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Travel narrative photo blogs

Discussion in 'Open Discussion' started by JohnKendrick, Jun 25, 2010.

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  1. JohnKendrick

    JohnKendrick Mu-43 Regular

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    Feb 12, 2010
    NE New Jersey (Bergen County)
    I'm not certain where this topic belongs. I'll start it here and someone can move it to its proper location.

    I'm looking for several options to create travel blogs. Aperture has something called a web journal as an option. I know nothing about it; only read about it in a manual. But it looks to be a version of what I'm looking for. Something in which I can record a narrative of a trip with annotations for selected photos, divided into sections of the trip. Eventually between one and two hundred photos.

    The photo blogging themes in WordPress look to be of some help as well.

    The traditional photo websites like Flickr, Shutterfly, SmugMug, etc. are best meant for simply displaying photos; not for telling a story of a trip.

    Are there comparable sites for story telling with photos?

    Thanks in advance for any help.

    John
     
    JohnKendrick, Jun 25, 2010
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  2. BBW

    BBW Super Moderator Emeritus

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    Jan 13, 2010
    Near "Playland" outside of NYC, NY, USA
    Well, you could very easily use the mu-43.com blogs: Micro Four Thirds User Forum - Blogs

    One of our members used it for his journey through China:Micro Four Thirds User Forum - BlairMacKay Take a look at his and see what you think. It was great for us and his friends and family could also monitor it.:smile:

    P.S. I did move this into the Open Forum where you'll get more replies, as the Help and Feedback forum is basically all about this site.
     
    BBW, Jun 25, 2010
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  3. JohnKendrick

    JohnKendrick Mu-43 Regular

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    Feb 12, 2010
    NE New Jersey (Bergen County)
    Thanks for the quick help, BBW. I've looked over your suggestions on the mu-43.com site. Not quite what I'm looking for.

    John
     
    JohnKendrick, Jun 25, 2010
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  4. BBW

    BBW Super Moderator Emeritus

    6,229
    Jan 13, 2010
    Near "Playland" outside of NYC, NY, USA
    No problem, John. I hope that now that you're in this forum you'll get some other more helpful responses. I'm just not knowledgeable enough about the different blogging sites, but I know there are quite a few out there.

    Wherever you end up, I hope you'll share your link here with us - if it is appropriate.:smile: If not, I completely understand but I do hope you'll post a few photos.:wink:
     
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  5. JohnKendrick

    JohnKendrick Mu-43 Regular

    38
    Feb 12, 2010
    NE New Jersey (Bergen County)
    A bit more detail.

    I'm going to work on a separate WordPress.com photoblog which opens with a Google map of France (the location of this trip), one in which you can place flags on locations. I don't know if those can be clickable, but, if so, they would then be linked to the narratives and photos of specific places. I assume that's one of the capabilities of Aperture if the camera has GPS. Ours don't--Panasonic GH1 and Canon G11.

    John
     
    JohnKendrick, Jun 26, 2010
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  6. Bokeh Diem

    Bokeh Diem Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Mar 14, 2010
    Toronto
    John;

    Check these out for ideas, all google.com hosted (therefore totally inter-linkable throughout their services)...

    Zionsville West Middle School Bands: Cedar Point Trip Blog

    https://sites.google.com/site/focmissiontrip/

    Google LatLong: Plan a trip in one click

    Arizona Hiking Trip | Google Earth Blog

    ez-trip - Project Hosting on Google Code

    ... and on and on and on and on....

    They don't have to be physical trips either, but days trips across some metaphysical/virtual time/space compendium too, if one was clever enough to set it up, like the Daily Trip Through My Garden in Wonderland or something.

    Good thing Michael Jackson never figgered this one out, with that little point and shoot of his.

    Bokeh Diem
     
    Bokeh Diem, Jun 26, 2010
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  7. JohnKendrick

    JohnKendrick Mu-43 Regular

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    Feb 12, 2010
    NE New Jersey (Bergen County)
    Just clicked through those photo travel blogs. Terrific stuff. And thanks.

    My next step is to see if I can find Google maps in which the locational flags are clickable, linked to pages of photos and text from those specific locations.
     
    JohnKendrick, Jun 26, 2010
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