User talk:AWeith/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! The underwater surface structures of an iceberg in Svalbard (2).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. --Jkadavoor 16:40, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Polar bear after unlucky hunt for a seal.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. --Peulle 12:54, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Polar bear silently stepping from an ice floe.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. --Peulle 12:54, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Young Arctic tern, not yet fledged.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. --Jkadavoor 16:43, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Arctic tern family during flying lessons.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. Nice composition. --Slaunger 20:14, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting in a crowd on Wahlbergøya, Svalbard (4).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. --Ajepbah 07:47, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Austfonna glacier seen from Hinlopen strait.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments I actually think this is a bit tilted. Many of the lines between ice floe and its reflection are not horizontal. Have a look and see what you think. W.carter 21:38, 24 October 2016 (UTC). *  Done. @W.carter: You have a "niveau à bulle" in your eyes, don't you ; -)?--AWeith 14:18, 25 October 2016 (UTC) Yep, it's developed along with my internal gimbal compass after many years at sea. ;-P Good quality. W.carter 19:31, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:39, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Northern fulmars chasing Kittywakes away from their fishing ground.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Northern fulmars chasing Kittywakes away from their fishing ground.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

/FPCBot (talk) 21:04, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:A look inside an iceberg (2), Liefdefjord, Svalbard.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:A look inside an iceberg (2), Liefdefjord, Svalbard.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

/FPCBot (talk) 05:01, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting in a crowd on Wahlbergøya, Svalbard (2).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Performance art a la walrus! Good quality. --W.carter 19:00, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:20, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Zodiac crew in thick fog over Hinlopen strait reaches mothership.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments {{{3}}}

--QICbot (talk) 05:33, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Aerial view of the slopes and tundra of Adventdalen, Svalbard (2).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support Good quality.--Famberhorst 19:19, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Zodiac crews on their way to the Monacobreen, Svalbard.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. --Slaunger 19:39, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Alkefjellet at Hinlopenstrait, Svalbard - terraces with breeding Brünnich’s guillemot.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. --Ajepbah 18:56, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:24, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Two Ivory gulls in the drift ice of the arctic.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. -- Ikan Kekek 04:20, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Table iceberg west of Sjuøyane, Arctic ocean.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments In my opinion, this is a great photo. -- Ikan Kekek 04:25, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Aerial view of the slopes and tundra of Adventdalen, Svalbard (1).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Interesting, and clear enough for QI. -- Ikan Kekek 07:48, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Surface of the Nathorst glacier, Svalbard.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Awesome! The surface of the earth + icing. But seriously... :-) -- Ikan Kekek 07:48, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:31, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

VI nom

I've nominated the starving polar bear for VI at Commons:Valued image candidates/Endangered arctic - starving polar bear.jpg. Best, cart-Talk 11:09, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

I also added the pic to the en-wiki page en:Polar bear as soon as I saw it. It might interest you that since then, about 10.000 people have seen it. cart-Talk 23:56, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

cart: Thanks so much! At some point it will be your fault if I become famous ... :P AWeith (talk) 09:23, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

You already are, I don't have to do anything. cart-Talk 09:31, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Campground at Adventfjord, Longyearbyen, Svalbard.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments A bit grainy, but I think it's acceptable and a QI. -- Ikan Kekek 05:03, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Alkefjellet at Hinlopen strait, Svalbard.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments If only you could have included the top of the cliff, but excellent! -- Ikan Kekek 04:40, 3 November 2016 (UTC). Ikan Kekek: Thanks very much! The rocks have been covered in fog until we finally left after an exciting 3hrs stay. The cliffs are massive. When the fog lifted we were already at quite some distance. --AWeith 08:33, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:18, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Endangered arctic - starving polar bear

AWeith- This is one of the most moving images I've seen in a long time. I'm sorry I didn't see it on FP noms until it was too late. It is truly an example of how a picture can say a thousand words...--Godot13 (talk) 21:18, 6 November 2016 (UTC) Dear Godot13, a very sincere "thank you" for your comment. Indeed this topic is very much to my heart and I appreciate meeting people like you who share my feelings about how moving the fate of such an animal really is. I wish I could have had your opinion and that of some others who contacted me since my withdrawal beforehand to base may decision on somewhat more solid foundations. However, the photo is on its way to become a VI and that may be a good way to remind people of the threat that we are - innocently or deliberately - putting on the delicate nature not only of the arctic. I guess we have made our point and I will enjoy having met people sharing my views. Thank you so much again. --AWeith (talk) 23:19, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Hello AWeith! I stumbled upon your photograph and its FP candidature upon a recommendation of a fellow Commoner. On said page, you said something about offering access to a PDF copy of the Science article about the CO2 footprint of air travel. I am really interested about this, how shall we proceed further? I'd suggest Wikimail as tool of the trade, if it's OK for you. Kind regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 23:39, 7 November 2016 (UTC).

Moin, Grand-Duc, ich könnte Dir einen Dropbox-Link anbieten, wenn ich Deine mail-Adresse hätte. Wikimail kenne ich noch nicht; ist das einfach? --AWeith (talk) 10:02, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Moin Aweith, Wikimail ist sehr bequem, da es das in der WikiMedia-Software eingebaute Mailsystem ist. Sofern man in seinem hiesigen Nutzerkonto eine funktionierende E-Mail-Adresse hinterlegt hat, sind von der eigenen Seite aus alle Voraussetzungen gegeben. Gilt für den Gegenüber dasselbe, dann kann man sich über die Funktionsweise Special:EmailUser Nachrichten achreiben. Ein Shortcut dafür ist in der Seitennavigationsspalte vorgesehen ("Email this user" bei den Tools). Ich schreibe dir jetzt mal eine Nachricht auf diese Weise, so bekoomst Du auch meine E-Mailadresse. Grüße, Grand-Duc (talk) 11:38, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Valued Image

I just got the notice on my talk page that the poor bear is now a VI. I also saw that it has been closed as 'Promoted* on QIC. So it seems it will get all the recognition it deserves. :) Besides all the bickering going on here from time to time, it seems like the heart of the community is in the right place. cart-Talk 18:53, 8 November 2016 (UTC).

Thanks for all, cart! But the bear is not QI; can't be as it was not nominated. Anyway; I'm glad she is awarded at last!--AWeith (talk) 22:59, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry to contradict you but the bear is still under discussion on the QIC page under Consensual Review, please see: Commons:Quality images candidates/candidate list#File:Endangered_arctic_-_starving_polar_bear.jpg. You nominated it for QI at 00:12 on 3 November 2016. When I wrote the text above, the nomination had been closed as 'Promoted' by Jkadavoor and that should have been the end of it. But after that Lmbuga re-opened the closed discussion and voted against it, so now it is at a tie again. Guess we haven't seen the last of that yet. cart-Talk 23:20, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

You are of course right; there's many a slip twicks cup and lip ... It totally slipped my memory. So lets wait then. AWeith (talk) 23:30, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Kittywakes at Fjortende Julibreen, Krossfjord, Svalbard.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Kittywakes at Fjortende Julibreen, Krossfjord, Svalbard.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

/FPCBot (talk) 05:04, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Endangered arctic - starving polar bear.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Endangered arctic - starving polar bear.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

/FPCBot (talk) 05:01, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Endangered arctic - starving polar bear.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments {{{3}}}

--QICbot (talk) 05:26, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Generosity Crowdfunding Campaign for User:The Photographer

Please excuse me spamming you. As a regular on Feature Picture Candidatess you will recognise User:The Photographer, who has 86 Featured Pictures. His contributions cover the architecture and culture of Brazil and Venezuela. He has basic photographic equipment: an old D300 camera and 35mm lens, and lives in a poor country where photographic equipment is expensive. The Photographer has recently taken several images using the technique where multiple frames are stitched together to create a high-resolution panorama. However, many times frustrated with the stitching errors that result from trying to take such photos without a proper panoramic head for his tripod. This special equipment permits the camera to be rotated around the entrance pupil of the lens, and eliminates such errors. Having a panoramic head would greatly increase the potential for The Photographer to create sharp high-resolution images for Commons. In addition, the purchase of a fisheye lens would enable 180 × 360° panoramas to be taken, which are a great way to explore a scene as though one is really there.

Please see the discussion about the Crowd-funding campaign on User talk:The Photographer#Generosity Crowdfunding Campaign and visit the Generosity Crowd-funding Campaign page to consider donating. Even a modest donation will make a difference if many people contribute. Thanks. -- Colin (talk) 13:37, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Welcome back! Good to see you again. Here is a cup of coffee to give you some energy to brush up on what’s going on here at the moment. cart-Talk 00:00, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Eisbär

Herrliche Bilder beim Eisbärenbeitrag, vielen Dank! --Nanorsuaq (talk) 22:49, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

• Vielen Dank, für das Kompliment, Nanorsuaq! --AWeith (talk) 22:23, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) assessing its environment for potential natural enemies.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Excellent. -- Ikan Kekek 01:16, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Alkefjellet at Hinlopenstrait, Svalbard - terraces with breeding Brünnich’s guillemot (2).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good focus in main part of photo. -- Ikan Kekek 01:26, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Polar bear near Sjuøyane with a typical gesture assessing the situation.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Excellent photograph. -- Johann Jaritz 09:13, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Tundra of Svalbard, freshly sprouting moss.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. -- Ikan Kekek 10:54, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Tundra of Svalbard, densely growing moss.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. -- Johann Jaritz 09:15, 16 December 2016 (UTC)  Comment WOW! W.carter 13:04, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Svalbard reindeers (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in the Tundra of Reinsdyrflya.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good quality. -- Johann Jaritz 09:15, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Blue icebergs floating in Liefdefjord, Svalbard.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments I would promote this photo, including the deliberately unreal-looking and posterized blue and white mountains, but first, you need to fix the dust spots. There are a bunch throughout the photo. -- Ikan Kekek 11:01, 16 December 2016 (UTC)  Done Got me again, Sir! You know the surface of my sensor much more intimately than I do ; -). Anyway. always a pleasure to interact with you. Thanks. BTW: the light on hazy days is extremely strange up there. I tried to tint the mountains to a lesser blue but it does not work. It has indeed been that way as far as I remember.--AWeith 13:55, 16 December 2016 (UTC) I think you got almost all of them. I still see 2 on the right side of the highest snowbank on the mountain, but you can edit those out on your own time. I believe you on the colors; they're just truly strange. -- Ikan Kekek 15:26, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:18, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Monacobreen in Liefdefjord, Svalbard.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Several dust spots need to be taken care of before this picture is promoted. -- Ikan Kekek 01:19, 17 December 2016 (UTC) * Done. It is so embarrassing, I still have some "ante Ikan" spotty images in my upload file. I'll promise to do better from now on. --AWeith 17:43, 18 December 2016 (UTC) Don't feel too bad; you take such great photos. For example, this one is beautiful. -- Ikan Kekek 22:54, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Fjortende Julibreen at Krossfjord, Svalbard.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Dust spots are a problem in this otherwise promotable photo, too. -- Ikan Kekek 01:21, 17 December 2016 (UTC) * Done, Ikan. Thanks again. --AWeith 17:43, 18 December 2016 (UTC) You're welcome. Good quality now. -- Ikan Kekek 22:54, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:14, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Monaco glacier in Liefdefjord, Svalbard. A meltwater cave hosts a flock of hunting kittywakes.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments {{{3}}}

--QICbot (talk) 05:17, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the drift ice region north of Svalbard.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the drift ice region north of Svalbard.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

Christian Ferrer ^(talk) 16:49, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Some holiday joy

Since 1959, it is a Swedish tradition to (at 3 pm) watch Donald Duck and other Disney cartoons on TV. The most appreciated part is about Donald as bird photographer in Clown of the Jungle. I think most users at FPC can relate to the frustrated Donald (especially the parrot scene), which is why I'm sharing it with you. Happy Holiday! --cart-Talk 15:22, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

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Nocheinmal

Lieber Andreas, man glaubt ja man spinnt wenn man deine Bilder von den Bären sieht, die berühren so tief. Ich schau da fast wöchentlich vorbei, und jedes Mal gibts einen neuen Effekt. Als ob man es selber erlebt. Wie bei einem erstklassigen Gedicht, daß Zeitloses berührt. Vielen lieben Dank! --Nanorsuaq (talk) 16:33, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

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POTY 2016 / Congratulations

The 2016 Picture of the Year. View all results »

Dear Wikimedians,

The 2016 Picture of the Year competition has ended and we are pleased to announce the results:

In both rounds, people voted for their favorite media files.

• In the first round, there were 1475 candidate images.
• In the second round, people voted for the 58 finalists (the R1 top 30 overall and top 2 in each category).

In the second round – the “three votes” was used – eligible users could vote for up to 3 finalists – each of these 3 votes counted equal.

There were 4765 people who voted in total (R1 and R2).

• In the first round, 2553 people voted for all 1475 candidates.
• In the second round, 3625 people voted for all 58 finalists.

We congratulate the winners of the contest and thank them for creating these beautiful media files and sharing them as freely licensed content:

1. 615 people voted for the winner, File:Jubilee and Munin, Ravens, Tower of London 2016-04-30.jpg.
2. In second place, 443 people voted for File:Khaoyai 06.jpg.
3. In third place, 352 people voted for File:Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the drift ice region north of Svalbard.jpg.

Click here to view the top images »

We also sincerely thank to all voters for participating. We invite you to continue to participate in the Commons community by sharing your work.

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The third place File:Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the drift ice region north of Svalbard.jpg was photographed and uploaded by you. Congratulations!

--Steinsplitter (talk) 15:45, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Yay! Congratulations to being one of the top three! Not bad for a "newbie". Hope everything is good with you. --cart-Talk 18:45, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Fluss-Seeschwalbe im Vogelschutzgebiet Federseeried (DE-7923-401) beim Fischfang03.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Fluss-Seeschwalbe im Vogelschutzgebiet Federseeried (DE-7923-401) beim Fischfang03.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

/FPCBot (talk) 05:02, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Earth 2017 - Danke, und wie geht es weiter?

Hallo AWeith,

vielen Dank für Deine Teilnahme am Fotowettbewerb Wiki Loves Earth Deutschland. Damit hast Du ein Stück Natur in Deiner Region dokumentiert und Wikipedia geholfen, andere darüber zu informieren.

Dieses Jahr wurden 24.000 Fotos eingereicht, im vorigen Jahr waren es noch 18.000. Bei der Teilnehmerzahl (1063) wurde der Rekord vom Vorjahr nur knapp verpasst.

Um die große Zahl von Bildern angemessen zu bewältigen, suchen wir weitere Helfer für die Vorjury, zum Kategorisieren oder zum Einfügen der Bilder in die Artikel und Listen der Wikipedia.

Eine Jury wird Anfang Juli auf einer Sitzung in Fulda die besten Bilder auswählen. Nach dem Zeitplan sollen die Top100 am 15. Juli 2017 veröffentlicht werden. Kurz danach werden die Gewinner benachrichtigt.

Wir möchten auf Wiki Loves Earth Biosphere Reserves hinweisen. Bei diesem Wettbewerb können bis Ende Juni Bilder von Biosphärenreservaten aus aller Welt eingereicht werden. Selbstverständlich darf man das ganze Jahr über Bilder zu beliebigen Themen bei Wikimedia Commons hochladen, nicht nur wenn ein Wettbewerb läuft...

Freundliche Grüße.

--Blech (talk) 21:56, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Siegerbild ...

Wiki Loves Earth. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 21:20, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Vielen Dank! Ich habe mich wirklich sehr gefreut. AWeith (talk) 11:40, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

• Yay! Congratulations! I didn't see the picture until now. --cart-Talk 18:11, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
• Well, cart; thought you've commented on it during the FP Process: "An excellent AWeith trademark tern. ;)" (I felt flattered) Didn't you? Thanks for your nice compliments, though...AWeith (talk) 07:25, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

• Ah! I was exited and I wrote too fast. The full sentence should have been: "I didn't see the picture among the WLE winners until now." I was looking for the outcome of the Swedish competition which, apparently, ended much later than the German. I thought they all ended at the same time, hence my late congrats. Of course I remember the photo from FP. :) Anyway, good to hear from you! --cart-Talk 07:50, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

WLE 2017 - Top100

Hallo AWeith,

beim Fotowettbewerb Wiki Loves Earth Deutschland hat die Jury mehrere Deiner Bilder unter die Top100 gewählt. Du findest sie auf der Seite https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2017/Deutschland/Top100

Die Organisatoren bedanken sich nochmals und gratulieren herzlich,

--Blech (talk) 16:33, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

WikiEule 2017

WikiEule

... herzlichen Glückwunsch zur Wiki-Eule 2017 in der Rubrik Foto. Willkommen im Club ;-) Du hast es verdient! --Alchemist-hp (talk) 04:55, 14 September 2017 (UTC).

Lieber Heinrich, herzlichen Dank für die Glückwünsche und die "inoffizielle" Aufnahme in den Club. Ich bin sehr, sehr stolz und freue mich riesig. AWeith (talk) 10:21, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Die WikiEulenAcademy gratuliert zur FotoEule 2017

Hiermit verleihen wir

AWeith
die Auszeichnung

FotoEule 2017.

gez. WikiEulenAcademy 09/2017

Lieber AWeith,

nach der Eule für deinen Schreibtisch, freuen wir uns sehr, dir auch die Eule für den virtuellen Schreibtisch überreichen zu dürfen. Sehr herzlich gratulieren wir dir zum Gewinn der FotoEule und wir freuen uns auf viele weitere Natur- und Landschaftsfotografien, die auch die Wikipedia unschätzbar bereichern.

Liebe Grüße deine --WikiEulenAcademy (talk) 08:30, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

P.S. natürlich darfst du auch diesen Eulenbabel nutzen:

Ich wurde mit der FotoEule 2017 ausgezeichnet.

--WikiEulenAcademy (talk) 08:30, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

@WikiEulenAcademy: vielen herzlichen Dank nochmals für die hohe Ehre, die ihr mir zuteil werden ließet! Ich habe den Abend sehr genossen und nicht bereut, meine andere Verpflichtung dafür abzusagen ; -). AWeith (talk) 10:24, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Science Competition 2017 has started

Hi, "Wiki Science Competition" 2017 has started It is a world event. The upload phase in Asian, American and European countries without juries ends on December 15th. Here you can find more details. This is a manually inserted message for commons users with knowledge of the English language who are also globally active or who have uploaded images related to the competition's themes (science buildings, microscopic images, scientists, wildlife...). #WSC2017 #WikiScience #WikiScience2017 Wiki Science Competition

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White tailed eagles

Great photo!

I have a question. The ISO was high, 1250, how did you get rid of the noise? the NR slider in Lightroom? If so, how far did you have to slide it? PumpkinSky talk 19:30, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

Hi PumpkinSky! I am glad you like the image. Indeed I guess there were several factors contributing to low noise. Firstly, my new camera (Canon 5D Mark IV) produces extremely low noise up to ISO 3200. Secondly, I was lucky to experience a sunny morning, which certainly produces less noise than an overcast scenery. Thirdly, I used the NR sliders of LR6 indeed. I set the denoise filter to 25 and the color noise reducer to 25, too. Hope that helps. I may gladly answer any more questions. Cheers, AWeith (talk) 23:15, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

Ah, thank you! I just wanted to learn more about cleaning up noise. PumpkinSky talk 23:17, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

You are welcome! Please make sure when using the denoise filter in LR that you preserve enough of detail; i.e. put the details slider to a value of at least 50. That indeed is my standard setting. Cheers, AWeith (talk) 23:20, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

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Wiki Loves Earth 2019

Hallo AWeith,

vom 1. bis 31. Mai 2019 kannst Du wieder beim Fotowettbewerb Wiki Loves Earth Deutschland (WLE 2019) teilnehmen. Gesucht sind selbst aufgenommene Landschafts- und Naturfotos aus Schutzgebieten in Deutschland.

Für die Suche nach Motiven gibt es bei Wikipedia zahlreiche Listen und Karten. Als Einstieg kann diese Übersichtsseite dienen.

WLE 2019 kann nur durchgeführt werden, wenn weitere Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen unser Team verstärken. Es geht unter anderem um die Organisation in der Wikipedia und das Sortieren der Bilder auf Commons. Über Art und Umfang der Beteiligung entscheidest Du selbst.

Wie in den Vorjahren übernimmt eine Vorjury ab Anfang Mai die Vorauswahl der Bilder. Auch daran kannst Du Dich gern beteiligen. Bei Interesse trage Dich bitte unter WLE-Vorjury ein, das Passwort kommt per E-Mail.

Besonders engagierte Freiwillige werden für die Jury benötigt. Wenn Du vom 12. bis 14. Juli in Fulda die besten Bilder küren willst, melde Dich auf der Jury-Seite.

Wir wünschen viel Freude beim Fotografieren,

--GPSLeo (talk) (im Auftrag des Organisationsteams) 17:00, 17 April 2019 (UTC)