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Jim Skea's photostream
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Well, the designers at Flickrbook® from Yahoo!® have decided to change everybody's profile page, without prior consultation, and without warning.
For some strange reason they think that placing photos of me that others have tagged around the site on my profile is a Good Thing, and don't give me the option of switching this off. Thankfully I don't have a vengeful ex who could abuse this feature, but I wonder how many other users out there have been (and are being) harmed by this change.
They seem to think that My Favorite (sic) photos should also appear on my profile, though they are not my own work, and haven't given me the option of turning them off.
So, my apologies if my Profile says more about other users on Flickrbook® from Yahoo!®, but that seems to be how the current administration want it. Every single day that I use this site, I feel I understand more and more why its founders Stuart Butterfield and Caterina Fake left it. It's sad to see a community which once so coherent being ruined by poor administrative decisions.
I left Fotolog after I felt that its staff were not paying enough attention to its users and I'm now, sadly, getting the same feeling from Flickrbook® from Yahoo!®. I'm starting to look at different photo sharing sites, both in Portuguese and English. If anybody has any suggestions, please drop me a Flickrbook mail.

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Photos of Jim Skea (13)
Jim Skea's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,398)
Contacts (610)
Groups (50)
- Your Best Shot 2010 20,270 photos, 24,818 members
- Post-Processing Addicts 17,229 photos, 1,166 members
- Bittersweet 2,140 photos, 203 members
- * Vanishing Points * 132,233 photos, 21,377 members
- Gotta Love a Boston Terrier 8,438 photos, 676 members
- cat criminalz 959 photos, 88 members
- Stuff With Six Legs 19,235 photos, 676 members
- Falar de Fotografia 1,194 photos, 171 members
- Imagem Imaculada 207 photos, 22 members
- So your Cat wants a Massage? 780 photos, 143 members
- in loving memory of imapix 138 photos, 158 members
- Dona Isabel 821 photos, 251 members
- The Weimaraner Group 10,950 photos, 769 members
- Weimaraners 15,830 photos, 995 members
- Flickr 10-10-10 4,263 photos, 1,711 members
- 10.10.10.10 AM GMT ART project 1,036 photos, 570 members
- 101010 - Flickr Project 5,420 photos, 1,925 members
- October 10, 2010 1,948 photos, 2,710 members
- Flickr's pets 8,568 photos, 901 members
- New Photo Page Preview 0 photos, 3,727 members
- Guardian Datastore 718 photos, 1,321 members
- Big Rock Cat's Love, Life, Art 1,750 photos, 81 members
- People with wetsuits that look like seals from the bottom 1,212 photos, 94 members
- Hummingbirds 26,321 photos, 3,590 members
- A message for the new Con/LibDem Coalition Government 143 photos, 159 members
- Red Bull Air Race - Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Brazil 321 photos, 32 members
- MacroChicken (& ostrich) 224 photos, 119 members
- Post 1 leave 3 passive aggressive comments, notes, or tags 8,293 photos, 822 members
- My little brats! 1,930 photos, 347 members
- Free Flickr Flowers ~FFF~ Enter Amaryllis Contest! 117,602 photos, 7,261 members
- Class 1 Powerboats 170 photos, 29 members
- I see faces ( Not a Portrait Group ) 6,192 photos, 1,709 members
- Vertoramas 10,200 photos, 1,693 members
- Photo Madness: Mazel Tov leesure, 2011 Photo Madness Champion! 283 photos, 219 members
- SOOC (Straight Out of the Camera) 131,010 photos, 7,585 members
- Great Photography, in Marc's opinion 216 photos, 1,117 members
- Cover Street 285 photos, 715 members
- FlickrCentral Brasil 60,960 photos, 4,335 members
- CHARITY PRINT AUCTIONS - JAPAN 1 photo, 1,521 members
- SOS Haiti 1,493 photos, 384 members
- Downtown Dormancy 1,172 photos, 180 members
- Your Best Shot 2009 16,593 photos, 20,232 members
- Siamese Cats and their Feline Brothers 111,236 photos, 9,735 members
- Cats - Show off your cat(s)Please comment 75,642 photos, 8,338 members
- Flickr Hive Mind Group 45,461 photos, 1,751 members
- HQC - High Quality Cats 1,118 photos, 116 members
- Cabo Verde 3,086 photos, 297 members
- My 2010 Daily Photo Diary 449 photos, 133 members
- La mia prima foto su Flickr - My first photo on Flickr 12,354 photos, 23,629 members
- Candles 22,343 photos, 8,782 members
Testimonials (10)
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Tampen says:
"I keep trying not to look at Jim's stream, on account of his deeply upsetting subject matter, so I suppose it's a tribute to his excellence as a photographer that I'm prepared to brave his frightening cat shots in order not to miss his wonderful portrayals of Rio and the other places he visits. There are also some fabulous portraits in his stream, and that impossible shot of the smoking stunt plane is for my money the best action photo that's ever appeared on Flickr. He's one of our finest, and though I shall bitterly regret writing this, I think he once posted a cat shot I liked, as well."
1st February, 2009
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Kristina J. says:
"I've been following Jim's work from early fotolog days and he has been inspiring me and awing me with his photos ever since.
Mind you, it helps that the bugger lives in hotter, more photogenic country than I do. :P"1st May, 2007
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SteveFE says:
"I seem to have known Jim here for ever. Although transplanted to a different culture and climate, he still seems to retain a peculiarly gritty and dry wit that could only have originated in the rain-drenched North of the ould sod.
As a photographer, he's one of those versatile buggers who can do landscapes, portraits, macros and urban stuff with equal facility and style. A jack of all trades and master of most of them too."10th December, 2006
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sous les pavés, la plage says:
"Without doubt, Jim is one of those very rare persons that manage to elevate the very common "torch lit cat hunts bug on flower in dramatic storms" shot into a true work of art.
Before you set sail and take course to his stream, let me just very quickly tell you that he is topless all the time - I believe it will add to your viewing pleasure."9th March, 2006
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dooda says:
"Jim's personality somehow really shines through in his thoughtful photos. His thoughtful commentary that is given unequivically to all that ask truly is an example to all, and is a great example of his desire to serve photography and enthusiasts. Enjoy his photos, then go to deleteme and enjoy his sharp mind. You won't regret it."
1st October, 2005
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tarotastic says:
"I'm constantly impressed by the insightful, intelligent and reasoned comments that Jim makes. I consider him to be one of the most valuable assets of the Deleteme group! His photostream is also interesting and very diverse, as Jim seems to be well travelled and very interested in the world around him."
9th September, 2005
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kimberkit says:
"At DeleteMe (that highly controversial and nasty group of critics), I learned that Jim was always unfailingly kind, constructive, and quite brilliantly accurate with all of his critical commentary. Browsing through Jim's photostream, I learned that Jim is a brilliant and, more unusually, an incredibly diverse photographer. He not only captures landscapes and macros well, but does an excellent job on abstracts and the odd photo of his cat. One wonders how that's possible, but he does it."
8th September, 2005
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Jezmin says:
"When I grow up I want to be like Jim."
9th July, 2005
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Kalense Kid says:
"Jim is truly one of the greats in flickr. His wise and witty comments are inevitably accurate, and I have rapidly come to regard him as an authority with a keen and critical eye. His own photos are interesting and thoughtful.
Of course, this all makes his inexplicable love of Lomo even more puzzling...
But despite this odd quirk, Jim is a person I would really like to meet one day."7th July, 2005
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First Contact says:
"I met Jim in the controversial "deleteme!" group. His wise @rse, but mostly witty, comments didn't go unnoticed. I was forced to view his photos while dutifully casting votes, but I'm glad for it! This is how I discovered his photostream which contains tonnes of amazing photos. Go and see for youselves!"
20th June, 2005
- Name:
- Jim Skea
- Joined:
- October 2004
- Currently:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- I am:
- Male





















