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Shells
[edit]Many thanks. I think, You can send the shells as a parcel. In the customs declaration, it is best to state "scientific material, no commercial value". Greetings --Llez (talk) 15:14, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
- Ok. I'll ping you whenever this happens to get an address, etc. — Rhododendrites talk | 16:27, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
Lumps & Bumps
[edit]Hello (sorry for my english, i'm french).
You've posted this picture few years ago : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comme_des_Garcons_at_the_Met_(62467).jpg I've writed the article on those dresses : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumps_%26_Bumps on the french Wikipedia. I would like to know if you have another picture(s) from those 8 dresses (in close-up for example), to put on Commons ?
Thanks. Arroser (talk) 16:24, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Arroser: Very late response, but I finally went back to see if I took other photos of those dresses. Unfortunately, no. As I recall, I didn't have much time to go through the exhibit that day. I did go back and improve the post-processing on that one image, though. — Rhododendrites talk | 14:45, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
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Good pictures!
[edit]I just browsed through each one of your featured pictures and by golly I must say they are wonderful. You got a lot! Very good use of 10 mins in my workday haha. I'm very grateful that you've released these to the creative commons. Thank you! JungleEntity (talk) 23:26, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- @JungleEntity: Thank you for this nice message! Much appreciated. — Rhododendrites talk | 23:29, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Iguana iguana image
[edit]I'm trying to nominate this file for VI, but it is missing the coordinates. I'd really appreciate it if you are able to geocode it. Zzzs (talk) 15:42, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Just want to check in on your progress in case you didn't hear my initial message or you didn't have time to respond. Zzzs (talk) 18:18, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Zzzs: Was at Wikimania in Poland for the past week, but
Done now. Thanks. — Rhododendrites talk | 23:27, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Thank you so much! I appreciate it! Zzzs (talk) 23:30, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Zzzs: Was at Wikimania in Poland for the past week, but
Auroras for beginners
[edit]Ok, here we go. So auroras are about to peak soon due to increased activity in this solar cycle. See [1], [2], [3] &[4]. Last week this one was shot in NY and this one with Perseids was shot in Ohio, even further south than NY. During the big aurora in May, you got these from NY. The first thing you do is to start scouting for a good location. You need a place with an open view to the north, like a hill, park or beach. As you've seen in my photos, you don't need absolute darkness. If you can see stars, then it's fine for aurora too. At southern locations, the auroras can mostly only be seen down by the horizon and up about 1/4 of the sky to the zenith. Try to get something nice in the foreground or to frame it with.
If I lived in NY, I'd probably go somewhere along the north coast of Long Island. According to the light pollution map, it has about the same light as where I live. The Hamptons would be preferable, and this here 40°54′15″N 72°31′41″W / 40.904295°N 72.528166°W would be a perfect location. You get a clear view north over the bay, a gap in the lights between New Haven and New London, and the lights from the mainland shielded by the North Fork. Next up if following the weather forecasts, both normal and space. My go-to page is NOAA. When the charts start to turn yellow-orange, you know something is up. Scroll down to Aurora Forecast and hit play. When the "doughnut" starts to bloat and turn some other color than green as it hits your location, it's time to get moving. Social media are also great. Follow some aurora chasers (there are many in Scotland, Alaska and Minnesota), a lot of these guys will post photos almost immediately when an aurora starts, so this will give you a heads up. Aurora nights often come in pairs, so if you are late to the party the first night, you might get it the next.
Tech stuff: A tripod is a must. Always do manual focus, set it on some small bright spot as far away as possible. Strong auroras can be shot at ISO 800, but usually you'll need to go up to 1600-3200, or further if you have a really good camera. Use a short lens, 18-24 mm, as these things are huge. Use the lowest aperture possible, anything from f/1.2 to f/4.5. Since the aurora can move very quickly at times, don't let the exposure time get too long, try to keep it under 10 sek (ideally 2-6 sek). Auroras behave a bit like smoke, and the shorter the time, the more well-defined you can get the rays and drapes of the aurora. With longer time, you will get a more hazy glow, and also star trails. Last week I was primarily out to get meteors and thus used very long exposure (25-30 sek) and I was just plain lucky the aurora was a bit sluggish that night.
To the naked eye, auroras are paler than you see in photos. The camera will pick up the color better than your eyes, especially for red/pink auroras, since they often drift into the infrared spectrum. When I shot this one, I was so focused on the meteors, I actually didn't notice the aurora until I saw it glowing on the camera screen; it was too close to IR. A good start for you would be to just set up the camera somewhere when you think there might be an aurora (according to forecasts), point it north and see if you catch anything. The camera can pick up things you yourself don't see at first. Faint auroras take some time to learn to pick out, but once you see it, you’re hooked. Do not be afraid to take partial shots of the aurora, they can sometimes make for better compositions than doing the whole thing. Ask follow-up questions if you like, and May the Earth’s Force Field be with you! --Cart (talk) 11:00, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- So this might be a 'heads up'. When accounts like this [5] start paying attention to increased solar activity, auroras might happen in a few days. We can see the solar activity long before the particles reach Earth and that's what the enthusiasts go for. --Cart (talk) 22:06, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- Belatedly, thanks for all of this! Interesting that you would go east a couple hours to Long Island rather than north a couple hours -- I suppose a couple hours north wouldn't change that much compared to a big open view? I think most likely this is advice I will save for when I'm going to a place that's darker/more open and check the forecsasts then (rather than driving a couple hours from the city on a chance.... unless the chance is really big), but I do hope to use it. — Rhododendrites talk | 11:17, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- If I had a choice, I would always go to a place with water reflection for auroras, hence my recommendation for Long Island. A beach is also easier for a beginner since it provides an unhindered 180 deg view. On land you always run into obstacles like vegetation when the aurora decides to veer of course. Myself, I'm a bit landlocked now that I don't have a car and the busses stop going at 22:00. Sure, I live close to the fjord, but hiking there alone at night and taking on the local wildlife (moose, wild boar), is not something I like.
- I hope you'll get a chance to do this kind of photography soon. You might want to keep an eye on the sky even from NYC. With the strong auroras now, I've seen a lot of photos taken right in cities, so it's a start. This here is taken right in central Stockholm(!), so it's the equivalent of making a shot from the Brooklyn Bridge Park (even if that photo might be faked). The aurora can be spotted, but very few people think there is even a chance to capture it, so they just Don't Look Up. (pardon the very bad pun) --Cart (talk) 12:39, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- Just a heads up. Strong aurora warning today. The beginning of it was seen in mid US last night and it looks like it's building up for another night. [6] I'm praying the clouds outside will go away. --Cart (talk) 14:51, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
- Belatedly, thanks for all of this! Interesting that you would go east a couple hours to Long Island rather than north a couple hours -- I suppose a couple hours north wouldn't change that much compared to a big open view? I think most likely this is advice I will save for when I'm going to a place that's darker/more open and check the forecsasts then (rather than driving a couple hours from the city on a chance.... unless the chance is really big), but I do hope to use it. — Rhododendrites talk | 11:17, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
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Letter from Selena at the Village Pump
[edit]Hi Rhododendrites, I hope you're fine. Since you participated at the Commons meeting at Wikimania, I wanted to flag a potentially interesting discussion at the Village Pump, started by Selena Deckelmann about finding a better way of supporting Commons. Maybe you can consider, if you have time, to share your thoughts? Thanks in advance! Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:16, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
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POTY 2023
[edit]Hi Rhododendrites,
- I realize that the technical problems with POTY 2023 have been solved and the contest already started! Thanks for your contribution as one of the organizers. I'm writing concerning the fact that is no longer possible to see the on-going voting in each of the images. This is an important change relative to all previous contests, one with which I do not agree. As an organizer of the first POTY, I still remember that the issue was raised and that a concensus was reached to comply to the overall transparency policy of Commons. I'm no longer much active in Commons and maybe I missed a discussion on the matter. Could you please clarify? Best regards, Alvesgaspar (talk) 17:56, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- hi Alvesgaspar. I'm not sure I understand. There are image-specific pages which keep track of votes just like there have been for years. — Rhododendrites talk | 23:34, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- Please help, I can't find them. In previous years, there was a button below the image thumbnail to access the list of votes. Now, all I can see is "View file" and "Vote now" buttons. Thanks, Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:21, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
- Each vote makes an edit to those pages. So if you look at your contributions, you will see a vote you made for Commons:Picture of the Year/2023/R1/votes/Porto Covo January 2022-1.jpg. Others follow the same format. — Rhododendrites talk | 14:30, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
- Thus, there is really no way of checking the voting list of an image except after you have voted for it. This is a major change from the previous POTY, and not a good solution, I'm afraid. Alvesgaspar (talk) 08:31, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
- Please help, I can't find them. In previous years, there was a button below the image thumbnail to access the list of votes. Now, all I can see is "View file" and "Vote now" buttons. Thanks, Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:21, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
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