First post on Flickr

This was my first post on Flickr in August 2009, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes playing in Victoria Park, East London, on day of the launch of their first album in the UK.

Snow photos, East London, Feb 2012

Snow always makes for some good photos if you can get the exposure right.

The new Pogoda is being built in Victoria Park as part of the restoration work. It is not finished but it looks good in the snow:

Even the pigeons seem to be finding it cold:

Victoria Park, East London

For other snow pics, see my Snow pics in 2012 set in Flickr

S is for Snow

Snow in Victoria Park , East London, Dec. 2010 - 9, by Cybermyth13.

Snow creates a special atmosphere, especially in a park. In December 2010, the snow settled not only in the ground but also in the trees. With the low light of late afternoon, it looked magical.

S in Conor's A-Z

V is for Victoria Park

Foggy Day, Victoria Park, London, England, 1987, by Cybermyth13.

A foggy day in Victoria Park, East London, in October 1987.

V in Conor's A-Z.

Snow in Victoria Park , East London, Dec. 2010

Snow in Victoria Park , East London, Dec. 2010 - 1, by Cybermyth13.

I went for a walk in the fresh snow this afternoon and took some pictures in Victoria Park. When I posted some of them to Flickr, I had loads of views the same evening. Obviously some people stayed in and spent time on their computer today. Many of the views, over 750, came from simple searches within Flickr for "UK snow". It shows how much we care about the weather.

See my December 2010 snow pictures in Flickr

Photo of the week - Snow in Victoria Park, East London

Snow in Victoria Park, East London, December 2010, originally uploaded by Cybermyth13.

This week has seen snow in London. At the moment it looks nice but it is cold.

Why I started on Flickr - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, originally uploaded by Cybermyth13.

I was listening to the radio one evening in August 2009 and heard a bamd Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros playing some songs live in the studio. They mentioned that they would be playing in Victoria Park, London, on Friday afternoon. The park is not often used as a music venue, particularly on a Friday afternoon, so I checked online to find the details. It was to be an acoustic set at the bandstand starting at 2pm.

So I turned up at 2pm in Victoria Park and there were some people waiting around but not much sign of the band. Eventually some vehicles appeared with the band members (about 10 of them) and a piano emerged from a small van. By the time they had set up, a reasonable crowd had formed. I had my camera with me so while they played I took some pictures, as did several others.

A few days later I went online to see what pictures other people have posted online of the performance. The best selection was on Flickr so I decided to post some pictures on Flickr and see what happens.

Initially they did not seem to be much interest in my Edward Sharpe pictures. However I then got some viewings through images.yahoo.com . Gradually the photo worked its way to first entry on any search for Edward Sharpe on images.yahoo.com . I think people were clicking on it because it looked so unusual and because people were clicking on it, it moved up the search results.

The band has gone on to have success in America, including appearing on the Letterman show and several festivals, so the picture got lots of views. Eventually it was surplanted in the search by more recent photos of the band but it has been one of my more successful photos in terms of views, thanks to yahoo.