This was taken with my Canon S3is during a visit to the Butterfly Garden of Camp John Hay. I recently sold my camera to fund a purchase of a lens. The camera has been with me since last year and it has been a very good teacher and companion. I miss it dearly…
Flickr’s Interestingness still, and will always baffle flickritis around the world when it comes to choosing pictures for Explore.
There are lots of things that make a photo ‘interesting’ (or not) in the Flickr. Where the clickthroughs are coming from; who comments on it and when; who marks it as a favorite; its tags and many more things which are constantly changing. Interestingness changes over time, as more and more fantastic photos and stories are added to Flickr.
A long time in the making, interestingness is a ranking algorithm based on user behavior around the photos taking into account some obvious things like how many users add the photo to their favorites and some subtle things like the relationship between the person who uploaded the photo and the people who are commenting (plus a whole bunch of secret sauce).
Here are some photos of mine from flickr that got ‘explored’:
This picture is my ‘highest’ ranking picture in flickr. It reached #24 last November 9. This was taken in Santiago Cove, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is a perfect disc-shaped shore. I first went here when I was still in college.
One of my favorite pictures. This is a couple walking in Burnham Park Lake, Baguio City, Philippines.
The picture below was taken in Mines View Park. Early morning fog is not uncommon here in Baguio City. Mines View Park, as its name suggests, provided a view of the mines, particularly those owned by the Benguet Corp.
Still taken in Mines View Park. This time, a shot of the observation deck.
These pictures were taken at Asin Road, Baguio City, Philippines. People are one of my favorite subjects and I was lucky to take pictures of these enthusiastic kids from an elementary school there.
Birds of Paradise flowers. Taken in Botanical Garden, Baguio City, Philippines.
A flower given to me by my husband…
This was taken with my Nokia N70 Camera Phone…
Underneath a sayote leaf…
A Chinese temple near SLU Hospital…
Fog in Baguio
Web with water droplets…
Macro of flowers. Macro photography is very interesting and I love it. I used a Canon S3is on this one, in Super Macro mode. I love this feature of my S3is and I highly recommend the camera for beginners. Saving up for a Nikkor micro lens… :)
A Victory bus along Marcos Highway.
“A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed…It feels an impulsion…this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons.” - Richard Bach
One of my favorite subjects in photography are clouds and the sky. Because everyday, they look different. In some days they can look gigantic and sometimes they can look fiery and colorful.
Cloud photos are abundant in the WWW and here are the links to the sites I frequently visit:
Here are some photos from my flickr gallery showing pictures of the sky and/or clouds.
Taken from our house…
Santiago Cove, Ilocos Sur
Pictures taken from our house.
San Juan La Union
Along the National Highway, Ilocos Sur
SQ or Sayote Queen is a photography enthusiast from Baguio City, Philippines. She thinks photography rocks. She is more of an outdoor photographer who loves to shoot (not literally) anything under the sun.
One of her favorite quotes in photography : "I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing. To me, that makes photography more exciting. ~ Harry Callahan"
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