Accessible Travel

Accessible Travel! The focus of this group will be accessibility in tourism. Show us places where you live or have traveled. Bonus points for photos that have a caption! Photos will be uploaded to specific Planeta.com pages, particularly those dealing with accessibility. www.planeta.com/ecotravel/resources/accessibility.html WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Wheelchair Access Braille signage Sound markers for the hearing impaired Accessible intersections Public transportation Maps Lodging Restaurants Bathrooms Telephones and communication infrastructure Museums Signage Best practices/worst practices You (!) enjoying a public place with superb accessibility MEMBERSHIP -- As the world of Flickr is about sharing please only join this group if you have an active photostream with some photos about this subject matter. Those who do not have an established photostream will not be accepted. FYI - By submitting a photo here, you are giving Planeta.com and other websites permission to feature the photo with link to the original in your gallery. The copyright remains with you.

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Aesthetics of Failure

Brakdoewn, slippgae, entrpy, accidetn, gl!tczhes, failures in sound, image, concept, utopian and dystopian experiments

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Best In Show (invite only) - New September contest!

We love the enthusiasm for the group and the amazing variety of gorgeous dog photography here. Note that every submission is subject to Administrative review. Please -- Don't be discouraged if you submit a photo (even with an invite), but it doesn't make the group. There are a lot of cute "snapshots" of dogs, and those are wonderful, adorable and cherished... but this is for the "best of the best." We thank all of you for making this high quality group the best it can be! Also, PLEASE....follow the rules... this is an INVITE ONLY group. Also, each photograph you submit must have its own invitation. ______________________________________________________________________ ~IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INVITE A HIGH QUALITY PHOTO TO "BEST IN SHOW~ ~Copy the code between the lines below and paste it into the photos comment box! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are a "Best In Show" Winner!
Please add your photo to:
Best In Show (Invite Only) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Which will look like this: You are a "Best In Show" Winner! Please add your photo to: Best In Show (Invite Only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~If you would like to leave a comment on a photo in the pool, please let them know where you saw it by using the following code.~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are a "Best In Show" Winner!
Seen in Best In Show (Invited Images Only) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Which will look like this. Seen in Best In Show (Invited Images Only)

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Camera Toss

EVERYONE, NOTICE OF NEW POOL RULES! Advice for first time contributors... Please describe your camera movement technique in the description or comments of your images. This makes it much easier for us to decide if it belongs in the pool. Once you have a few in the pool that qualify, you no longer need to include this extra information unless you think the image will confuse the admins. DESCRIPTION

This is a "technique" group, and the technique here is regarded by some as insanity. For we are the reckless folks on flickr that enjoy the abstract, chance, generative, physical photography that results from throwing our cameras into the air (most often at night in front of varied light sources). It is about trading risk for reward in the pursuit of art. It is not about being a photographer, it is about enabling the photography that happens naturally when you let go of the process, give up control, and add a hell of alot more variables. It is about physics, gravity, angular momentum, acceleration, direction, chaos, and timing... most of which you have tenuous control of at best! For further clarification on criteria for photos in this group read this thread.

THEY MUST ACTUALLY BE TOSSES (as in I threw my camera), if you did something else and aren't sure, post it in the forums and inquire. All posts will require moderator approval before appearing in the pool changed on 07/04/2008, to fight spam and off-topic posts. Max of 1 photo per 24 hour period. changed on 07/04/2008, no more limits to your total contributions! Permissions. By submitting images to this pool you grant the administrators permission to publish them (properly attributed) on the official blog for this group, Camera Toss (The Blog), and it's affiliated pages including possible future gallery pages powered by the Flickr API. If you have questions about the new rules, contact the moderators.

_nod's tossing guide for beginners Camera Toss, Mini-HOWTO

Camera Toss Blog http://cameratoss.blogspot.com/

Camera Toss is a particular form of kinetic photography, the camera must be airborne and unobstructed by the photographer or other means. If that seems too risky, please join Kinetic Photography which encompasses a broad range of safer techniques along these lines.

Please tag every camera toss photo that meets the requirements with "cameratoss". This is true of photos both in and out of the pool. cameratoss-daylight is a recommended additional tag for camera toss photographs taken in full daylight or otherwise bright ambient environments. cameratoss-portrait is for pictures where you've intentionally tried to capture a human form. A sub-activity in camera toss that many enjoy and is actually quite challenging. cameratoss-inspired is for images that don't meet the criteria but were inspired by the group, post them in this thread. cameratoss-prose is for images that are accompanied by creative text. A recent idea for further exploration. cameratoss-creation is for your creative creations that are not strictly camera tosses, but employ source images generated this way. cameratoss-blogged is RESERVED FOR ADMIN, I add this to photos that make the camera toss blog.

the pool by tag "cameratoss" individual's sets (see "hall of toss" below) Because of our former pool guidelines that restricted individuals to 10 each, not every tossed image is located here, you can view the massive volume of work via tag search for cameratoss. Also note that many of the members have unique sets devoted to camera tossing, be sure to read Announcing Sets thread and frequently check their sets pages.

The group and administrators are not liable for any damage to yourself or photographic equipment if you choose to attempt the things pictured here. Also please read this word of caution regarding my experiences and the probability of destorying your equipment. Please don't be offended if we remove photos that are admittedly or obviously not tosses. It would be unfair to those that took the full risk. Usually we will ask first to find out the details anyway. There are many alternative abstract painting with light groups if you like this, or if your photos don't match the group criteria. To name a few: smears light movement light in motion light painting slow shutter magic flashlight

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DC Neighborhoods

Washington, DC has a flourishing flickr community. Adding to the many group options for the area is DC Neighborhoods. Photos in the pool should reflect some aspect or character of a particular neighborhood within the beltway. Please note that, at least for purposes of this group, the Mall, the White House, and the Capitol do not count as or as part of a "neighborhood." There are many other groups where such pictures do fit. Please tag or label the pictures to provide some information on location, and please no more than three pictures per day. Open discussion on what we love (or don't love) about these neighborhoods is encouraged. Lively debate is welcome, but please watch the line for when other patron's patience starts to wear thin. If you find your photo doesn't fit here, check out these other DC area groups: Brookland Georgetown DC Foggy Bottom Logan Circle Chevy Chase, DC DC at Night Mount Pleasant Old Town Alexandria Eastern Market 14th and U DC Chinatown Mount Vernon Triangle Washington DC/Metro Area dcProper the real dc Washington DC Metro Area Sights DCist Photos Sprung from Silver Spring Wheaton DC Area Cuisine DC in BW Dupont Circle Main Streets Cleveland Park Mount Pleasant Mainstreet If you know of others, let us know!

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dcProper (DC only; please no MD or VA)

For photographs taken within the city limits of Washington, DC, the Nation's Capital, from monuments to exploding manhole covers (if you're lucky (or unlucky) enough to catch that in action). Please, DC and DC only. No photos of Maryland or Virginia! Check out these other DC area groups as well: DC Photo Rights: www.flickr.com/groups/dcphotorights/ Washington DC/Metro Area: www.flickr.com/groups/dcmetro/ Washington DC Metro Area Sights: www.flickr.com/groups/dcsights/ DC Neighborhoods: www.flickr.com/groups/dc_neighborhoods/ the real dc: www.flickr.com/groups/therealdc/ DCist Photos: www.flickr.com/groups/dcist/ Sprung from Silver Spring: www.flickr.com/groups/ssmd/

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Design: Oohs & Aaughs

Photos of both praiseworthy and inadequate design. There exists products, objects, and experiences, good or bad, which impact us enough to stop and take notice (and take a photo, too). In addition, include a description explaining why it's good/bad.

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Drafting & Drawing Instruments

This little corner of the web is for the discussion and posting of all things drawing and drafting Use this code for Inviting Someone to the Group, Copy the code between the lines. ___________________________________________________________________ Please come join our group. Consider adding to,, Drafting & Drawing Instruments! __________________________________________________________________ It looks like this; Please come join our group. Consider adding to,, Drafting & Drawing Instruments!

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ERROR

This is photos of any and all kind of errors... mainly dealing with computers.

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Musical Instruments [NO PEOPLE]

Pictures of musical instruments - Just the instrument(s) by themselves, not people playing them.

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Musical Instruments of the World

This group is intended to bring together instrumentalists and instruments of all over the world, These could be contempoirary or ancient pictures of players and their instruments, represented in frescos, sculptures mozaics , engravings, paintings, or present-day photography, Particular interest is focussed on lesser known folk instruments and ancient instruments.

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Old Wheelchairs, Gurneys, & Outdated Medical Equip

Photographs of out dated/decayed/found Medical Equipment/Devices. The older the better. group guidelines: 1. Photos can be submitted of any old/outdated/decayed/found medical equipment such as: wheelchairs, gurneys, stretchers, old medical machines (EEG, EKG, Xray, etc), old medical tools. 2. The medical equipment should be a main visual element of the photo. 3. No people in the photos, no new equipment 4. When possible label what the piece of equipment is. If you are unsure please post it in the "What is this?" thread if you'd like help deciphering its purpose 5. Seven submissions allowed per week per member

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Public Spelling Errors

Recording the errors of those that speak loudly.

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Shake your Mansard Maker

Mansards. This group was inspired by badmansard.blogspot.com/. And the group is dedicated to the oft misunderstood and bungled architectural form of the Mansard.

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This Is Broken

Photos about the brokenness (bad design) of items, places, etc. ... see www.thisisbroken.com for more info.

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Travel Writing Bloggers

The pictures that go with the words of travel writing and just traveling bloggers. Include a link to your blog in the description. All welcome. No limits.

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Travel Writing Photographs

with links to blogs dedicated to writing fiction

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Wheelchair Accessible Trails

This group is for photos taken on wheelchair accessible or paved hiking trails.

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Writing Machines

Typewriters, printing presses and movable type - anything to do with the mechanical reproduction or creation of the written word.

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Written In Stone

Photos of inscriptions (i.e. words, phrases, names) carved into stone such as on tombs, monuments, and buildings.

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You have to be wealthy

Everything that represents wealth - expensive cars, luxury houses, interiors, expensive furniture, rich man's food, expensive yachts, etc... If that's something that rich person would buy, eat, visit, sit on, rent, drive, wear or even talk to - get it here! The photos of actual rich persons are welcome too (but it has to be obvious from the photo that he or she is rich). NO MORE THAN 5-6 PHOTOS OF THE CARS! They all look the same. ADD MANY. Anyone is welcome to add photos - add as MANY of your photos as you wish AS LONG as they're featuring expensive, luxurious or out-of-bounds things. Add all of your photos if they're on topic. AVOID ADDING Same photo from different angle. I.e. if you shot 3-10 images stepping right and left - add just one of those.

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