Flickr™ is an online photo-sharing web site that is made up of many groups, including the Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail group. It is an easy way to upload and share images.

How to Submit Your Photos using Flickr™

1) Navigate to www.flickr.com

2) Log on in the upper right hand corner using your Yahoo!® ID  [i.e. the email address and password you use for Yahoo!® Mail]. If you do not have an Yahoo!® account, you can sign up for free. Simply click on the “Create Your Account” button and follow the instructions. (Please note: If your Flickr™ account is new, you’ll need to upload at least 5 photos before you’ll be able to see your images on Flickr™. After that minimum has been reached, it shouldn’t take more than a few days for your photos to appear in searches, groups, etc.)

3) Once you have logged onto Flickr™, upload the images you would like to submit. To do this, click on the “You” tab at the top of the screen, and then choose “upload photo” from the drop-down menu. Then choose your photos from the appropriate folder or location on your computer and click “upload photo.” Be sure to add a description to the image, so we know where it is & also add one of the photo contest tags.

4) Join The Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail Flickr™ group. Here is the address  http://www.flickr.com/groups/ssb_geotrail  When you reach the group, simply click on the “join link” in the center of the page

5) Send the Imageto our group—Browse to the image you wish to submit and use the “Send to Group” function above the image to add your photograph to Star-Spangled Geotrail’s photo pool.

6) Remember – Tag it!—Once you’ve added your photo to the group, tag each photo with the proper tag for its category

Geocaching (tag: SSBGC) Images of you and your family and friends searching and finding geocaches along the Trail.

War of 1812 (tag: SSB1812) Images of battlefields and other sites directly associated with the War of 1812 or of people enjoying and exploring these sites.  Think of cannons, forts, historical re-enactments, people dressed in period clothing, etc

Outdoors on the Bay (tag: SSBCB) Images of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and people (and wildlife) enjoying life on or near the water. Fishing, paddling, sailing, swimming et

History and Culture (tag: SSBHC) Images of interesting and historic places along the Trail like lighthouses, cemeteries, plantation homes, ships and more! You can be creative here. Did you see a lighthouse at sunset for example.

Flickr™ also has a question and answer page that may be of assistance. Check it out.