After reading through this week's lesson and visiting some of the sites suggested, I went exploring. Flickr doesn't really point out too many APIs, although they do provide the base code should anyone want to make their own applications.
A Google search for "flickr mashups" produced a bunch of nifty hits, however. There's a great list of 275 different possibilities at Programmable Web.
Kaleidoscopr allows you to search flickr images by tag, Flickr ID, date, or keyword and create a kaleidoscopic image. I went with "pumpkins"....
Kaleidoscopr'd pumpkins!
Kaleidoscopr'd pumpkins!
Now Kaleidoscopr has one slight draw back - it can be very difficult to locate the original image on Flickr. But here's a clue that can help - the Flickr photo titles will appear if you hover your mouse over the photo slide bar at the top of the screen. If the title is unique enough, you can search for it as a phrase in Flickr and locate it pretty easily.
Unfortunately, my photo of choice,
with its one word title,
was a bit more challenging....
with its one word title,
was a bit more challenging....
If the title-search method doesn't work, try this: right click on the thumbnail image you've selected, copy the image location, and paste it into a new window - it should look something like this:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/47427090_e3728b2b64_s.jpg
The bit you'll need to locate your photo on Flickr is bold. That series of numbers is Pumpkins' unique photo ID. Copy the number for your photo, paste it into Google along with the word "flickr" and your photo should pop right up.
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