User talk:MichaelMaggs/Archive/2021

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Your most memorable shot 2020

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

Over the course of the past two years, we've been sharing pictures that have a special meaning with each other at the start of the new year. Today, I'm inviting you add your most memorable shot of 2020 to this page:

I hope you, your familiy, and your friends are well during these difficult times. I wish you all the best for 2021 and I can't wait to see what your most memorable shot of 2020 looks like.

Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:39, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Next Commons Photographers meeting featuring large format photographer Ben Horne

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I'm happy to invite you to our next virtual meeting on Saturday, March 20, at the usual time. As I mentioned during our last get-together, I'd like to invite external guests every now and then, given that it seems good to expand our view and learn something from someone outside our community.

Our first external guest, Ben Horne, will talk about large format wilderness photography, followed by a question-and-answer session. Ben is maybe one of best known contemporary large format photographers in the United States. On his excursions to national parks, he shoots 8×10 film and talks about his adventures on his YouTube channel which has attracted more than 48,000 followers so far. He is YouTube's first, and longest active landscape photography vlogger and I'm thrilled that he has agreed to join our next meeting and talk about his experiences.

If you're interested in joining this meeting, please sign up on the page below:

Also, don't forget to post your question(s) prior to the meeting on the following page in order to ensure a good and fruitful question-and-answer session:

I'm very much looking forward to this event and I hope you'll be able to join.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:38, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Reminder: Commons Photographers meeting tomorrow

Just a quick reminder: the meeting with large format-photographer Ben Horne will happen tomorrow, Saturday, March 20. If you haven't done yet, please consider signing up for the event and add your questions to this page. This will be our first virtual meeting in 2021 and I'd be super happy if you could join. All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:37, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

I have used some of your photos

Hello Michael!

I have used a photo of Chthamalus stellatus in my free software educational proyect "Animalandia" (http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org)

You can see directly in the follow link and clic over "Siguiente" ("Next") several times:

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/imagen.php?id=52399

If you wish (and I hope yes), you can send me (via fernando.lison@educa.madrid.org) some letters or/and a photo for your "contributor profile" in Animalandia:

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=Michael+Maggs

I want show to my students (and so everybody) that Animalandia is make for "real person", and I can tell them about "generosity", "share" and other similar words that we use very few at this time...

This is my "contributor profile" and others, for example:

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=Fernando%20Lis%F3n%20Mart%EDn

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=Carmen%20Jim%E9nez

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=David%20P%E9rez

http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/autor.php?nombre=Steve%20Garvie%20%28Rainbirder%29

In the future, I use more of your photos, I sure!

Thank you for the licence and, of course, for your splendid photos!!

Regards!

Fernando Lisón, from Spain — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fernando.lison (talk • contribs) 15:11, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I don't have a contributor profile, but it's nice to know where my pictures are being used. MichaelMaggs (talk) 17:37, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Valued Images

I see your name in the early days of Valued Images. Are you one of the creators? -- Jim Evans (talk) 21:16, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Yes I was involved in its creation back in 2008. It was Slaunger who originally had the idea and who took the lead in setting it up. MichaelMaggs (talk) 07:10, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

I began participating in this forum 6 months ago. I read the rules and thought I understood the intent. Over time I've had some disagreements over intent with Archaeodontosaurus. But, there seems to be no place to go to get the intent of Valued Images judged, so he becomes the final arbiter. This would be okay if it were his group but I think it has broader significance. This first exchange I'm listing is our latest disagreement and it made me wonder again about the intent.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Valued_image_candidates/Cactus_flower_--_Epiphyllum_hookeri.jpg

These following two are recent and also raise the question of intent, but in different contexts.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Valued_image_candidates/Daisy_Fleabane_--_Erigeron_philadelphicus_2.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Valued_image_candidates/Battelstein%27s_--_Houston.jpg

I'm ambivalent about this last one. This building is on the U.S. National Register of Historic places. I'm an old man now but when a boy this was the most elegant and widely known department store in Houston, Texas. It's certainly a low quality image. But, is the goal to approve good quality images or the best representations of the subject?

I suggest a committee be formed to decide whether a particular image is within the purpose/goal/objective/intent of the Valued Image forum.

The committee would not decide whether an image itself is to be accepted as best, but in the case of a disagreement, whether it falls within the purpose/intent of the forum.

Thank you for your time. -- Jim Evans (talk) 13:32, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
Hi Jim, I'm not really involved with VI any longer and it might be best to make the suggestion for improvement on the village pump. I can say that the original intent was to accept the 'best' picture within a specific scope without the rigour of the FP criteria, and the rules reflect that. But the images must still be of "reasonable technical quality and standard", with "reasonable sharpness ... etc" so that it looks good on-screen at the review size (480 × 360 pixels). What's considered "reasonable" is a matter for discussion and ultimately votes. MichaelMaggs (talk) 13:52, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

September 2021: it's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Hi

You're receiving this message because you've previously contributed to the annual Wiki Loves Monuments contest in Ireland. We'd be delighted if you would enter again this year, and continue to build on the image archive of Ireland's built heritage.

You can find more details at the Wiki Loves Monuments Ireland website. If you have images taken in other countries, you can check the international options. Once again, this year's contest runs until 30 September 2021.

Thanks again for your help and enthusiasm! Smirkybec (talk) 04:40, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Commons Photographers meeting on October 30th

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

I'm happy to invite you to our next virtual meeting next Saturday,  October 30. This time, our colleagues User:Dey.sandip from India and User:Ermell from Germany will talk about their work.

If you're interested in joining this meeting, please sign up on the page below:

I'm very much looking forward to this event and I hope you'll be able to join.

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 18:40, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group: first board election

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

In preparation of the first board election of our group, I invite you to take a look at the following page:

and provide feedback. I've listed a number of positions for our first board and I've also outlined a possible timeline for the elections. The current plan is to open the self-nomination process up on November 15 and then have the election start on December 1.

I'm super excited to get this going and I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you. Please use this talk page for your thoughts.

I hope you're safe and well, and I wish you all the best! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 23:56, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Commons Photographers elections: self-nomination phase is open

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

The self-nomination phase for the first board election of our group is open as of today. If you'd like to take on a more active role and take our user group to the next level, please consider running for one of the open positions. Please check out the Board Election 2021 page for more details.

I hope you, your family, and your friends are doing well. All the best! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:40, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Board election: voting is open!

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

The voting phase for our group's board election starts today. Please consider casting your vote. Voting ends on December 17.

I wish you all the best for the rest of the year 2021. Stay safe and healthy! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 17:03, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

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