So yesterdays Flickr meetup went quite well, I’d say. A turnout almost hitting double digits meandered around the Spring Market at City Hall, before heading towards Botanic Avenue, Queens’ University then Stranmillis - finishing off with a refreshing round in Cutters Wharf. Hopefully we can make these a monthly occurance - with even a sniff of promotion it doesn’t seem too difficult to bring in larger numbers - perhaps a field-trip is next in line …

You can see a few of my favorite shots after the jump - or check mine or everyones’ together in the Belfast Flickr pool. Keep your eyes peeled for info on the next outing!
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One of the first Belfast Flickr meetups to happen for quite a while took place yesterday lunchtime. While it was only the four of us, it was actually really interesting to poke round some of the lesser spotted areas of the city center (read: we dug around in alleyways) and get a bit of practice in for the meetup in a few weeks time.

It’s interesting how people - not too long ago - were happy to tout that the internet would completely destroy standard social structures as people flocked to social networking. Not too much time has passed between those statements and the advent of Flickr meetups, OpenCoffee and even local Mac User Group meetups - all of which would never have started without the internet as a bootstrap. Support the movement - NIMUG on the 19th, OpenCoffee on the 21st and Belfast Flickr Meetup on the 24th!