Is flickr worth it?

Mr.E · February 5th, 2013, 07:35 PM

Hey guys,

So today I got myself my first DSLR (

), a Canon T4i. I love taking photos and want a place online to store them all. I know photo bucket, but for some reason Flickr calls to me. I signed up to Flickr and uploaded some photos but realized the limits and what not. I'm considering upgrading, for only $24 it's not that bad. Then again, it isssss $24... so my question is, for those of you who have flickr, is it worth it?

What are the pros and cons? Could you suggest some other site? Any explanation on why flickr and not else where?

I noticed some of you have flickr, so I though I'd ask

Thank you!

BlueHairSar · February 5th, 2013, 07:58 PM

Picasa is an option, too. I love my flickr and think it is, though I've been on it since before Picasa was a thing, and never explored that as a free option...

geeker · February 5th, 2013, 08:07 PM

I used to be on Flickr all the time. Good communities and rarely any downtime - however, I've never experienced any downtime.

Jiggles · February 5th, 2013, 08:19 PM

I pay $29/yr for photobucket

It allows unlimited linking of ridiculous gifs

Alex · February 5th, 2013, 10:20 PM

Big fan of smugmug here. Great privacy options for sharing family photos with only family, without having to set up passwords. Good video options.

The ninjette.org gallery is run directly from my smugmug account.

jstrain · February 6th, 2013, 06:20 AM

I host all of my pics at Smugmug as well. Been very happy with it for the past couple years.

BlueHairSar · February 6th, 2013, 07:02 AM

Flickr has good privacy options, too. You can post publicly, only to your "contacts", to select contacts, or have photos only visible to you. They have some nice organizational tools, too (sets, collections, galleries). And you can post vids too, so I think you could use jigs' gifs, also, if that painted your wagon.

antiant · February 6th, 2013, 08:16 AM

Another vote for Picasa, great privacy settings (you don't need passwords either), storage, video, etc. You can also directly link videos from there to things like youtube as well. Btw, I would stay away from photobucket, too easy to hack the privacy settings. Also, if you post certain pics like nudes or something "inappropriate," photobucket deletes them without warning.

Alex · February 6th, 2013, 01:19 PM

Another plug for smugmug, as the owner/founder of that company is a huge motorcycle nut, and runs the ADVrider site.

Jiggles · February 6th, 2013, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antiant

Another vote for Picasa, great privacy settings (you don't need passwords either), storage, video, etc. You can also directly link videos from there to things like youtube as well. Btw, I would stay away from photobucket, too easy to hack the privacy settings. Also, if you post certain pics like nudes or something "inappropriate," photobucket deletes them without warning.

You're photobucket will only get hacked if you are an idiot. Someone has to guess the link in order to access it and photobucket has a "scramble link" on upload option so that can't happen. If you do upload your pics without the option and they are say, PIC001 PIC002 and so on, then yes its easy to "hack" though its not really a hack at all, just a guess.

I invite anyone to "hack" my private album, good luck

antiant · February 6th, 2013, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

You're photobucket will only get hacked if you are an idiot. Someone has to guess the link in order to access it and photobucket has a "scramble link" on upload option so that can't happen. If you do upload your pics without the option and they are say, PIC001 PIC002 and so on, then yes its easy to "hack" though its not really a hack at all, just a guess.

I invite anyone to "hack" my private album, good luck

Youtube or google it my friend and yes, if you're an idiot, then that is a given. I just find it interesting how easily people give out their information so freely and I find topics like these interesting to discuss.

Jiggles · February 6th, 2013, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antiant

Youtube or google it my friend and yes, if you're an idiot, then that is a given. I just find it interesting how easily people give out their information so freely and I find topics like these interesting to discuss.

I have, it works exactly how I said it works, take a look at my gif images and see if you'd be able to guess that link

Mr.E · February 7th, 2013, 03:21 PM

So I'm inbetween Flickr and SmugMug now lol. Does SmugMug have groups like flickr? Where you can shar your photos in a group mainstream? I kind of like that feature. *Sigh* lol. I took some good pictures today too. I'll probably decide on one of the two soon.

Alex · February 7th, 2013, 09:10 PM

I think they both have free trials. Nothing wrong with playing with them both until you figure out what you prefer. What I liked about smugmug over flickr a few years back was that smugmug made it easier for me to classify my photos the way I do locally. By category, and by time taken in different galleries. Flickr always seemed to be more about tagging and streams, and having all photos in one big pile that the user meanders their way through. I haven't used it in years though, so perhaps it's just as flexible now to organize things different ways.

February 5th, 2013, 07:35 PM	#1
Mr.E That rider dude. Name: Eric Location: Orlando, Fl. Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 White Ninja 250 SE. Posts: A lot.	Is flickr worth it? Hey guys, So today I got myself my first DSLR (), a Canon T4i. I love taking photos and want a place online to store them all. I know photo bucket, but for some reason Flickr calls to me. I signed up to Flickr and uploaded some photos but realized the limits and what not. I'm considering upgrading, for only $24 it's not that bad. Then again, it isssss $24... so my question is, for those of you who have flickr, is it worth it? What are the pros and cons? Could you suggest some other site? Any explanation on why flickr and not else where? I noticed some of you have flickr, so I though I'd ask Thank you! __________________________________________________ Mods: flushmount Led front binkers, diode mod, pazzo levers, clear tank pad, racing replica grips, bike monkeys integrated tal light, zx-2r vinyls, rearsets, red bar ends, and more red accented stuff.

February 5th, 2013, 07:58 PM	#2
BlueHairSar ninjette.org sage Name: Sarah Location: NYC Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): Silver 2005 Ninja 250 - Available for free mustache rides. Posts: 842	Picasa is an option, too. I love my flickr and think it is, though I've been on it since before Picasa was a thing, and never explored that as a free option... __________________________________________________ https://www.facebook.com/BlueShootsYou \| http://blueshootsyou.com

February 5th, 2013, 08:19 PM	#4
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	I pay $29/yr for photobucket It allows unlimited linking of ridiculous gifs __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

February 5th, 2013, 10:20 PM	#5
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Big fan of smugmug here. Great privacy options for sharing family photos with only family, without having to set up passwords. Good video options. The ninjette.org gallery is run directly from my smugmug account. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

February 6th, 2013, 06:20 AM	#6
jstrain ninjette.org guru Name: Jeremy Location: Philadelphia Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): '04 Aprilia RSV, '10 Bonneville, '10 Ninjette Posts: 359	I host all of my pics at Smugmug as well. Been very happy with it for the past couple years. __________________________________________________ -Jeremy

February 5th, 2013, 08:07 PM	#3
geeker ninjette.org guru Name: Richie Location: Arkansas Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2022 Honda CRF300L Rally, 2015 Ninja ZX6R 636, 2014 Ninja 1000, 2013 Ninja 300 (sold), 2011 Ninja 250R (sold) Posts: 479	I used to be on Flickr all the time. Good communities and rarely any downtime - however, I've never experienced any downtime.

February 6th, 2013, 07:02 AM	#7
BlueHairSar ninjette.org sage Name: Sarah Location: NYC Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): Silver 2005 Ninja 250 - Available for free mustache rides. Posts: 842	Flickr has good privacy options, too. You can post publicly, only to your "contacts", to select contacts, or have photos only visible to you. They have some nice organizational tools, too (sets, collections, galleries). And you can post vids too, so I think you could use jigs' gifs, also, if that painted your wagon. __________________________________________________ https://www.facebook.com/BlueShootsYou \| http://blueshootsyou.com

February 6th, 2013, 08:16 AM	#8
antiant antiant Name: antiant Location: Cali Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): None Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '14	Another vote for Picasa, great privacy settings (you don't need passwords either), storage, video, etc. You can also directly link videos from there to things like youtube as well. Btw, I would stay away from photobucket, too easy to hack the privacy settings. Also, if you post certain pics like nudes or something "inappropriate," photobucket deletes them without warning.

February 6th, 2013, 01:19 PM	#9
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Another plug for smugmug, as the owner/founder of that company is a huge motorcycle nut, and runs the ADVrider site. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

February 7th, 2013, 03:21 PM	#13
Mr.E That rider dude. Name: Eric Location: Orlando, Fl. Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 White Ninja 250 SE. Posts: A lot.	So I'm inbetween Flickr and SmugMug now lol. Does SmugMug have groups like flickr? Where you can shar your photos in a group mainstream? I kind of like that feature. Sigh lol. I took some good pictures today too. I'll probably decide on one of the two soon. __________________________________________________ Mods: flushmount Led front binkers, diode mod, pazzo levers, clear tank pad, racing replica grips, bike monkeys integrated tal light, zx-2r vinyls, rearsets, red bar ends, and more red accented stuff.

February 7th, 2013, 09:10 PM	#14
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I think they both have free trials. Nothing wrong with playing with them both until you figure out what you prefer. What I liked about smugmug over flickr a few years back was that smugmug made it easier for me to classify my photos the way I do locally. By category, and by time taken in different galleries. Flickr always seemed to be more about tagging and streams, and having all photos in one big pile that the user meanders their way through. I haven't used it in years though, so perhaps it's just as flexible now to organize things different ways. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

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