Paul Jacobson

Tag: flickr

  • Bicycle handlebars

    I love virtually everything about this photo of bicycle handlebars titled “Kalverstraat” by Lucas (): https://flic.kr/p/sxfxBC I really like using a shallow depth of field in many of my photos. My favourite lens is my f1.8 50mm lens although I am still learning how to capture as much detail as I need at those lower…

  • The many reasons you should use Flickr to store and share your photos

    Update (2015-05-28): As many predicted, Google has spun off Google Photos as a standalone app. Taking Flickr on pretty directly! Flickr recently updated its Web and mobile apps with features that make it one of the most compelling photo sharing and storage services available today. It is so good now that using its competitors would…

  • Surveying his world

    I just came across this great photo of a boy surveying his world. This photo is titled “His World” and was taken by Dylan Kitchener. Here are a few more photos Dylan shared which I like: The Daily Commute . https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkitch/3419564883/

  • Spectacular mountain landscape

    This popped up in my Flickr feed. Spectacular view to kickstart a Monday morning:

  • New look for me

    I’m kicking off 2014 with a newish look. The last time I had a beard was when I met my wife about a decade ago. I’m still getting used to it and it is still growing out but so far, so good. I think I like it. via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/iWioLw

  • Analogue blogging

    I did a long overdue clean-up with our kids this morning and found these old Moleskine journals from about a decade ago. I used these journals to capture thoughts, ideas and life drama. I want to capture these pages and I’m just debating how to do that. A flat-bed scanner is probably the way to…

  • Sunny end to 2013

    Such a pleasure to see blue skies again after a couple rainy and cloudy weeks. via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/iLN5Ff Update: Sorry, little typo in the title. Fixed now.

  • 3 great photos for a long weekend

    I love this photo by Thomas Hawk titled “Water Under a Bridge”. I’m not sure if I have shared this next one before but it is just a terrific image. It is one of Simon Clarke’s photos and it’s title is “blossoming”: Lastly, Chris Frank’s “ALIVE” is a terrific sunset-style photo. Good timing as I…