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Pictures Of The Day and More

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How to add more images to your Squidoo lens

This lens began as an experiment to find out which modules allowed you to add pictures, and whether images showed up in RSS feeds, and its main purpose still is to showcase or link to interesting images; but according to the statistics Squidoo provides me as a lensmaster, a number of people have visited this lens actually wanting to know how to upload images to Squidoo, so I've added some helpful information below.

There are three ways to include an image on a Squidoo lens. On some Squidoo modules, you can upload an image as part of the module. And in RSS feed modules, images in the feeds will be included if you allow HTML in the module, as I have done on this page. Images can also be included in HTML tags as part of modules that allow basic HTML. When linking to an image in this way, make sure you have permission to include the image, as there may be copyright and bandwidth usage considerations.

If you've learned something from this lens, or enjoy the pictures presented here, let me know!

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(Note: The images in the feeds on this lens are chosen by the sites from which they originate, and may change daily. I myself may not have seen every image that has been displayed here.)

Gallery Contents 

For each section below in which the image regularly updates, I've included a link to the page where the current image displays, and a link to the corresponding RSS feed.

How-to, Future Plans, and Discussion 

Wikipedia's Picture of the Day 

Wikipedia Picture of the Day RSS feed
Wikipedia Picture of the Day

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Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day 

Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day RSS feed
Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day

Regular editors of Wikimedia projects may be eligible to vote for the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year.

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day RSS feed
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

These are thumbnails for the last five images of the day; click an image or its title to see the larger picture.

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NASA Image of the Day 

NASA Image of the Day RSS feed
NASA Image of the Day

For some reason, a preview of the image itself doesn't seem to be included in this feed, so you'll have to click the title link to see it.)

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Latest Image from Mighty Optical Illusions 

Mighty Optical Illusions RSS feed
Mighty Optical Illusions

Mighty Optical Illusions collects optical illusions and pictures that fool the eye in some way. Some are drawings or altered photographs, but there are also unretouched photographs taken from just the right angle.

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Best Web Images 

See any good pictures on the internet lately? You can add one to this list by adding the link to the page it appears on. This Plexo is intended for ranking images shown on the lens Pictures of the Day and More, but other images will be considered for this list as well, especially if there are no restrictions on distributing them. Please keep in mind when submitting an image that this is a G-rated lens. And if you enjoy this Plexo, you are encouraged to add it to your own lens or group headquarters!

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An Iridescent Cloud Over Colorado

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (25 November 200 more...0 points

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Moon Over Pigeon Point Lighthouse

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Castle Geyser eruption, Yellowstone National Park

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Flame tree against brick building in Mali

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Parthenon

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Japanese garden

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Zinnia with buff-tailed bumblebee

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Night Scene of Pier 9, Central Piers, Hong Kong

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Sky Delights Over Sweden

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Hoar frost in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Hoar frost close up

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Best Image Hosting 

Rank your favorites, or add them yourself!

Some Squidoo modules allow you to upload images as part of the module; and some will allow you to add HTML that will add an image that is available elsewhere on the internet. Technically, you can display any image from any site, but it is of course inconsiderate to borrow someone else's pictures without permission; even if you have permission to use the image, you should save it to your own webspace unless you also have permission to hotlink it directly from the site where you found it.

There are many places on the internet where you can upload images and other files inexpensively or at no charge. You can use a regular webhosting service (which allows you to create a website), or a service that allows you to store and perhaps share images and other files uploaded from your computer. Some services, such as blogs or social networking sites, allow you to upload files for use on a page you create there; you can often display your images stored there, elsewhere on the internet.

Below are some popular sites for uploading images. I invite you to rank the items on the list, and add your own favorite if you don't see it here.

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ImageShack® - Image Hosting

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Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket

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Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing

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NearlyFreeSpeech.NET Web Hosting

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Coming Soon? 

(...or never...)

In the future, this lens may include:
  • links to wallpaper and screensaver sites
  • links to photography sites
  • links to art gallery sites
  • an Amazon.com Plexo of coffee-table books with beautiful pictures
  • more "picture of the day" feeds
  • other stuff I haven't thought of yet

Viewer Feedback 

(your thoughts on this lens)

What do you find visually compelling? Whether you enjoy looking at paintings, nature photography, or even comics, let me know!

tdove

Learn something every day.

Posted November 14, 2007
Missi_Troble

Very nice lens. If you get a chance visit my lens.

Posted November 14, 2007