Comments on: Using Flickr to Find RPG Images http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/02/using-flickr-to-find-rpg-images Game mastering advice, ideas & resources • Dedicated to helping GMs Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martin http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/02/using-flickr-to-find-rpg-images/comment-page-1#comment-1706 Martin Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:15:04 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=226#comment-1706 Sweet! This is one of the main reasons that I leave comments open for at least 30 days -- thanks for the link, Joel. :) Sweet! This is one of the main reasons that I leave comments open for at least 30 days — thanks for the link, Joel. :)

]]> By: Joel M. http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/02/using-flickr-to-find-rpg-images/comment-page-1#comment-1704 Joel M. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:15:29 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=226#comment-1704 This is a fairly old post, but I ran across something nice for landscapes (and modern campaigns) earlier. Wunderground, better known for their weather services, also has a user gallery full of neat pictures. http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewimages.html This is a fairly old post, but I ran across something nice for landscapes (and modern campaigns) earlier. Wunderground, better known for their weather services, also has a user gallery full of neat pictures. http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewimages.html

]]> By: Martin http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/02/using-flickr-to-find-rpg-images/comment-page-1#comment-1531 Martin Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:46:29 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=226#comment-1531 Dave: From my little bit of playing around with them, it looks like the cluster feature is intended to be thesaurus-like -- it suggests like phrases, which seems handy. Dave: From my little bit of playing around with them, it looks like the cluster feature is intended to be thesaurus-like — it suggests like phrases, which seems handy.

]]> By: Dave http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/02/using-flickr-to-find-rpg-images/comment-page-1#comment-1526 Dave Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:48:22 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=226#comment-1526 Flickr is also a great resource for geographic photos (as the jungle tag indicates). I try to use photographs to convey the feel of a region or setting, and so have been searching for things from "sheep" (for a culture that does a lot of sheep rearing) to "sahara" to find something that communicates the trackless desert in another part of the world. Keep a thesaurus handy, too, and run quick searches for synonyms for things like swamp, jungle, plains, and so on. Flickr is also a great resource for geographic photos (as the jungle tag indicates). I try to use photographs to convey the feel of a region or setting, and so have been searching for things from “sheep” (for a culture that does a lot of sheep rearing) to “sahara” to find something that communicates the trackless desert in another part of the world. Keep a thesaurus handy, too, and run quick searches for synonyms for things like swamp, jungle, plains, and so on.

]]> By: Martin http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/02/using-flickr-to-find-rpg-images/comment-page-1#comment-1514 Martin Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:32:27 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=226#comment-1514 Thanks! I've updated the post to include your Flickr tag suggestions, and xcorvis's cluster recommendation. Thanks! I’ve updated the post to include your Flickr tag suggestions, and xcorvis’s cluster recommendation.

]]> By: xcorvis http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/02/using-flickr-to-find-rpg-images/comment-page-1#comment-1513 xcorvis Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:14:03 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=226#comment-1513 National Geographic Photo of the Day: http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/ (available as an RSS feed too) You can also search their photo archive http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/cgi-bin/pod/archive.cgi (That's the PoD archive, not the complete NG archive.) On Flickr, try "ruin" or "map". Don't forget about clustering - that can lead you to all kinds of interesting stuff. National Geographic Photo of the Day:
http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/
(available as an RSS feed too)

You can also search their photo archive
http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/cgi-bin/pod/archive.cgi
(That’s the PoD archive, not the complete NG archive.)

On Flickr, try “ruin” or “map”. Don’t forget about clustering – that can lead you to all kinds of interesting stuff.

]]> By: Joel M. http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/02/using-flickr-to-find-rpg-images/comment-page-1#comment-1512 Joel M. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:30:14 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=226#comment-1512 Another good one along the same lines as 'cemetary' is 'mausoleum'. Some very good stuff in there. 'Jungle' and 'Ancient' also seem to be interesting. Cheers. Another good one along the same lines as ‘cemetary’ is ‘mausoleum’. Some very good stuff in there. ‘Jungle’ and ‘Ancient’ also seem to be interesting.
Cheers.

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