Do you know that as of April of 2026 there are 30-40 million active members on Flickr. Blows my mind!

If you're wondering where some of these extremely colorful bird pics (on Flickr) are coming from, watch this segment from 60 Minutes.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UIZCCVJc3w

Thanks for viewing any photos or hopefully a bit of my photostream. Faves and comments are appreciated if you have the time.

Please forgive me if I missed replying to your comment. It's never intentional. Sometimes I get behind and never get caught up.

When I visit your photostream, I try not to just look at the last 5-10 pics you've shared. Most of us have several pages of photos, some of those as good if not better than our most recent sharing. Sadly, those photos seldom get viewed. I understand that those of you working (for a living) and raising a family don't have a lot of time to peruse other people's photos past their most recent shares. It is what it is. I make a concerted effort to view more than your most recent sharing (Explore of not) and typically I will revisit your photostream and look at more of your photos down the line.

I appreciate photogs who:

share their camera settings (I can learn from that)

title their work

give a bit of info on what we are looking at.

PPPP, My Personal Photographic "Pet Peeves":

people who don't level their photos, in particular lakes and ocean shots.

over sharpening

over saturation (I notice that photo that are colors enriched beyond "normal" are favorited more often.

AI masquerading as “photography.”

I marvel at the number of professional level photographers here. It is both humbling and inspiring. Every time I look at Explore, I find someone who is incredibly good. This happens without fail on a daily basis.

Finally, If you shoot wildlife with a 400 - 600 + super long, (super expensive) lens, you should have your own Flickr subsection. lol

Lens envy.