Configuring flickr to post to BlogEngine.Net

I've just been given a DSLR for my birthday, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 (thank you everyone who contributed ). I've been saying for some time that an artistic hobby might help balance me out; I spend so much time playing with code that I neglect my creative side and photography is a blend of the technical (have you seen how many options and settings this thing has!!!!) and the aesthetic.

Anyhow I wanted a way to share my photos, I have a flickr account and that's a pretty neat place to store my photos plus you can set permissions on who can see what and CDN's are all the rage at the moment. Turns out the clever people at flickr have already thought this might be a good idea and so have made it quite easy to post a blog entry directly from your flickr account. The options are a little hidden away so I thought I'd post up how to set this up for BlogEngine.Net.

1. First you need to go to your Account and select "Extending Flickr" 
2. Next click "Configure your Flickr-to-blog settings" and then "Set up your Blog"
3. Flickr can handle posting to many of the popular bloging engines; but the one we're interested in is the "MetaWeblogAPI Enabled Blog"
4. Now you have to tell flickr where to find your blog and how to access it, in other words its time to enter your admin username and password (or other publishing account). There is an axd file that you need to direct flickr to (similar to WebResource.axd) only this is called "Metawebblog.axd"
5. Then you get a chance to confirm those details, and say whether you want to save your password - if you don't then you will need to supply it each time you make a post.
6. That's it - you are now configured for use!
   
7. In the Layout options you can choose a preset layout or monkey about with the html yourself for each blog entry if you want. They have some placeholder variables you can use in your html if there's nothing that floats your boat. You can also send a test post to make sure that you've got things set properly or add another blog engine if you want.
8. Lastly, to actually post a photo find the photo, make sure its public and then select the "Blog this" button to start. Give you post a name and write what you think is a good blog - when you're done flickr will automagically create a new post for you on your blog. (note Photoshop is not one of my strengths as this childish highlighting effect shows )
9. Have a cup of tea - you've earned it by now