All I wanted was a Black Flickr
Two weeks ago, I created a 500px account. I felt that this website is the next big thing when it comes to photo sharing.
I uploaded some of my old photos and to be honest, I was impressed by its take-up and visibility rate when a couple of strangers commented on my sets. That means those images that I just uploaded were highly visible to the public. 500px' home page highlights those photos that were recently uploaded. So far so good.
Yesterday, I went to Singapore Botanic Garden and when I got home I was so excited to upload all my new photos. Unfortunately, I reached its 10-photos-per-week limit.
I was a bit disappointed by the limit they imposed but then, it's a free service, beggars can't be choosers. The only way to remove this limit is to be an "Awesome" user by paying $49.95 per year.
I then compared it's price with Flickr. It's surprising to know that my old photo-sharing service with lots of subscribers is way cheaper than 500px. Flickr only charges you $24.95 per year, half the price of 500px.
So why did I switch to 500px? Was it because of the hype? Was it because of the web layout and color themes?
Flickr has tons of members and groups where you can ask questions and share your experience with regards to your DSLR and lenses. Developer APIs are stable and tech support are available.
After 2 weeks of using 500px, I feel that it only made me use it because of its black web layout. That's the only thing that's missing in Flickr.
I began to try out and change the Flickr color using Firebug tool and see if it will still look as ugly as it's white version. Judge for yourself.
If you ask me, the black version isn't bad at all. It just took me 5 minutes to modify the CSS and I know Flickr web designers can "re-dress" the layout better.
So now, I am calling out Flickr, please give us a new look and feel. Web 2.0 is so "old school". Change the web design, color schemes and it's layout. I'm sure some people also left you because of this factor.
By the way, here's my Flickr stream http://bit.ly/UU3gMO
I uploaded some of my old photos and to be honest, I was impressed by its take-up and visibility rate when a couple of strangers commented on my sets. That means those images that I just uploaded were highly visible to the public. 500px' home page highlights those photos that were recently uploaded. So far so good.
Yesterday, I went to Singapore Botanic Garden and when I got home I was so excited to upload all my new photos. Unfortunately, I reached its 10-photos-per-week limit.
I was a bit disappointed by the limit they imposed but then, it's a free service, beggars can't be choosers. The only way to remove this limit is to be an "Awesome" user by paying $49.95 per year.
I then compared it's price with Flickr. It's surprising to know that my old photo-sharing service with lots of subscribers is way cheaper than 500px. Flickr only charges you $24.95 per year, half the price of 500px.
So why did I switch to 500px? Was it because of the hype? Was it because of the web layout and color themes?
Flickr has tons of members and groups where you can ask questions and share your experience with regards to your DSLR and lenses. Developer APIs are stable and tech support are available.
After 2 weeks of using 500px, I feel that it only made me use it because of its black web layout. That's the only thing that's missing in Flickr.
I began to try out and change the Flickr color using Firebug tool and see if it will still look as ugly as it's white version. Judge for yourself.
If you ask me, the black version isn't bad at all. It just took me 5 minutes to modify the CSS and I know Flickr web designers can "re-dress" the layout better.
So now, I am calling out Flickr, please give us a new look and feel. Web 2.0 is so "old school". Change the web design, color schemes and it's layout. I'm sure some people also left you because of this factor.
By the way, here's my Flickr stream http://bit.ly/UU3gMO
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