The deadline for posting images for prize consideration is now over. Now the hard work is upon the World Wide Photowalk leaders. We now have the daunting task of choosing 1 winner from among all the great images in our Flickr pools. In my case, I have to select 2 winning photos because I hosted 2 photowalks. This means I get to sort through over 1100 images, yikes!
If you have spent any time on Flickr you know that it’s easy to look at a few images but trying to quickly look through a large batch of photos can be rather time consuming. This is why I use a great web browser plug-in called Cooliris. Cooliris, formerly known as PicLens, allows me to view all of the images in a pool of photos using a great 3-D photowall. I don’t know why but it just has a real Apple feel to it.
So while looking at a wall of thumbnail sized images is great, it’s not the only feature of Cooliris. If I see something that really catches my eye and want a closer look, all I have to do is click on the thumbnail and Cooliris will zoom into that image and load a higher res version for me to look at.
I can also navigate quickly in this mode by using the keyboard arrow keys to move left, right, up, and down. Each move focuses the next image into the center as an enlarged version. And if I really want to get a good look, I can double click on the center image and get a full screen version. This is not always the best way to view Flickr images since it sometimes displays the image at a size that is greater than the uploaded original. This makes the image look a little soft but it is a great feature nonetheless.
Which ever viewing method you choose, one thing is certain. Cooliris is most definitely cool and it is hands down the best way to view a large group of images. If you would like to download Cooliris for your computer, just follow this link.
Finally today, I would just like to take a moment to thank everyone that responded to my help request yesterday. There were a lot of great suggestions posted in the comment section and hopefully one or more of them was helpful to our service member in need. This is just one more example of how great the photo community is and why I love hosting photowalks. You guys are the BEST!
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good luck in choosing the winner! 1100 images is a lot! i only have to choose from around 300+ images