Photo storage is a big problem for me in general. Since i started birding (Mar
or April this year) I’ve accumulated over 5000 individual photos, requiring
about 85 gig of storage space. I Currently store them in individual folders,
by bird, on my iPad, which is backed up to the cloud, a large memory stick and
my desktop computer. I also have them all stored on Amazons Server (a free
unlimited storage service for Amazon prime members), the problem with this
service is photos are handled much like your iPhone library and it’s hard to
catalog them. It’s clear that In a relatively short period of time I will
exceed my iPad capacity, my memory stick capacity, my desktop computer
capacity, and my cloud storage capacity. Large amounts of cloud storage is
real expensive. Does anyone have any ideas?
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 6, 2018, at 10:43 AM, <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The PROBLEM with eBird (& McCauley Library where the images are stored) is
that they either downsize images or only accept a certain file size, so the
images presented in eBird lists (and I presume McCauley Library) can't be
zoomed to 100% to see all of the detail that is there. Flickr allows import
of images at full size, and in this day of digital technology, there can be A
LOT of detail that is lost in downsized images . . .
One case in point is the McElroy Lake White-faced Ibis this past April.
Rickey Shive got some documentary photos of that bird (thanks Rickey!), but
one can see far less detail in the eBird photo than his originals. This makes
review of documentary photos problematic in eBird if the originals are not
available elsewhere . . . .
bpb, Louisville
-----Original Message-----
From: Jackie Elmore
Sent: Nov 6, 2018 11:34 AM
To: "james.a.wheat@xxxxxxxxx" , Brainard Palmer-Ball
Cc: birdky
Subject: [birdky] Re: KOS Flickr group and members' images . . .
The PROBLEM with eBird (& McCauley Library where the images are stored) is
that they either downsize images or only accept a certain file size, so the
images presented in eBird lists (and I presume McCauley Library) can't be
zoomed to 100% to see all of the detail that is there. Flickr allows import
of images at full size, and in this day of digital technology, there can be A
LOT of detail that is lost in downsized images . . .
One case in point is the McElroy Lake White-faced Ibis this past April.
Rickey Shive got some documentary photos of that bird (thanks Rickey!), but
one can see far less detail in the eBird photo than his originals. This makes
review of documentary photos problematic in eBird if the originals are not
available elsewhere . . . .
bpb, Louisville
-----Original Message-----
From: Jackie Elmore
Sent: Nov 6, 2018 11:34 AM
To: "james.a.wheat@xxxxxxxxx" , Brainard Palmer-Ball
Cc: birdky
Subject: [birdky] Re: KOS Flickr group and members' images . . .
For me when I post ebird images I use screenshots from my Flickr stream to my
iPad and load to ebird reports that way...it fairly easy for me.
Get Outlook for iOS
From: 20270622660n behalf of
Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 9:10 AM
To: Brainard Palmer-Ball
Cc: birdky
Subject: [birdky] Re: KOS Flickr group and members' images . . .
I am tagging on to Brainard's note to say that any of the images purged from
Flickr accounts that happen also to be linked to eBird checklists will
likewise be gone from eBird. I know it's stating the obvious, but worth
mentioning anyway.
I'm watching to see whether eBird will notify affected users, or if users
will have to do so manually. If you know you'll be affected, you might choose
the proactive route to ensure your pictures remain where you choose to have
them.
James
On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 8:08 AM <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Flickr has announced that it is going to limit the number of photos that
FREE members can store on the site to 1000. Anyone desiring to store and
display more than their most recent 1000 images will have to join at a basic
subscription level.
This will *not* affect the KOS Photo Gallery Flickr Group; my understanding
from communication with support staff is that groups will not be required to
have a subscription to maintain more than 1000 images. The "groups" are just
collections of images linked to and displayed there by members (some free
and some paying).
*However,* those images that are currently displayed on the Group photo
collection that would be purged from free members' accounts will also be
lost from the Group collection.
I looked thru the KOS Flickr member list and there are not many members who
will be affected by the new subscription (i.e. there are not many with more
than 1000 images who don't already pay to have a subscription). I just
wanted to make folks aware of this change and the fact that some of our
Group photos will probably disappear early in 2019 when the changes take
effect. Free Flickr members who have more than 1000 photos might want to
look thru their Photostream and make sure there are not images they would
like to keep on the KOS Group that will be purged.
bpb, Louisville
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