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[edit] Barnstar Thanks

Hi Mbz1,

Thank you very much for the barnstar; what a pleasant surprise :-).

Have a great 2008, and enjoy your Wikibreak! Hope to see you back soon. --jjron (talk) 13:39, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Valuable Images

Hi Mila,

Once your Wikibreak is over, I hope you will come back to Commons. We miss you there. I have drafted a Valuable Images Proposal there which is currently being discussed. I had your highly valuable contributions specially in mind when I drafted it. -- Slaunger (talk) 12:52, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the beautiful wave pictures at ocean surface waves. -- Kraaiennest (talk) 22:11, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Kraaiennest. I'm really glad you liked it.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:13, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

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Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Lava wildfire.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 23, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-01-23. howcheng {chat} 01:22, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Howcheng. IMO the caption is fine.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:16, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] More nice nudibranch and other sea slug images

Thanks Mila for your lovely Orange-peel doris pictures. I am always happy to help you pull together a nudibranch article if you have images for one... Invertzoo (talk) 02:11, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Thank you. It is very kind of you to comment on the images. It was the first time I saw a nudibranch laying eggs and there was another one the same kind just few inches away laying eggs too. I was so excited that I even nominated the image to get FP Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Acanthodoris lutea laying eggs, but there's no interest in the subject at all. That's why your comments are very important to me. Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh your images are gorgeous, I always enjoy them, I'm sorry people didn't take to that one as a FP. Seriously Mila, if you have ANY nice mollusk pictures of any kind which are not on display because there is not an article for them, please tell me and I will put an article together. Do you still have images of those sea slugs that looks a bit like ? I remember we did get that species ID and we could do an article for that one maybe? Invertzoo (talk) 13:55, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

  • You've done agreat work at the article Orange-peel doris. Thank you. I still have few images ,,. Also I'm not sure, if we have an article for this one . For this one I do not have ID . Thank you very much for your time and helping me out with this.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:13, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


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Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Iceberg with hole edit.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 7, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-02-07. howcheng {chat} 06:24, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Thank you. The caption looks fine to me.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:12, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

The Photographer's Barnstar
For the great photographs you have contributed and for winning fifth place for PoTY. Congratulations! -- Muhammad(talk) 17:40, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FPC Again

Hi, Sorry to bother you once more, but since you took the time to help me choose a candidate for FPC from my tortoise pictures, I would like to request you to please vote for the picture here. Thanks again for your help.

Regards, Muhammad(talk) 17:19, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

No probs. But is there any reason why you dont contribute anymore, if you dont mind me asking? After all, your pictures were great. Muhammad(talk) 11:08, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
I know there have been some unfair reviews at FPC, but please dont give up yet. Give it at least one more chance. Thanks for the barnstar :) Hope to see you soon at FPC. Muhammad(talk) 16:46, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Gecko Mimicry.JPG

Hi Mila, Are you sure this is a gecko? It looks more like an Anolis to me. Regards. Lycaon (talk) 14:48, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Thank you very much, Hans, for pointing out my mistake to me. I corrected the image description. May I please ask you, if you believe the name of the image should be changed too? Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:57, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
    • De nada If you are sure about the ID, I think you should change the image name. Apparently it is currently only used on Camouflage. Lycaon (talk) 15:13, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
      • Thank you, Hans. I believe that ID is right now. Should I upload the image with the correct name and request that one to be deleted? Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 15:18, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
        • That's the way to proceed I guess. Lycaon (talk) 15:50, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Done. Thank you for your help.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:33, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chelidonura hirundinina

Hi again Mila, I just put together an article for this species so we could put your three images from Hawaii in it. Invertzoo (talk) 18:54, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Triopha catalinae

I also just did an article for your nice clown nudibranch picture. The article needs a bit more work though. Invertzoo (talk) 19:18, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Triopha maculata

And another one. Invertzoo (talk) 19:32, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] About the new nudibranch articles

You are welcome. I am happy to construct articles so we can show your nice photographs. If you have any other mollusk images, please just let me know! Invertzoo (talk) 02:08, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Thank you,Invertzoo. I took this image today. The yellow thing inside sea anemone was very small and I could not watch it because the tide was coming, but it was interesting the way the aneomene reacted at this yellow thing. I know it is really hard to see, but I wonder, if you think the yellow thing could have been a nudibranch?Thank you for your time--Mbz1 (talk) 02:34, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
    You are welcome. It's an interesting image, I think you could perhaps be right that this was a nudibranch, because of that strong yellow color... but at the same time it does not look like a contracted nudibranch really, because it looks fuzzy in outline as if it were already dead and disintegrating when the anemone got it. Or maybe it is a chunk of yellow muscle tissue from another mollusk. Did the anemone seem to want to eat it? By the way, if you live near the coast, WP could certainly use good images of all of the different species of common intertidal snails and mussels and clams and chitons, that is, if you felt like photographing them. I would be happy to write articles on all those species. Invertzoo (talk) 13:08, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
    I live close to Pacific and I like to take images of tide pool creatures. It did not look as sea anemone was going to eat the yellow thing, but as I said the tide was coming rather fast. Suddenly I found myself staying up to my knees in the boiling water, so I run to the shore. May I please ask you to take a look at the two images: . Do you see the green round thing at this seagrass. Do you believe these are eggs? The next image is of a sea lemonImage:Anisodoris nobilis in tide pools.JPG. It almost looked like it tried to camouflage itself and I've never seen a nudibranch doing something like this.Thank you for your time.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:28, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
    I really can't tell what that green thing is, sorry. If I still lived in California I might be able to guess. As for the sea lemon picture, many nudibranchs do very closely resemble whatever they eat, and are usually found living on the sponge or bryozoan that they eat. This species eats sponges but it seems to be surrounded by bryozoans in this picture. This one in addition may possibly have "flattened itself down" onto the substrate so as not to be washed off by the waves. As you have probably noticed, they look more perky and shapely when they are "walking" around. An awful lot is not known about all the various species of nudibranchs.Invertzoo (talk) 16:42, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
    I see we do not have an article specifically about Anisodoris nobilis. I should create one. Do you perhaps have any more images of this species? You are lucky you live in central California, the marine life is wonderful there.Invertzoo (talk) 16:47, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
    It is excatly what it done "flattened itself down". I took quite a few images of Sea Lemon. I see them more often that other ones sometimes even out of the water.English wikipedia has an article on Sea lemon. I'm not sure, if we have an article about these guys ;;. These are the only images of them I have. Thank you again for your time and your help.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:52, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sea lemon

Yes, the English Wikipedia does have an article about "Sea lemon" but it is about one whole entire family of nudibranchs, the Dorididae. I am happy that I can now make an individual article about the species Diaulula sandiegensis and about Anisodoris nobilis! Yay! I will look at your images carefully in order to try to check that they are all of just those two species. As I have said before, I am really not very expert at all on the nudibranchs, because I have mainly studied shells, I know a whole lot more about shelled gastropods and bivalves and a little bit about chitons and scaphopods. I never lived anywhere where there were so many nudibranchs that could easily be observed. You are fortunate! Invertzoo (talk) 18:09, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Just finished an article on Diaulula sandiegensis using your image. Invertzoo (talk) 20:02, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IDs on "sea lemons"

In your row of images, the first one is Cadlina luteomarginata as is indicated in the caption, the second one is Diaulula sandiegensis, the third looks like another species of Cadlina but I don't know which one yet, am still looking it up. The fourth image, well to me it looks as if it is not even a nudibranch attacking that sea anemone, it looks to me like a bristleworm. Of course you were actually in the tide pool, and I wasn't, so maybe you saw more of the creature than I can see... So anyway, it seems you don't have another image of Anisodoris nobilis except for the "squished down" one? I guess I can use that plus the image that is in the taxobox of the sea lemon article, an image from Flickr. Invertzoo (talk) 20:22, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cadlina luteomarginata

Phew. Finished an article for that species too and put your "out of water" image in there. That's enough for today! Invertzoo (talk) 23:45, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The nice yellow nudibranch with lots of white dots

I finally worked out that your image known as "Nudibranch in california tidepools 7" is in fact a picture of Doriopsilla albopunctata from the family Dendrodorididae. So you really had a lot of different guys there, all dorids, but very different kinds! Invertzoo (talk) 00:29, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your Great Blue Heron Photo

Hi Mbz1, I just wanted to tell you your Great Blue Heron eating a snake photo is an incredible capture. If you want your photo in the infobox, I'd be more than happy to put it there - not only because it's a fantastic image, but as a gesture of good will to you with regard to my Great Egret photo. I hope all is well, Best, Googie man (talk) 18:29, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] More nudibranchs

Hi again Mila, You are very welcome! The yellow nudibranch with the white dots is Doriopsilla albopunctata from the family Dendrodorididae, if you want to change that image file name. I will try to do an article on that one today and on Aeolidia papillosa. My mistake, you are absolutely right that the image is of A. papillosa eating an anemone. It looked kind of weird from that angle, but you are totally right. Thanks for the extra images of Anisodoris nobilis. If I can, I will do that one today too. Invertzoo (talk) 14:10, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Peltodoris nobilis

Just quickly put together an article for Anisodoris nobilis, however the genus has been changed, and so that species is now Peltodoris nobilis.

Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:28, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nudibranch and muricid for tomorrow

Hi Mila, Thanks: more really nice images! I will try to do the article for Phidiana hiltoni tomorrow. And also maybe the "whelk" with egg capsules one. The "whelks", yes they are muricids, the murex or rock shell family but I don't think they are actually the muricid Pteropurpura trialata, I think they are Ceratostoma, either C. foliata (or possibly C. nuttalli, which may not occur as far north as you are.) If you see them again, if you are curious, pick one up and turn it over: Ceratostoma has a very clear spike or "thorn" on the edge of the aperture of the shell. Pteropurpura does not have this. Invertzoo (talk) 00:59, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you,Invertzoo. I took few more images today . Please make sure to look at the other versions. I took a bad image of the smalest nudibranch I've ever seen. I'll try to upload it later tonight and let you know, when I do. I doubt I'll go to tide pools any time soon. I hurt my leg today.Thank you for your time.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:27, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Here's the nudibranch with my fingers to show the size:.Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:03, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Mila, So sorry to hear that you hurt your leg: I hope it's not serious and that it heals fast. Thanks for the new images, especially the one of the minute but perky Doto nudibranch! I will do articles but I may not get much done on here today, I will be busy with other stuff. best to youInvertzoo (talk) 13:15, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Invertzoo. Sorry I could not take a better image of Doto. It is just too small for my camera (or maybe it was too small for the photographer). I uploaded one more image even worse than the first one (sorry), but here it is . Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 05:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I am sure that you probably know better than I do how to do a caption, so can you tell me what I have done wrong in the captions for the two images at Peltodoris nobilis, because the captions are not showing? Invertzoo (talk) 21:33, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Corrected.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:34, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Mila, I fixed the image captions in the other new articles myself just now. Invertzoo (talk) 13:57, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mallards

Hi, I appreciate good images on articles but the article only talks about penguins and swans. If you can find content and refs that support that mallards should also be included then perhaps an image could be added as well. Benjiboi 04:48, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi again, you still have not added anything in the text to explain why the image is being used thus it still doesn't fit. We talk about swans and penguins and no others. I will see what I can do. Benjiboi 10:24, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Seagrass and Red alga

Hi Mila, I moved an image of yours from Seagrass to Red alga. You see, sea grasses are flowering plants, they are usually green, and most of them look rather like grass. They grow in sand. The brown and red seaweeds you see on rocky shores are algae. Best to you, Invertzoo (talk) 15:58, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hermit crabs and gumboot chiton

Hi Mila, glad your leg is OK again. It looks to me as if the hermit crabs were picking away at the underside of a dead gumboot chiton? If that is correct I will explain that in the captions. It's a great shot by the way! Really cool. Invertzoo (talk) 23:05, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

By the way, it looks to me as if some of the top snails shells in the shot are live ones, not hermit-crabbed ones. I see the black bodies of two of the snails I think, on the top right one and the extreme left center one. Can you see what I mean? Invertzoo (talk) 23:13, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I looked at the two other shots and yes, a few of those Tegula snails are definitely alive. Interesting. They are supposed to be grazers on algae, but I guess they can't resist a bit of meat when it is offered to them! Invertzoo (talk) 23:16, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sea hare

Oh, a fabulous Seahare! Nice. I don't know which species it is though. if I can find out I will add that to the caption. Invertzoo (talk) 23:13, 28 February 2008 (UTC) Oh, I see it is already identified. Sorry. Invertzoo (talk) 00:53, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gumboot chiton

By the way Mila, do you happen to have an image of a live gumboot chiton from the top side? The chiton shown in the taxobox is a dead and dried out one, and it looks really weird. It would be nice to have a decent picture of a live one instead. Invertzoo (talk) 23:29, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

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Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Nodding Pincushion Protea Flower Bud.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on March 5, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-03-05. howcheng {chat} 00:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New chiton and Tegula shells

Thank you for the chiton. I will see if I can work out which species that is; I think I might know. By the way, I took two different "hermit crabs on gumboot chiton" pictures and put one in the Tegula (genus) article and one in the Tegula funebralis article. Very helpful and useful! Invertzoo (talk) 00:51, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Golden Gate picture

I'm sorry: for some reason I was under the impression that it was at the Golden Gate Bridge article. It's definitely a good picture for Lens and Refraction, although a bit non-illustrative of Rain. I'll be changing my vote because I completely misunderstood how it was being used. (I'm pretty new to FPC.) Cheerio! Dr. Extreme (talk) 15:35, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I replied to your question on my talk page.--Srleffler (talk) 19:25, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New tidepool image

Thanks for the nice new tide pool picture of two Acanthina species mating. I think this is Acanthina punctulata. Technically these are muricids not whelks. Nice shot. I will put in the Muricidae article and also give it its own article. Invertzoo (talk) 00:01, 2 March 2008 (UTC) The ID and some notes added to this answer today. Invertzoo (talk) 23:45, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mila on the Golden Gate

Hi Mila. We're good; that stuff in the past is in the past. When I asked about you making a book, it wasn't really a question but more like a suggestion. You're a good photographer and you've got a good understanding of a wide range of optical phenomena... and you have a knack for finding examples of those phenomena on one of the most famous landmarks in the US. Those common threads might be interesting to a wider audience than will see them on the internet. Just an idea. Good luck with the vote. Matt Deres (talk) 15:54, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Matt. It is very kind of you. I'm not sure I am a good photographer. Sometimes I get lucky to take images of interesting things mostly optical phenomena. If one lives in San Francisco, as I do, one better learns to take images of the fog, and I do like fog. Sometimes it creates beautiful and amazing effects. Thank you for suggesting to write a book. I'm afraid it is not for me. I would gladly give all my images away absolutely free, if somebody would have taken the challenge to write the book about San Francisco and atmospheric optics, using my pictures.Best regards.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:37, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry

Man, I'm just going nuts with the missing details, aren't I? I didn't see the "fog shadows" label. You're completely right, it didn't belong there, and now I'm all embarrassed. I'm sorry: I promise this is the last time I do ANYTHING without getting the details straight. Thanks for pointing it out to me; I'll remove it straight away. (I'm really new to actually PARTICIPATING in wikipedia, so I'm still making gaffes all over the place.) Dr. Extreme (talk) 14:43, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New articles on tide pool animals

Hi Mila. This morning I did an article for Mopalia mucosa which is the chiton you sent me, and yesterday I did one for Phidiana hiltoni. I am enjoying this. Invertzoo (talk) 22:54, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

And one this evening for Acanthina punctulata. Invertzoo (talk) 00:44, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

And today, Doto amyra. Invertzoo (talk) 00:50, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Moon

Kind of, but I think that we should show the full moon's sphere, even when part of the moon isn't actually visible. In short, centre the image on the centre of the moon, even though we only see part of the disc. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 15:05, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FPC

Thanks I just fixed the caption. Hope it passes. Beautiful image, BTW! - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

You really do have some great images! What would you consider your best? I came upon this which looked nice. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 02:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Wow. I had to laugh. Did you know it was your image when you asked for a photo? You really really deserve this:
The Photographer's Barnstar
For uploading several images to Wikipedia, several featured, I - Milk's Favorite Cookie hereby award you this Barnstar.- Milk's Favorite Cookie 02:36, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Also, you've been to Antarctica?!- Milk's Favorite Cookie 02:40, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Wow. I consider you an awesome photographer. You must love to travel! Next time, (hopefully you can do this), you travel to South America, you really ought get an image of a Goliath Birdeater. Although, it is EXTREMELY scary, I've always wanted to know someone who has taken a photo of it. Obviously, if you hate spiders as much as I do, don't even bother. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:04, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Really?! I've never seen a shark (in real life). Although you were in a cage, were you scared by any chance? Also, how cold did Antarctica feel? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:10, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Where did you go looking at sharks? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 00:36, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Which would you consider most interesting? And, any images? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
How close did the sharks come to the cage when you went diving? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 22:32, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
Have you been to every state in the US? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:51, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
42, 43. I really want to go to Alaska, and Hawaii though. Have you ever been to Alaska? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 02:19, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Not Anisodoris nobilis but Geitodoris heathi

Hi Mila, today I talked to an old nudibranch expert friend of mine (Steve Long) about your image Image:Anisodoris nobilis in tide pools.JPG,and he said he thought that flattened down creature was Geitodoris heathi, aka Discodoris heathi. I was very pleased to hear that from him, because that is also the species that I had thought it probably was, so... I am going to go ahead with that ID, and write an article about that species. By the way, I put another image of yours on the Phidiana hiltoni page. I am also thinking about doing an article for the sea star and the big green anemone using the great picture of yours that is at the starfish article. You have so many great images! I suppose there is nowhere I can go look where all these tidepool images of yours are displayed all together??? Best wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 18:53, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Thank you very, much,Invertzoo. Here are the place, where I have some of my tide pools images together. Tide Pools--Mbz1 (talk) 19:32, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Oh thank you very much Mila. I will see if I can write some more articles. I can't imagine why you think you are not a really good photographer. it seems to me that a lot of your work is fully professional in standard. Many of your images are really stunning, which is why you are nominated for picture of the day and featured image so often. By the way, you may want to change the title of the Geitodoris picture, because it says it is an Anisodoris. best to you, Invertzoo (talk) 20:50, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Thanks

Thank you for your note which I have taken as an invitation to contribute further. It certainly seems there is a need for a more reasoned analysis than "looks great" or a load of techical photo-speak. I have viewed this as a bit of a side show, but I do have an issue when it seems that a photographer simply spams an article to support a nomination. In the case I have in mind River Thames, the photographer removed an crucial image entirely, to replace it with a third sunset picture and the third view of an object already represented in a very complex and carefully balanced article. You can draw your own conclusions from the talk page. I believe this brings the featured picture process into utter disrepute and I am sorry if it causes offence to say it. There is a need for good pictures and I have to admit that I would never consider putting any of mine forward. Thanks again Motmit (talk) 08:13, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] A big Golden State thank you

The California Star
For your numerous contributions to photography related to and in California. Your keen eye (and the fact that you share it with Wikipedia) is appreciated. —ScouterSig 15:03, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Photo

if you want some award for just add a bit more description to it and I'm sure you'll get it ;) 86.14.229.187 (talk) 05:53, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Thanks, 86.14.229.187|86.14.229.187. If you'd like to add something to description of the image, please go ahead.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:13, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Images

I'm somewhat confused why your images seem to be uploaded here and not at Commons. The "If you are uploading a file for use in an article, please create an account at the Wikimedia Commons and upload it there." is pretty hard to miss, so is it me that's missing something? Richard001 (talk) 06:15, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you fot your message, Richard001.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:29, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Green Turtle

Even such a relatively narrow scope as two FPs of an iceberg with a hole is possible as recently evidenced ;-) -- Slaunger (talk) 05:41, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
  • That's right! Congratulations on the double promotion (en Wikipedia FP and Commons) of your beautiful and very informative iceberg image.--Mbz1 (talk) 13:15, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 24 April 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Halema`uma`u crater, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bobet 13:38, 24 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Sea turtle

I don't have a problem with your image... it looks great, by the way. I just don't think a straight replace was the best move. The other image is good... and should remain in the article. What about keeping your full-body image at the top, and the close-up in the place I had put your shot? That way we aren't losing content, but keeping the more representative image at the top. Mahalo, Mila. --Ali'i 15:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:

No problem. Sorry, I didn't know you wouldn't like it. It's certainly a reasonable request. -Fcb981(talk:contribs) 22:22, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: I'm not sure I want to take your time

Hi Mila, please check the edit and see what you think. As I say on the PPR page I'm finding this FPC business increasingly frustrating too, and have mentioned some possible questions this image may get. If you decide not to nominate, I will nominate it at FPC at some stage as long as you promise not to withdraw it, as I think it's pretty good.

Can I make a suggestion: if you do want me to nominate I will drop you a note when I do so. After that time until the nomination is closed don't even look at the FPC page. If it goes through, well and good, if it doesn't then we don't worry. By doing this it helps stop you from getting frustrated and removes the temptation to comment on votes. I have tried this a couple of times, and it is very hard to follow right through, but it does save frustration - on the other hand you can't help but wonder how it's going! I have made it to about five days without looking on one or two noms, and by that time it's too late to really worry anyway. Cheers, --jjron (talk) 08:49, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I was thinking about the volcano thing and think I didn't word what I said very well. It's probably not that good in volcano since it doesn't show any volcanoes as such, but would be good for basalt (I think that's the right rock) as when the lava goes into the sea it cools and solidifies into that rock, and that's what the photo is really showing, and perhaps also in lava itself.
I wasn't sure about the brightening it up, but you don't seem to mind it, and another user has also commented at PPR that he likes that edit. --jjron (talk) 08:11, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
Yes, I wasn't saying the image couldn't contribute to volcano, just that it would perhaps be useful (or more useful) elsewhere. Re the basalt I am thinking more in geological terms. Strictly lava is the molten rock, and once it solidifies it's no longer lava (unless I'm mistaken). Basalt is probably the main rock type that results from solidified lava; and yes I realise that lava can solidify without hitting water, that is often the case. Re the other image you link to, I agree it is a good image, but even at image page size it looks either out of focus or blurred. Is that what you thought too? In that case there is nothing we could do to improve it or to make it suitable for FPC; I still think yours is the most likely candidate. Re your other image, are you referring to the other one at PPR. If so, I haven't yet had time to look at it, I have responded to a few other novice users there instead to try to give them some feedback. I will try to get around to yours soon though! Cheers, --jjron (talk) 09:04, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
Ah, OK, I guess the basalt article and my geology books are wrong about the different forms of basalt then :-). I admit I only opened that image you linked to to image page size, so the faults you point out are probably more accurate than what I said. I would suspect people wouldn't overlook those issues at FPC though, despite the difficulty in taking it (my gut feeling was actually that it had been snapped from a helicopter), but nominate if you think it's a possibility. --jjron (talk) 08:27, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Hehe, fair enough. I'll yield to your superior knowledge on the tourist operations in Hawaii as I've never been lucky enough to go there. BTW, how do you know it's a time exposure, is there exif data with the full version? (it doesn't show up on the image page). BTW, the smoke really looks motion blurred on the image page, as does the lava entering the sea. I'll have to download the full version if this goes on. Also I gave a comment on your other Hawaii pic on PPR. --jjron (talk) 13:42, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
OK, I figured it must have been a slow shutter speed, but you'd know more about when you can actually get photos there for just how slow, i.e., time exposure. Re the other picture it is very good. It is the same vent as in the rainbow one, yes? I wish the rainbow one had this lighting on the vent and detail there; if so I would say to nominate at FPC. Are you thinking of nominating this one? The main concern I would have with this is that it is cutoff on the sides, otherwise very interesting, thanks. --jjron (talk) 14:04, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
No, I wouldn't nominate that on FPC for reasons we have discussed. As I said above I think the best candidate is your one originally on PPR. I will nominate that at some stage if you don't. Cheers, --jjron (talk) 14:22, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
As you wish then. I won't bother to nominate that one. --jjron (talk) 02:23, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Coral image and snail images

Hi again Mila! It's nice to have you back. I was also gone for three weeks and just got back yesterday. I am not really in gear yet, having just arrived, but pretty soon I will be ready to start writing again. I will see what I can do with your beautiful coral picture, although I really don't know much at all about corals myself. By the way, did you ever upload the image to WP of the cone shell attacking the three Cymatium? As far as I know Cymatium does not mate in groups. They have separate sexes, male and female, unlike the nudibranchs, which are hermaphrodites. However it seems to me that you could certainly have a mating pair and then one more male waiting for a chance to mate. In any case I would like to do an article for that picture and to place copies in one or two other articles, so if you can upload that image and give me the link that would be great. Best to you, Invertzoo (talk) 21:10, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Please help ID the plant

Hi,Rkitko. Could you, please help me to ID the plant . Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 15:41, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks like you already have the genus correct. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to identify the species without a photo of the whole plant habit. There are plenty of species of Drosera that can look like that, however my first thought was possibly Drosera binata. Do you have any photos of the whole plant? Where was the photo taken? I'm assuming it was a cultivated species. Cheers, Rkitko (talk) 21:06, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you. That's it. My plant is Drosera binata. Do you know, where I could find any Drosera in a wild in California? Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 03:05, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Happy to help. It depends on where you are in California, but there's a sizable bog in Mendocino County that's been used as a "dumping ground" for years. It has around 20 species of carnivorous plants, most introduced, including Drosera capensis. For the life of me, I can't figure out where it is. There also appears to be populations of Drosera anglica closer to the northeastern bit of the state. Hope that helps! --Rkitko (talk) 11:52, 9 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Mendocino/Albion bog

I thought you might be interested in this thread on the International Carnivorous Plant Society's web forum: link. It discusses the bog I was telling you about and how recently The Nature Conservancy and the ICPS just began removing the invasive and introduced species. If you're looking for more Drosera in the wild in CA to photograph, you could always post a new thread on the ICPS forum. Cheers, Rkitko (talk) 22:47, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Valued Pictures Proposal

Hi Mila. Thanks for your comments and vote when this went through FPC talk. There was a pretty clear consensus for Option 2 which involved setting up the project here. I have developed a trial version at User:Jjron/VP Trial. I have put up a discussion at PPR talk - Wikipedia_talk:Picture_peer_review#Valued_Pictures_Proposal for comments. Feel free to drop by and give your thoughts. --jjron (talk) 17:08, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Komodo dragon

I've moved your video down. My only concern is that the video applet doesn't play it very well, since it has to buffer through pretty much every second of it. I'm keeping it, but not all the images are from zoos. bibliomaniac15 01:33, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Fixed it by resizing it to 180 pixels. I think it could have been better if there hadn't been people talking, but other than that I think it is a good clip. I didn't really see it charging at you guys though. bibliomaniac15 01:51, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
All I did was go to your thumbnail of the clip and, where you put 250px, changed it to say 180px. In the future, though, it may do you better to upload your clips in a smaller resolution. bibliomaniac15 04:11, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pocillopora meandrina

Hi Mila, I finally made a very brief stub for your shot of Pocillopora meandrina. I really don't know much about corals or what are the standard references for them... Invertzoo (talk) 21:32, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cone snail and Cymatium nicobaricum

I did a stub for the Cymatium species which is in your image, and I also put the image on the Cone snail page. Maybe I will do a stub for Conus pennaceus in a day or two. Invertzoo (talk) 22:03, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New image of ?Bryozoa, and a note on captions/photo info

Hi Mila, that new marine image that you posted? I am fairly sure it is a bryozoan, although it is a bit hard to tell. I also wanted to suggest that when you upload a nature photo to Wikipedia you give at least an indication of whereabouts the image was taken, which is very useful information to a biologist. Thanks Mila. Invertzoo (talk) 12:48, 30 May 2008 (UTC)