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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| | 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|John Morse]], who is also founder of the [[BhamWiki:About|BhamWiki]]. | ||
As of August, 2007 the group consists of 366 members and over 9,280 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 August, 2007 the group consists of 366 members and over 9,280 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. | ||
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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
The group is holding its first exhibition in [[2007]] as part of [[ArtWalk]], sharing the [[German Club]] with [[Sloss Metal Arts]]. | The group is holding its first exhibition in September [[2007]] as part of [[ArtWalk]], sharing the [[German Club]] with [[Sloss Metal Arts]]. | ||
==References== | |||
* Whitley, Carla Jean (September 2007) "A Flickr of the Magic City." ''Birmingham'' Magazine. pp. 181-91 | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 5 September 2007
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 John Morse, who is also founder of the BhamWiki.
As of August, 2007 the group consists of 366 members and over 9,280 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.
The group is holding its first exhibition in September 2007 as part of ArtWalk, sharing the German Club with Sloss Metal Arts.
References
- Whitley, Carla Jean (September 2007) "A Flickr of the Magic City." Birmingham Magazine. pp. 181-91
External links
- Magic City Flickr Group page on Flickr.com
- Best of the Magic City at Flickr.com
- About Flickr at Flickr.com