User talk:Fir0002/Archive 4

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Contents 1 Pic of the Day - lavendar 2 Geisha & Client 3 Another Featured Picture 4 featured picture 5 Your edit of Image:Pleiades large.jpg is now an FP 6 Cattle and plant idents 7 FP 8 FP material? 9 Notre Dame pic - tripod? 10 National Library 11 People's pictures 12 Background blurring 13 Protecting voting Templates 14 Categorisation of photos and help for Australian architectural styles 15 Legume pic 16 Featured Picture edit 17 Orchid Flower 18 Pic of the Day 19 2 Featured Pictures 20 Pic of the Day 21 Architecture pictures etc 22 Surprise! 23 Your User Page 24 Your pictures are too sexy 25 Picture of the Day 26 OMG!!! 27 Panoramic distortion 28 Sidney Funnel Web Spider 29 Again with the FP 30 Do you take these pictures? 31 Picture of the Day 32 French Photo portal 33 User page award 34 Hey 35 Unidentified Eucalyptus 36 vote images 37 Re:A Huge Thank You 38 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Chestnuts.jpg 39 Featured Picture removal 40 Possibly unfree Image:Fir0002-1yr.jpg 41 Goats in mountains 42 selling of prints 43 My RFA 44 Goats and edits and stuff 45 Thank you for your support of my RfA 46 UPA 47 Beautiful 48 Australian road icon 49 Image Tagging Image:Moth.jpg 50 merit of image peer review 51 Hay Bale FP 52 Red-back spider 53 "Australian Frog" 54 The FPs just keep coming! 55 Image problem 56 Photo Use 57 Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Warship diagram 58 Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Typeset_writing_examples 59 You are my idol 60 Would love to support your efforts 61 Thanks... 62 About resources for photographers 63 One of your pictures 64 Request 65 Image:Fir0002.jpg 66 Thanks for your tips about taking photos 67 Congrats 68 Link fix

[edit] Pic of the Day - lavendar

Hi Fir,

Just to let you know that your photo Image:Single lavendar flower02.jpg is due to make an appearance as Pic of the Day on the 18th December. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Wikipedia:Picture of the day/December 18, 2005. As this will be a weekend, it should also appear on the Main Page. However given the discussion on Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day there may not be an obvious credit line. -- Solipsist 20:21, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Geisha & Client

Hello, Peter. My compliments to you on the high quality of your submitted photos. I want to thank you, also, for taking the time to comment on the image quality of the geisha picture recently submitted to Wikipedia featured pictures. I've responded to your concerns to the best of my ability by uploading a new version of the image with increased saturation. You have a keen eye and your technical expectations are right on target; nonetheless, I urge you to reconsider your position on this nomination. Please, understand that this sort of glimpse into the geisha's private world as she entertains a client is rarely captured on film. Many are discouraged to see this important visual contribution rejected for relatively minor aesthetic reasons. I would only ask that you consider joining the increasing number of Wikipedia users who, after reading the Geisha article, have come to appreciate the rare nature of this photograph and believe that, in light of its contribution, the image is of sufficiently high quality to support featured picture status beside other high quality contributions such as your own. I think this picture deserves a second look. Your thoughtful contribution to the debate is always appreciated. Thank you, and best of luck in your academic and athletic pursuits.ToddLara 22:03, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Another Featured Picture

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Rainforest walk national botanical gardens.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

You just keep giving us these wonderful photos, and I thank you for all of them. Raven4x4x 07:12, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] featured picture

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Traditional indonesian instrument being played at the indonesian embassy.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

Jtkiefer^{T | C | @} ---- 23:13, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Your edit of Image:Pleiades large.jpg is now an FP

Congratulations. I have uploaded your edit, Image:Pleiades half.jpg over Image:Pleiades large.jpg as your edit was the best liked version. As such Image:Pleiades half.jpg will be deleted. Thanks again for the wonderful work you do with images Raven4x4x 05:00, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

• Oops, you're right, Janke did do the edit. I mustn't have been reading properly; I was promoting 3 pictures at once and getting confused as to who did what. :) I will thank Janke right away. Raven4x4x 10:52, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cattle and plant idents

Hi Peter - just done some of these at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Tree of Life. Avanappy Crismus! - MPF 16:49, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Hey Peter thanks for the barnstar!! :-)) MPF 23:04, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] FP

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Crepuscular ray sunset from telstra tower edit.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

This one is truely breathtaking. Happy new year!! Raven4x4x 06:25, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Remebrance poppy ww2 section of Aust war memorial.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

Raven4x4x 06:16, 2 January 2006 (UTC) (I've run out of congratulatory words!)

[edit] FP material?

Do you think this is Featured material, and do you find anything wrong with it? The most similar FP I could find is Image:Pine cones, male and female.jpg. — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-01-8 20:50

[edit] Notre Dame pic - tripod?

Hi Fir002. Well, its a gitzo 1227lvl tripod, with a ball head. Its pretty nice but the panorama I took could easily be done with any tripod if you make sure you overlap the images. Mastery of panoramas is with the technique mainly. Why do you ask? Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 01:30, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] National Library

Just to let you know, I am removing your picture Image:National library and new parliament house.jpg from the National Library of Australia article. The vertical alignment is not good, the article has several pictures of the building and this image seems a bit redundant, notwithstanding the different perspective. Regards--A Y Arktos 20:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] People's pictures

Hi ,I really liked your work ,and have noticed a general lackign in all of wikipedia. There are no people's pictures! I've uploaded some bizzareties(if you have alternative pic's..Midget),and am working on settling their copyright status user talk:Diza ,yet these problem coudl be easily avoided if an active photographer would simply choose to make this or that individual famous ,by inserting various pictures of humans of different kind doing different things. Note that even a simple feature such as greyish hair is absent. white hair Thanks. The Procrastinator 22:57, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Background blurring

I've noticed some images of yours in which you've blurred the background. Is there any easy to do this, with an image such as this? I'd like to make the background less distracting, and possibly use some contrast/coloring to make the image more interesting. Thanks. — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-01-12 05:35

[edit] Protecting voting Templates

Hi Solipsist!
Can you please protect these pages for me? User:Fir0002/Support, User:Fir0002/Oppose, User:Fir0002/Neutral. These are my voting templates, and someone brought up the fact on the talk of FPC that it would be easy to vandalize thises and substitute a rude picture for the icons.
And on a completely unrelated note, do you think there's any chance that the prizes of 2005 Wikimania will be given out?!
--Fir0002 04:43, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Sorry Fir, I haven't got much time at the moment, but I will check them at the weekend. There are some issues with permanently many types of pages, and I am not sure where user sub-pages fall in that spectrum.

Also I'm afraid I know no more than you about the Wikimania prizes. I rather suspect it is one of those things that seemed like a good idea at the time, but actually has fallen on fallow ground. -- Solipsist 18:29, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi again. Sorry for the delay, but I've now had a chance to look into this. Unfortunately, from the guidelines at Wikipedia:Protection policy, I don't think that permanent protection of a user's subpage is covered and there don't appear to be any prior examples. In general permanent page protections are highly discouraged, and since the pages haven't actually been vandalised yet (is that right?) it would probably be jumping the gun to protect them.

There are some examples of permanently protected pages in the Template: namespace. So one thing to consider would be to reopen the debate as to whether these pages should be moved back to the full Template space. I seem to recall the previous concern when the templates were deleted was due to potential overloading of the image server. There were some server upgrades a couple of months ago, so the overloading concern might be a non issue now. -- Solipsist 18:14, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Categorisation of photos and help for Australian architectural styles

Hi Fir, can I please ask you to categorise your photos on commons? It would really help so that they can be used in other articles. At the moment I am trying to illustrate Australian architectural styles. Any images you can suggest that might help would be terrific. Thanks--A Y Arktos 20:28, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Legume pic

Hi Fir! I join in the universal admiration for your photos - they are superb. But I'm afraid I've had to pull one out of an article, because it was misidentified as "a legume" (which it almost certainly isn't). In being put into the article it was further misidentified as "a lupin", which it most definitely isn't. I've put a warning on the image page so other people won't use it in the wrong context (I hope). Is there any chance that you could identify it more accurately, and ideally re-upload it under a less-misleading name? Many thanks SiGarb 16:55, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Would it be "Plectranthus ciliatus"? Sorry for taking so long in replying but I've been away and an electric storm cut out my internet for a week. Thanks for picking it up btw! --Fir0002 05:16, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Possibly, but I don't know that species myself. I've found a few pics of Plectranthus ciliatus on the web, but they mostly look like smaller plants with smaller, darker-coloured flowers and perhaps also greener, more succulent-looking leaves (though I can't really see the foliage well enough in your pic to judge, unfortunately; is it purple-tinged?) - except for one with large pale flowers on an Australian site [1] (right at the bottom of the page). Another possibility might be P. ecklonii? Again, I don't know it personally. From the spottiness of the flower, it could be P. oertendahlii, but the closest I have seen so far is P. bethrel: see [2] or a hybrid called 'Mona Lavender' [3]. We mostly grow the foliage sorts as greenhouse or summer-bedding here in Britain; their flowers are incidental. But if I could find out what this one was I'd love to try it here!!! SiGarb | Talk 16:32, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Featured Picture edit

Your edited version of Image:Airplane vortex edit.jpg has just been promoted to FP. Congratulations and thank you for improving the image, even if you didn't support it yourself! Raven4x4x 08:47, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Cows in green field - nullamunjie olive grove03.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

Once again, thanks. Raven4x4x 06:28, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Orchid Flower

Hey there. I like this image but i just dont think it is quite FP material. Sorry! I look forward to seeing more of your pictures up for nomination, its great to see an Australian making large contributions, keep it up!--Ali K 06:20, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

I said i looked forward to seeing more of your pictures, and you produce a fantasic Connors Hill Panorama! It is truly amazing, nice job! --Ali K 04:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pic of the Day

Hi Fir,

Just to let you know that your photo Image:Meadow Argus02.jpg is due to make a reappearance as Picture of the Day on the 23rd January. I've reused the same caption as last time, but you can make any changes at Wikipedia:Picture of the day/January 23, 2006. -- Solipsist 08:59, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2 Featured Pictures

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Rooster04 adjusted.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

Your edited picture Image:Sitta-carolinensis-001.jpg has also been promoted. Curse you for been two years younger than me and so good! Raven4x4x 05:40, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pic of the Day

Hi Fir,

Just to let you know that your photo Image:Hazelnuts.jpg is due to make a reappearance as Picture of the Day on the 3rd February. I've reused the same caption as last time, but you can make any changes at Wikipedia:Picture of the day/February 3, 2006. -- Solipsist 19:57, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

And I've seen the future... -- Solipsist 20:01, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi Solipsist!
It's still in early developement as you can see, but I got sick of waiting for the flash integration in wiki to get finisihed (I had originally planned to do something fancy in flash). Anyway what do you think of the general design? Only problem is that it doesn't look that good in IE (but who would use that!) --Fir0002 05:27, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

BTW, do you think FPC would be an appropriate place to put movie files such as this one? And do you think that movie is of good enough quality? --Fir0002 06:51, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Well I'm an old curmudgeon and tend to like simple designs, which is kind of the opposite direction to where you are headed, but it does look quite impressive. From discussions I've seen elsewhere, I thought the big problem with incorporating flash was that it would open up some significant vulnerabilities with malitious users trying to exploit actionscript. Allowing unsupervised uploading of scripts would be pretty risky. Plus, there's quite a few people who don't like anything that is not a free and open standard.

WRT the movie, I've always thought that FPC has always supposed to be for featured media, not just pictures. We have a few featured animated gifs, and there may have been a previous occaision when someone nominated a sound file - but I can't remember for sure. So in principle yes. In practice it might not get an easy ride since it often takes a bit of effort to see these things. I thought I had the ogg extension for my winamp, but it didn't manage to play this movie for me. -- Solipsist 07:23, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi Fir,

Just to let you know that your photo Image:Sheep eating grass edit02.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on the 5th February. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Wikipedia:Picture of the day/February 5, 2006. -- Solipsist 19:54, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Architecture pictures etc

Hi - I hope you had a good holiday. I am happy to try to work out the issue of architectural styles etc if you let me know which pictures you have uploaded and where to and any details you have of the building, name, address etc. I suggest the commons category commons:Category:Buildings in Australia - and any of its sub cats, or create a new sub cat. For Melbourne buildings you should aslo probaby categorise as Melbourne though that is getting a bit big so just created a sub cat called commons:Category:Buildings in Melbourne Regards--A Y Arktos 07:37, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Did you buy any chance take a picture of the Mitchell Building on the corner of Lonsdale Street? It is an Art Deco building, about 6 storeys tall with Mitchell House emblazened near the roofline. I don't even know if it is still standing. But if it is and you captured it, I would be pleased to know. Thanks--A Y Arktos 20:10, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Surprise!

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Cumulus clouds panorama.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

An FP for you? How unusual! Raven4x4x 05:54, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your User Page

Per your request for comment on your user page, I think it is fantastic. It also loaded very quickly.

May I copy some of it sometime?

Sarum blue 20:50, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your pictures are too sexy

I was about to kill myself when I came upon your pictures. At that instant I wanted to shag the nearest woman and frollick naked on the streets of Edinburgh in joy. You saved me. Every time I look at one of your pictures, I cream my pants. Keep up the great work! --PistolPower 18:46, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture of the Day

Hi Fir,

Just to let you know that your photo Image:Close up yellow rose.jpg is due to make a reappearance as Picture of the Day on the 8th February . I've reused the same caption as last time, but you can make any changes at Wikipedia:Picture of the day/February 8, 2006.. Unfortunately, it still doesn't mention the Yellow Rose of Texas. -- Solipsist 20:39, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] OMG!!!

Your pictures are all so beatiful! =)) <333333333 God, those sheeps, and Australia, damn, dude, YOU get the credit for making me want to visit Australia, and I'm going to make sure I won't miss it! God, soo, creamy, man, I just love you, you make me love things; so beatiful, everything, perfect, you can start making serious money with those pics (though, I still propose copyleft!)

I mean.. FUCKING GREAT JOB!

The English language or any aesthetic language simply doesn't have the words to describe it...

And I forgot to tell, I printed out "Dust Sunbeams" on an A4 photo paper and will hang it in a frame on my wall. --84.249.252.211 21:18, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Panoramic distortion

I have a question for you on the FPC page, "hay" section. Please answer there, thanks! Greetings, --Janke | Talk 08:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sidney Funnel Web Spider

Hello Fir0002, I need a picture of a Sidney Funnel Web Spider. Wikipedia asked me to talk to you and see if we could work our something on this issue. I am writting a Children's Educational Book and I need a funnel web picture. Do you have one I could use? Daryl Worcester —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Daryl Worcester (talk • contribs) 22:09, 8 February 2006.

web site: www.publishedauthors.net/darylworcester e-mail: darylworcester@publishedauthors.net

[edit] Again with the FP

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:View from connors hill panorama.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

Love the user page, by the way. Raven4x4x 05:40, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Do you take these pictures?

Do you take these pictures or do you find them online. If you take them, what kind of camera do you use. I myself prefer the Nikon D70s.--Holocron 18:31, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi Holocron!

All my photos are taking by me (except those I adjust from the FPC page). If you look at a photo and scroll to the bottom it shows my camera details (Canon 20D, Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 for most - I recently got a 17-40 f/4 L and will soon be uploading pics taken by it). D70 is a pretty good camera, but I think you would be better off getting either a 20D like me, or if you want to save a bit - a 350D. Personally I'm a Canon man and don't think Nikon has got the edge :-). Thanks for your comment !

(RE) Canon is probably the second best brand out there. My friend has a Canon Digital Rebel, it's nice but you have to coddle it like a baby due to its frailness. Not that I don't take good care of my equipment anyway... I have upgraded my camera seen [here]. Nice to see another photographer on Wikipedia!--Holocron 15:25, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture of the Day

Hi Fir,

Just to let you know that your photo Image:Common blue damselfly02.jpg is due to make a reappearance as Picture of the Day on the 15th February. I've reused the same caption as last time, but you can make any changes at Wikipedia:Picture of the day/February 15, 2006. -- Solipsist 22:17, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] French Photo portal

Hello!

Your great panorama from Connors Hill now illustrates the french Photography portal. Thanks for having uploaded such a great picture. We wait for more pictures like that.

[edit] User page award

Banez 15:01, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hey

...

Ditto! And I'll be looking at the last two batches soon. Would love your input on the next Quarto design (and the Wikimania site design) over the coming week, btw... both need excellent images and layout aesthetic. Cheers, +sj + 01:51, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unidentified Eucalyptus

Hey Fir,

I am referring to these photos Image:Unknown eucalypt02.jpg and Image:Unknown eucalypt.jpg. I have looked at them closely, and it looks like the leaves are opposite, and not alternate. This would mean they are part of the genus Angophora. However, I cannot see it clear enough to make a definite distinction. If you have a photo of this tree which is closer and clearer, it may help to narrow down the species, as Angophora only has 10 species within the genus. --liquidGhoul 04:57, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] vote images

Would you please consider not using images in your votes? It's an unnecessary addition, makes it seem to others that you consider your vote more important than others, and wrongly encourages others to do the same. It is an unnecessary use of resources - images in particular cause headaches for the server admins who keep the site going. -- Netoholic @ 07:41, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Pleae note that I have had to revert Netoholic's removal of your images before you had a chance to respond as he did not have policy to back him up nor did he have good cause or permission to remove content from your subpage. Jtkiefer^{T | C | @} ---- 08:26, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:A Huge Thank You

No problem. In the future please subst: those templates though since he does have a point that the templates shouldn't be used trandcluded. Thanks. Jtkiefer^{T | C | @} ---- 10:21, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Substing is easy. Normally you do {{User:Fir0002/Support}}. The way you subst a template is instead of doing that you do {{Subst:User:Fir0003/Support}}}. By adding subst in there it copies the code over to that page so when a page is pulled up it pulls it from there instead of having to pull it from your userspace. More info can be found at ikipedia:Template_namespace#Dynamic_or_subst Jtkiefer^{T | C | @} ---- 10:27, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Actually by normally I meant the way you've been doing it which uses transclusion. Using transclusion you don't use the subst:, using subst: you do it the way you just mentioned. If you ever want to see subst: at work go to the sandbox or somewhere and first put in {{welcome}} then go down a couple lines and put in {{subst:welcome}} then press save (not preview mind you, save) and then press edit again. On the top portion you'll see the template that you just put in but on the bottom one you will see the code from template:Welcome which was copied over. Jtkiefer^{T | C | @} ---- 10:36, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Chestnuts.jpg

Dear Peter,

I am writing you from England in the middle of the night and I guess it is now lunch in Australia?!? Sorry about my English but I am not originally from U.K. My family are from Germany and Italy.

However, I would like to inform you how we (me and my lovely husband) are impressed about your pictures. Really really well done! You have a talent ... of course everybody is telling you that ;-)

Well, I would like to ask you something personal because Wikipedia gave me the advise to get in touch with you. During my recherche about chestnuts in the internet, I become an attention to the following picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Chestnuts.jpg I love it very much!!! Are there Chestnut trees in Australia???

.......................................

Email form Wikipedia: Dear Natalie Stenzel, Thank you for your mail. > I am honest with you, I do not understand the licensing conditions for reproductions and derived works!> I see the picture is under the GFDL license. I totally agree that it is obscure. :-) In this case, I rather advise you to ask for an authorization from the photographer. > However, I would like to get in touch still with the photographer and let him know how great this picture is! Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fir0002 then either:

• Click on E-mail this user and fill the form.
• Click on "discussion", then "+", then fill the form (title and contents of

your message). Yours sincerely, David Monniaux

...........................................

So now I would like to ask you for your permission to use it and want to be also fair. I am setting up a very small business in U.K. as a tour operator with the name Chestnut Travel :-) Your picture is perfect for my business and I would be more than happy if I can get your permission. I will be honest with you ... I can not pay you any single Penny but if you need something from England we could discuss about it. And if you agree I would mention your name on my website (but I need you fully name for that).

I hope you will be fine with my question.

By the way, there are two other pictures which I like very much.

I am looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible because it is very important and I have to continue with my procedure.

My email addresses are: natalie.stenzel at chestnuttravel dot com or nstenzel at toucansurf dot com

Take care and go ahead with photograph!!!

Thank you in advance for your understanding and hopefully for your support.

Take care and have a good time.

Natalie Stenzel"88.111.153.188 23:36, 21 February 2006 (UTC)"

[edit] Featured Picture removal

One of your old FPs, Image:Wolf spider attack position.jpg, has just been nominated for removal. If you have an improved version anywhere that would be great. Raven4x4x 04:45, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

• Better say "delisting" - no-one will remove the picture... --Janke | Talk 08:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Fir0002-1yr.jpg

[edit] Goats in mountains

I've nominated your photo of Goats in mountains, but people want to know what mountains those are. Also, it would be good if the photo would be added to the mountain article. Thx. --Candide, or Optimism 16:12, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] selling of prints

I see on your user page that you're trying to make some money by selling prints. Do you have a website where you'll be selling them from? Your photos are nice enough that I might want a few on my walls. :) --Dante Alighieri | Talk 21:24, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I also have a question that relates to that. I would like to know your business idea, because I have this digital image of Sekhmet, which is quite nice, and I figured that I could print it out and sell it. I'm not going to make much much; it's just for fun. Do you have any figures for the costs, etc? --Candide, or Optimism 21:43, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Thank you for supporting my successful request for adminship. I'll try to put the admin tools to good and responsible use. If I do anything wrong you know where to find me. Raven4x4x 08:46, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Goats and edits and stuff

Well, while I do certainly appreciate that generally the original photographer is more able to determine what was 'realistic' looking at the time, I do know when an image has blown highlights, and those goats are definitely blown. I'm not implying you blow goats regularly, of course. ;) There is a big difference between keeping the exposure between reasonable limits, and artificially brightening an image to make it arguably more pleasing to the eye.

RAW is really not overrated if you know what you're doing. It has rescued many a photo of mine. I don't know what you're referring to exactly regarding graininess in RAW. If you're experiencing those problems, I dare say it could be because you're unfamiliar with how to use it. Even when you shoot jpeg, you are in actual fact shooting RAW which is converted to jpeg in-camera. The only difference is that you have FAR more control over an image if you wait til you get home to your PC to make adjustments. It really is a fact to say you lose nothing (except space on your flash cards) but have the potential to gain a lot from shooting RAW. There is no reason why a RAW image should look worse when converted to a jpeg on your computer compared to doing it in-camera. If anything, the camera's images will be inferior since it has to do it very quickly using possibly inferior algorithms. As for panorama stitching, you obviously convert the images to jpeg BEFORE stitching. Its not a valid argument to say that shooting RAW makes it difficult to stitch panoramas. All of my panoramas have been shot in raw originally. ;) But look, if you're happy to shoot jpeg, I'm not telling you to stop. I'm just giving you the facts. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 12:14, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for your support of my RfA

Thank you for your support of my successful request for adminship. I am honoured that the nomination was supported unanimously and that the community expressed confidence that I would use the tools wisely. If you have any concerns please let me know on my talk page. Regards A Y Arktos 21:11, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] UPA

[edit] Beautiful

Beautiful, just beautiful photography. Your contributions to Wikipedia are very appriciated! --vex 17:47, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Australian road icon

Hi - would you like to help with an icon for the Australian Roads' stub tag? Please see the discussion at AWNB on the subject of a search for a suitable icon. Regards--A Y Arktos 23:47, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Moth.jpg

This media may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Moth.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{GFDL-self}} to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as {{fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Dethomas 21:07, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] merit of image peer review

I recently created an image, and not only was it my first image for wikipedia, but by most standards the first image I've ever created. I was hoping for some feedback but there's not really a place for feedback on images aside from Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates and my image is certainly not of that caliber, and never will be. Rather than tracking down some people to review my image I decided to create a new page for this purpose. It's far from finished and I'm happy to finish it myself, but before I put in the effort I want to be sure that the idea has merit. I've outlined enough of the page that you should have a clear idea of what it will be. I'd appriciate if you'd take a look at it here and then leave me a note on my talk page and let me know if you think it is worthwhile. Vicarious 09:39, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

• I've been informed that a page with this intent already exists (Wikipedia:Picture Peer Review), although frustratingly nothing points to it so I didn't spot it before. Anyway, please disregard. Vicarious 10:45, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hay Bale FP

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Round hay bale at dawn02.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

I'm glad you finally got a hay bale FP! Congratulations again. Raven4x4x 06:21, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Red-back spider

FYI I couldn't believe your image wasn't already being used in this article when I came across the article, so I had to add it... SeanMack 16:35, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Australian Frog"

Hey Fir,

I would like to identify this frog. At the moment, I can not get it down to a specific species. Do you have any other photos from different angles? Thanks. --liquidGhoul 03:14, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Could you reply please? --liquidGhoul 12:42, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for that, sorry if I was sounding a bit pushy. I am still having trouble identifying it, mainly because I need to see the inner thigh. Would you mind if I post it on a frog identification forum? --liquidGhoul 06:07, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm guessing you missed the last message. Can I post it on the forum?

Sorry this took so long, I have moved house, and it took ages to get the internet back. Anyway, they identified it as LeSeur's Frog (Litoria leseurii). It is basically identical to the Stoney Creek Frog (Litoria wilcoxi); the species was only split a few years ago. You probably can't see the resemblence, I didn't at first, but I agree with that identification now that I see it. I may create the article some time in the future, but it won't be for a while. If you would like a home for your photo, you could always create it :) --liquidGhoul 11:23, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The FPs just keep coming!

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Orb weaver black bckgrnd03 crop.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

I don't know how you do it. Raven4x4x 08:42, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image problem

I was wondering if you might want to take a look at this. I see that you know a thing or two about pictures.[4] Are these pictures done for? Any knowledge you might share with me would be much appreciated. Thanks. SkeenaR 05:23, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks you! And nice work by the way. SkeenaR 05:38, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photo Use

I have downloaded two of your fine images (pomegranate02_edit.jpg and chamomile@originalsize.jpg) for commercial use under the GNU license. These images will be published in the 23 March 2006 editions of our newspapers. I would like to credit you for the photos by name, so please contact me ASAP at bruce@peoplenewspapers.com and let me know how you wish to be credited. Thanks! Bchan

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Warship diagram

For your edits, did you just increase the midtone contrast under Shadow/Highlight, or did you do something else? — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2006-03-20 00:06

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Typeset_writing_examples

I have uploaded, and propose supporting the original, unmodified scan - historical significance. If you agree, please feel free to re-consider your vote. Greetings, --Janke | Talk 14:39, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You are my idol

Hey man, you took this insanely awesome picture of "flies around a 60 watt light globe". It's a really cool photo. It's cool when wikipedians take pictures of things normal people wouldn't usually think about, because wikipedians are way cool! :) -- —This unsigned comment was added by NIRVANA2764 (talk • contribs) 04:43, 23 March 2006.

Wow, Cool. -- Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 09:37, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I never realized that so many pictures that I've worked with on articles that I have admired were taken by you. Very nice. At least two of them are in the Fog article now. VERY beautiful. I'll have to upload another sunset picture, it is just like one of your red-clouded ones. I want to get into photography when have enough time and money to buy my own fancy camera. How many years have you been a photgrapher? I am a photoshop-head and flash-head too. :) -- Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 10:06, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Would love to support your efforts

Hi Peter,

Would love to support your work by buying a print. But no link, and "E-mail this user" is disabled for you. Please give a hint!

Greeting from Canberra, Rusty

[edit] Thanks...

...for the nice comment on the Top of the Rock pano :-). I'm still haggeling with myself whether to shell out the big bucks for a 5D. The increase in image quality should be well worth it. --Dschwen 11:05, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] About resources for photographers

Hello from Mexico.

I am starting to collaborate to Commons with my new little digital camera Kodak DX4530 (GNU/Linux compatible ;-)) I want to ask you about web resources to improve my photos, specially for COMMONS.

A special question is about made this kind of photos:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Female_Emperor_Gum_Moth.jpg

What technique have to be used? Only photoshop/gimp or the technique starts when the photo is taken?

Thanks and congratulation for your pretty photos.

--GengisKanhg (my talk) 19:24, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] One of your pictures

Hey, i copied and modified Image:Crimson_sunset02.jpg for use on my userpage, just thought i would let you know. --Ali K 09:58, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

I was planning on changing my userpape as soon as I told you, but you know how things can be, i just got a little busy. Take a look [5]. --Ali K 02:45, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, thats a lot better. --Ali K 03:20, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Request

Hi Fir0002,

My name is Fernanda Viégas and I have been studying Wikipedia for a while now (you can see a paper I published on the subject here). I would like to ask you a few questions about your activities as a Wikipedia "photographer." I am fascinated by the pictorial side of Wikipedia and it would be great to hear about this community from one of its members. Would you be available for an email interview? Thanks, Fernanda.

Hi again, Fir0002. I have begun sending out the survey to participants and I would love it if you could participate too seeing how you are one of the most active image contributors in Wikipedia. If you'd like to get in touch with me via email, please use the "Email this user" feature on my page. Thanks! — Fernanda 20:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC) | Talk

[edit] Image:Fir0002.jpg

Hi - Unfortunately the restriction you have placed on this image ("ONLY FOR USE ON MY USERPAGE!") makes this image unacceptable for placement on Wikipedia. Please either remove this restriction or contact me to have the image deleted. Thanks! -SCEhardT 03:53, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your tips about taking photos

I will aply them. --GengisKanhg (my talk) 18:48, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats

Thank you for contributing so many execellent photos to Wikipedia! --Xtreambar 17:02, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Link fix

I guessed you meant the link to your photo site to actually, well, link there. If not, feel free to switch it right back. :-D See you! Cantara 17:31, 4 April 2006 (UTC)