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The '''Magic City Flickr Group''', ('''MCFG''') is a group of people sharing photographs of Birmingham on the online photo-sharing site Flickr.com. The group was founded on February 22, 2005 by [[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]], who is also founder of the [[BhamWiki:About|BhamWiki]].
The '''Magic City Flickr Group''', ('''MCFG''') is a group of people sharing photographs of Birmingham on the online photo-sharing site Flickr.com. The group was founded on [[February 22]], [[2005]] by [[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]], who is also founder of the [[BhamWiki:About|BhamWiki]].


As of October, 2006 the group consists of 244 members and over 6,000 photos which are searchable by user-defined tags. Many of the photos are licensed under Creative Commons licenses which allow them to be used by others with less restrictions than full copyright protection.
As of April, 2007 the group consists of 308 members and over 7,700 photos which are searchable by user-defined tags. Many of the photos are licensed under Creative Commons licenses which allow them to be used by others with less restrictions than full copyright protection.


The group also hosts a discussion forum and a weekly "Best of the Magic City" photo contest. A few meetups have been held as social events. Future plans include a Group Show of members' work at a public event.
The group also hosts a discussion forum and a weekly "Best of the Magic City" photo contest. A few meetups have been held as social events. Other activities have included sponsorship of Photocamp:Birmingham and a group trip to [[Tannehill Historical State Park]].


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 17:23, 21 April 2007

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The Magic City Flickr Group, (MCFG) is a group of people sharing photographs of Birmingham on the online photo-sharing site Flickr.com. The group was founded on February 22, 2005 by Dystopos, who is also founder of the BhamWiki.

As of April, 2007 the group consists of 308 members and over 7,700 photos which are searchable by user-defined tags. Many of the photos are licensed under Creative Commons licenses which allow them to be used by others with less restrictions than full copyright protection.

The group also hosts a discussion forum and a weekly "Best of the Magic City" photo contest. A few meetups have been held as social events. Other activities have included sponsorship of Photocamp:Birmingham and a group trip to Tannehill Historical State Park.

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