Shiv's fotografia

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Commons:Photo challenge/2017 - May - Mammals

Shiv, thanks for entering Commons:Photo challenge/2017 - May - Mammals challenge. In this chalenge we only allow 4 entries per photographer and they need to be photographs of wild mammals in natural environment. Please select your best 4 photographs that meet the constraints of the challenge. --Jarekt (talk) 16:42, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Shiv, I removed some of your images which did not show "wild mammals in natural environment", however you still have 7 entries and only 4 are allowed per photographer. Can you select your best 4? Otherwise others will have to choose which of your entries will stay. --Jarekt (talk) 11:48, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Shiv, I removed 3 of your remaining 7 photographs. I think the remaining 4 are the best, if you disagree please swap them. --Jarekt (talk) 16:43, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

Superfluous category creation

Hi, I noticed that today you created a few categories that are not relevant because they overlap with existing ones. For example, Category:Mapwing is not useful because we already have Category:Cyrestis thyodamas. And instead of creating Category:Damselfly, you should have used some subcategory of Category:Odonata corresponding to the species of your picture. We will have to correct this. I would recommend you do not create any new category until you get familiar with what already exists. Thank you in advance for understanding. --LamBoet (talk) 06:36, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Appreciation for publishing wildlife articles and showcasing rare species

		The Fauna Barnstar
		Awarded to Shiva Kumar for showcasing Wildlife & Nature Photography through his Lens of Camera to the World. --Pranayraj1985 (talk) 11:38, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

Barnstar for tireless contribution

		Wikipedia Award
		For uploading beautiful and useful pictures about Wildlife of India and for doing it tirelessly everyday in #100Wikicommonsdays Challenge.--Pavan santhosh.s (talk) 05:51, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

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Good luck, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk · mail) 07:27, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Location?

Hi Shiv - thanks for adding your nice photos to Commons! Could you add locations where they were taken, please? It greatly increases their value. Thanks! - MPF (talk) 20:45, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

"The birds were without locations, and consequently without scientific value" — Henry Seebohm, The Birds of Siberia, 1901: 483.

File tagging File:A vast amount of knowledge trough jeevoka.jpg

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JuTa 06:53, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Copy-pasting in picture descriptions

Hi. I came across one of your pictures - File:Intersting fact on fairy Dragonfly.jpg - and saw that you copy-pasted a large amount of text from different websites in the description (Avon Wildliffe Trust and Smithsonian). You may not be aware, but this is copyright violation; we are not supposed to steal other people's work like that, so I removed the text and changed it to a short and specific description of the picture's subject. This is generally enough for Commons. Then I saw that you did the same with many of your numerous uploads, so I'm asking you to remove all the copy-pasted texts that you published, to avoid violating copyright.

Secondly, the dragonfly on File:Intersting fact on fairy Dragonfly.jpg was grossly misidentified. Gomphus vulgatissimus‎ does not live anywhere near India and looks quite different, so please be more careful with labelling pictures. — Yerpo ^Eh? 17:15, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

Category:Shiv_Kumar's_Photography

Shiv Kumar's Photography has been listed at Commons:Categories for discussion so that the community can discuss ways in which it should be changed. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category. In all cases, please do not take the category discussion personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

Psubhashish (talk) 11:05, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Category:Lovely_Times_of_Fairy_Rufous_Treepie

Category:Lovely_Times_of_Fairy_Rufous_Treepie has been listed at Commons:Categories for discussion so that the community can discuss ways in which it should be changed. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category. In all cases, please do not take the category discussion personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!

Psubhashish (talk) 11:08, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out!

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Hi, Greetings

The winners for Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is announced!

We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images here

Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project.

We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year.

Thank you,

Gaurav Gaikwad, Communication officer

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:57, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in India is on!

Hello Shiv's fotografia,

Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore India Team!

Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons, this campaign invites participants to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folktales, folk games, folk religion, mythology and many more. Let's help to protect and develop our intangible Indian culture, which consists of customs or active expressions that we have acquired from our ancestors and passed down to our offspring.

How to Contribute?

The dates for the submission in the photography contest on Wikimedia Commons are from 1 February to 31 March 2023. Probably you are wondering how you can take part. It’s simple: grab a camera, record an image, video or audio under the folklore theme, create a Wikimedia account and start uploading! To learn more about the rules, check out our Project page on Wikimedia Commons.

Below are the exciting prizes which you can win internationally an locally. (Contributors can win both International and Local Prizes as well )

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• 1st prize: 400 USD
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• Top 10 consolation prizes: 10 USD each
• Best Video prize and best Audio prize: 25 USD, 25 USD (each)
• Top uploader prize for images: First Prize 100 USD, Second prize 50 USD
• Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to top 100 Uploader's

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• 1st prize - 15000 INR + WLF Goodies
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If you are interested in participating in the photography campaign, start photographing and collecting media of your local culture and upload them on the photo campaign happening on Wikimedia Commons.

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You have been sent this message because you have been a part of Wiki loves Folklore in its journey in the past 5 years, lets continue to embrace our folk culture and drive through the path towards creating the largest database collection of folk Images on the internet

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Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Oriental dwarf kingfisher a Jewel of India's Rainforests 07.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--Luda.slominska 07:38, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Oriental dwarf kingfisher a Jewel of India's Rainforests 03.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--Luda.slominska 07:38, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:27, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! The Rare Broad Tailed Grassbird is endemic to the Western Ghats of India 02.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 05:43, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! The Rare Broad Tailed Grassbird is endemic to the Western Ghats of India 01.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. --Tagooty 05:40, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:31, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Bird Facts

Hello Shiv - the most important fact you can add to your photos like File:Abbott's Babbler Facts 01.jpg, is where the photo was taken. This is very important for subspecies identification, and adding the relevant location categories. Could you add some details to all your photos, please! Thanks! - MPF (talk) 15:07, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Sure I will its a great honour for me to get feedback, I will add the location, thank you. Shiv's fotografia (talk) 17:30, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Many thanks! - MPF (talk) 02:00, 15 March 2024 (UTC)