One thing Flickr allows me to do is look on a map to see where all my photographs are located. It doesn't allow you to do this, that facility was withdrawn years ago, but I'm allowed a map so that I can drop every fresh photo onto its correct geographical location. I added my first photos to Flickr way back in 2005, and have now uploaded over 15000 in total. They're mostly in and around London and the south east, but also widely spread elsewhere.
So I decided to stitch together several snapshots to create a giant map of the UK to show where my photos have been taken. I hoped this might be a good way to view my travels across the country and to see where I've been... and, more particularly, where I haven't.
The blue blobs show where I've taken photos, maybe one, maybe several. The blue blob in the centre of London simply says 'lots'. Meanwhile the yellow-bordered zones show large tracts of Britain where I haven't been... or haven't blogged... or at least haven't uploaded any photos.
The island of Ireland is a blank.
So is Scotland, other than Edinburgh and a cluster on the Outer Hebrides (not shown).
So is Wales, other than Swansea and Cardiff.
Rest assured I have travelled more widely than that, but before 2005 so it doesn't show up.
As for England, I have five significant unphotographed zones: 1) Lancashire, the Pennines and the Lake District (other than Blackpool and Lake Windermere). 2) North Yorkshire 3) Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and the Fens (other than Retford and Skegness) 4) The south Midlands (a swathe from Rugby to Swindon via Cheltenham) 5) The Southwest (other than Penzance, Exeter and south Dorset)
I have taken note of these results, and am considering future plans.
