[Flashr] question about flickr.photos.search

[Kelvin Luck]

Kelvin Luck wrote:
> Tatsuya Takagi wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a question about flickr.photos.search.
>>
>> To get photos taken in a specific time, I call Flashr 0.4 API like following.
>>
>> Flickr.getFlickr().photosSearch({min_taken_date:"2007-01-01
>> 00:00:00",max_taken_date:"2007-01-01
>> 00:20:00",extras:"date_taken,original_format", per_page:10});
>>
>> But photos I got as a result are taken between 2007-01-01 08:00 and 08:20,
>> not taken between 2007-01-01 00:00 and 00:20.
>>
>> For example:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=423286299
>> This is taken on January 1, 2007 at 8.11am PST(= 16.11pm UTC).
>>
>>
>> Could you tell me how can I understand this result?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> --
>> tatsuya
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It sounds like it is something to do with flickr being confused by 
> timezones...
> 
> I got the same results in the API Explorer ( 
> http://www.flickr.com/services/api/explore/?method=flickr.photos.search ):
> http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search&api_key=6d3ea12f859cf784e776e78ffb018001&min_taken_date=2007-01-01+00%3A00%3A00&max_taken_date=2007-01-01+00%3A20%3A00&extras=date_taken&auth_token=2289451-e3d7c91bdd6c8adf&api_sig=7805eb9268038342ccfa86354ddd3283
> 
> I've asked if anyone knows what is going on on the flickr mailing list:
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/yws-flickr/message/2916
> 
> I'll let you know if I get any answers...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Kelvin :)
> 
> 

Hi,

Some further information on this. It does look like a timezone issue and 
it is one that someone else previously complained about:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/yws-flickr/message/2685

I've updated my question to the flickr developers with further details:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/yws-flickr/message/2922

I'll let you know if I hear anything more,

Cheers,

Kelvin :)