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While reviewing some of my photos on Flickr, I noticed this message: Your photos are currently not appearing in public searches. More info. I was pretty sure that I had no settings to prevent my photos from appearing in searches, so I clicked the more info link.

The link takes you to a page listing reasons why your photos would not appear in searches. Here are the reasons listed:

• New account
• Need at least five photos
• Need tags and descriptions
• Need appropriate safety level set
• Make sure the account is not hidden from search
• Make sure photos are not hidden from search

None of those reasons applied, as far as I could tell. My account has existed since 2009. I have uploaded over 50 photos, although those uploads have been done in the last week or so. My photos have tags and descriptions. My account is not hidden from search, and none of the photos are hidden from search.

I usually take photographs with my Canon 7D. Sometimes, a shot presents itself when the only thing I have available is my iPhone. You can get some outstanding shots with an iPhone when the lighting is good.  I’m surprised by how well these photos came out with my iPhone 4S. Here is one of the photos:

European hornet (Vespa crabro)

You can find this photo and others on my Flickr

I’ve had a Flickr account since 2009. I honestly never used it much. However, I really like the new redesign. Since the update, I’ve started putting more photos on Flickr. The thought wouldn’t have crossed my mind before the update.

I still wish they had better sharing abilities. I want to create a username/password for specific sets and share those sets. This is useful for sharing photos with only family and friends. I’m not interested in forcing them to create Flickr accounts or getting everyone’s email address and associating it with permissions on a set.

Background

I’m an amateur digital photographer. I’ve been doing this since about the summer of 2009. I photograph for personal reasons. Often, my photos are of interesting nature-focused subjects. However, I’m also known to take many photos at family events. I enjoy taking photos of sports, typically soccer or martial arts, that my daughters participate in.

MobileMe

Given this, I was immediately impressed with Apple’s MobileMe galleries and the ease with which I could share my photos with friends and family. I could create a unique username and password for each gallery. My friends and family had a visually pleasing means of browsing the photos and downloading them individually or in bulk.