Alternatives to flickr?

[jackbaty]

Looks like my hunch was right about why the direct image link is no longer available.

From: http://www.flickr.com/help/photos/#2265887

The direct link to a photo file is no longer shown on the page. Per the Flickr Community Guidelines "pages on other websites that display content hosted on flickr.com must provide a link from each photo or video back to its page on Flickr." Linking directly to the photo file doesn't do this.

We understand that many people were using that link on message boards to show their images and we are working on a solution that will allow you to post using BBCode (standard message board code) that links back.