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About our group on Flickr
What is Flickr, and what’s it got to do with Astronomy Photographer of the Year?
Flickr is one of the world’s most popular photo-sharing websites. It’s a way for anyone who enjoys digital photography to organise their pictures and show them to others online. If you haven't used Flickr before, take the tour to find out more.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year has teamed up with Flickr so that the competition isn’t just a once-a-year, ‘and-the-winner-is’ thing.
We want Astronomy Photographer of the Year to bring together a vibrant and chatty group of photographers – professionals and amateurs – who all love taking spectacular pictures of space, sharing tips and seeing each other’s work. Flickr lets us do just that!
So check out the Astronomy Photographer of the Year group on Flickr… and if you haven’t already joined in, sign up! Everyone's photos will be displayed in the exhibition on an interactive display. Here's a taster of what's going on in the group right now.
New photos in the group pool
![Guardian of the Skies [42_20064-166]](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4343020478_9f85249d3a_s.jpg)
What's being discussed...
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natwaterson posted a reply: That sounds like a good idea! There are also some great star trails photographers in this group, so it would be easy to compare notes if you wanted to. Some of my favourites are: Star trails by shniks [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikonboi/3159972600/] Flying leap by steventheamusing [http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4210363783/] Star trails Blue Mountains by edobosz [http://www.flickr.com/photos/74075989@N00/3393337901/] and Point Reyes Startrails by Dan O'Connell [http://www.flickr.com/photos/34975706@N06/3486209291/] But have a search through the group - there are loads more amazing shots and photographers.
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Horrgakx posted a reply: Many thanks, I've done that. I really should get out more to do this, these are the only 2 serious ones I've done.
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natwaterson posted a reply: Yes, your subject tag for star trails is right. If you wanted to add a tag for the star Polaris, you could. It would be astro:name="The star Polaris (αUMi)". Finally, you could also use Flickr's Add note tool to pinpoint where on your photo Polaris is - if you are able to identify it. Hope that helps.
