I've been using Flickr since their very early days, way before Yahoo. Part of my devotion is the fact I have this beautiful photostream which I have cultivated over almost 10 years, and represents the cream of the crop of photos that I took and chose to share. There have been times when I thought carefully about which photos I want in my photostream and in what order. Looking back is always a "memory lane" kind of experience, in a much more profound way than looking at my old facebook timeline. A picture says a thousand words, and all that.

Flickr was not, to me, a place to dump photos. Rather it was a showcase of a kind, where my most meaningful photos could be put on display. Maybe picassa was a dumping ground, but not Flickr.

The initial refresh was appreciated but confusing, and my use of Flickr declined. It took ages before any decent app at all was available for the Android and iPhone platforms. They fumbled the Facebook app.

Recently my use of Flickr has picked up again, but I've started to consider other services. With this new breath of fresh air perhaps that consideration will be stalled, maybe indefinitely. It's a competitive landscape.

I'm not at my photographic peak these days, but the photos are still meaningful and become more so over time.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/slr/