User talk:Pigsonthewing

Quick reminder: Commons Photographers meeting this Saturday

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

This is a quick reminder that our next meeting will happen on Saturday, August 5th. If you haven't registered yet and you're interested in learning more about underwater photography and “Flickypedia”, please sign up on this page. Also, I invite you to fill out this survey created by the people who are working on the Flickr-to-Wikimedia Commons software. Your input will make a difference.

We haven't had a virtual meeting in a while and I'm so looking forward to this weekend!

All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:15, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Text for village pump request

To whom it may concern:

I found your page https://www.flickr.com/photos/ms_abitibi/ while doing research for the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, and thought your images [regarding the Altiplano-Atacama-Andes] might be appropriate for inclusion in our articles concerning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar_de_Pedernales.

I am specifically seeking your permission to use this image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ms_abitibi/albums/72177720309160518 and https://www.flickr.com/photos/ms_abitibi/albums/72177720308769186

I would like to include your image in these articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar_de_Pedernales

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Kindly,

As taken from en:Wikipedia:Example requests for permission Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:50, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Franklin Expedition Daguerreotypes

Delighted to find that that you have uploaded these images. Just a couple of questions:

• is there a reason why the individuals are not named in the descriptions? Only some are identified indirectly as they are entered in name categories, where they exist.
• The EngWP article notes that Daguerreotypes are normally mirror-images, though right-way images were possible. Perhaps that should be mentioned as the Sotheby's catalogue only notes, without explanation, that the ILN engravings are reversed. Asserting that these particular images are reversed might be considered OR (on the evidence of the Franklin portrait, the medals/decorations would have been worn on the left breast).

Davidships (talk) 11:30, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

@Davidships: I named and categorised those for whom I could determine the identity. If you can identify others, please do so!

If examination of the clothing etc. indicates the pictures are mirror images, I see no harm in mentioning that. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:46, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. The IDs are in the source, so I will add them.

Regarding reverse imaging, only Franklin himself is obvious to me on account of the medals/decorations; I looked at the uniforms - although, of those that can be ascertained, the majority button with the persons apparent left over right, but there are a few the other way round. As dagerreotypes themselves cannot be manipulated ex-camera, that is curious - but my knowledge of uniforms and sartorial norms of the time is close to zero - there seem to be examples of both in Category:Historical uniforms of the Royal Navy. Davidships (talk) 12:59, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Commons Photographers User Group: Board Elections 2023

Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,

in preparation of the 2023 board election of our group, we invite you to take a look at the following page:

Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2023

and provide feedback.

The timeline for the 2023 election will be

• September 15 – September 30: Applications for the election committee
• October 1 – October 9: Vote for election committee (ideally comprised of three members)
• October 10: Election committee starts work
• October 20 – November 9: Nomination phase for candidacies
• November 10 – December 10: Elections
• December 15: Results announced

In the first step we ask you to be part of the election committe. Please add your name on the Election Page.

We are very much looking forward to hearing from you. Please use this talk page for your thoughts.

All the best

--Ailura (talk) for the CPUG board