document moments in my life, or share pictures of myself or my world with anyone. As I said, it's not my thing.

As an observer, Flickr(like blogs) offers a kind of voyeuristic opportunity as it can reveal facets of both the subjects in the photos, and the original photo poster. Some may not like that term, but in it's simplest form that is what many of the 'personal' web incarnations (avatars, blogs, etc.) provide.

I find Flickr itself fairly unintuitive, and I found myself halted at several points in my attempts to customize or even use the tools they provided. Once you know where everything is at, though, it isn't too difficult to accomplish tasks.