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My edit Hi Muhammad,
I've done an edit as shown here ( my edit). I'll let you decide if you think it's better. I was a bit mindful of the size. It definitely benefited from a downsize, but I wanted to keep it above the 1000px rather than right on the limit; I settled on 1200px on the long size. FWIW I stripped the camera data in case of people opposing for no other reason than the camera it was taken with.
I will support whichever you think is best, as suggested on PPR. If you'd like me to create the actual nom I would also be willing to do that. I'll let you decide.
Cheers, -- jjron ( talk) 05:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I am sorry, but I don't see the illusion, and because I have seen other people have said that same thing, I fear that it might no have encyclopediac value if it only works for some people. However, I can see the illusion on the one on the bottom right that bears the letter "R" on it. I do believe that it is just me doing something wrong, and I will continue to try to understand it. Juliancolton ( Talk) 13:47, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
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Hi again,
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Salaam, -- Blechnic ( talk) 04:50, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi Muhammad,
Sorry, I'd gone away after dropping that comment re my VP proposal on FPC talk. Anyway, since you expressed an interest in my ideas, I've detailed my thoughts there. Not sure if it's the right direction or not. See Valued Pictures Proposal. Your input would be valued.
Cheers, -- jjron ( talk) 09:07, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks man for your contribution on the article about Vodacom Tanzania. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GoLLoMboje ( talk • contribs) 17:53, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi Muhammad,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Elephant seal colony edit.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 28, 2008. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2008-04-28. howcheng { chat} 21:40, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi Muhammad,
Yeah, not sure about the VP thing atm. I am still steaming a bit about the discussion on the talkpage. I also wasn't sure if there were any administrative hurdles that we'd need to jump to get it up and running, i.e., can we just start this thing, or does it have to be approved somewhere 'higher up'. I don't know, perhaps I just start it and if someone wants to say its not allowed, then so be it.
The other thing was that I hadn't decided on all the details. For example, I'm not totally happy with the 'certified assessors' thing, and I know that that's one area that a number of others seemed to have most difficulty. Perhaps if I changed that to say three supports from anyone, not including the nominator, i.e, that starts making it harder to vote stack, and there's not that much vote-stacking at FPC really.
The other problem with the certified assessors I thought about is that it limits it to a certain group of people. Now say someone comes along with a basketweaving picture; well I don't really know enough to say whether it's valuable, and maybe no one else does either. And if a few people from the basketweaving group come along and agree that it is valuable, well maybe that's what matters. It would become pretty obvious if they started doing that with multiple images that clearly weren't up to scratch, and then you'd have to do something about it.
Anyway, would be glad to hear your thoughts on it. -- jjron ( talk) 08:55, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
In other words when you put an image up on PPR you specify if you want PPR only, VP only, or both PPR and VP. If it passed VP and was hence nominated at FP (which I suspect wouldn't be uncommon), that's perfectly acceptable. I also said:People putting images up for peer review would also be able to have them assessed as VPs; additionally they would be able to opt out of the VP process, and simply attract comments as per the current PPR process, or only have them assessed for VP.
That is, it would stay as a VP, unless that was superseded by success at FPC. It could create a bit of fussing for the closers perhaps (i.e., replace VP template with FP template, and remove from VP gallery to go to FP gallery), but I don't think it's that complex given what else they do. -- jjron ( talk) 12:52, 13 May 2008 (UTC)VP would not affect FPC in any way, e.g., an image would not need to be a VP in order to be nominated at FPC. However, I would propose that if a VP went on to become an FP, the FP template would replace the VP template in recognition of its higher status (rather than the image being classed as both).
It depends on quality and topic of the photo but until now we haven't declared a nomination standard yet. However, we have already displayed a picture of Kaaba before and i dont think its a good idea to redisplay the same picture topic. But we still request your photo in the Photography department on WP:KSA, OK boss ? Best Regards , A M M A R 16:18, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Muhammad,
I reckon my favourites out of your gallery are the onion and the banana flower you put up at PPR. I haven't opened them fullsize due to my slow connection, but have viewed at image page size. I suspect the onion may be regarded as too simple for FPC and there's the issue with the tops of the stems being out of focus, but who can really say? Personally I think it's pretty good. The banana one looks pretty good to me, as long as EV was considered OK (e.g., identification); the only other thing that really stands out to me as potentially attracting complaints on that may be that they may not like the bokeh in the background. I think it could be worth a try. If you want me to look at any of them of them 'fullsize' let me know. Cheers, -- jjron ( talk) 15:28, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
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Hey Muhammad,
Refer to MER-C's comments on my talkpage. Seems like a case of vote canvassing rather than socks as such - the accounts seem too comprehensive and old to be socks anyway (one dates back as far as 2003, most of the others are at least more than a year old, and most have hundreds of edits).
Having said which, good spotting. I had a look at the nom last night as I was thinking it was an unidentified renomination of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Keizersgracht Amsterdam, but turns out to be a new version of the photo. However I didn't look closely at the votes and didn't notice all the 'new to FPC' accounts.
Could be worth flagging it on FPC for the poor practise that it is, and maybe to draw the attention of regulars to actually check the image and cast a vote. Cheers, -- jjron ( talk) 13:59, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
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Hey, yeah, been on a bit of a holiday so not on the computer or wiki much over the last couple of weeks (to the extent that I didn't even see your recent nom that Slaunger referred to on my talkpage). Anyway, will probably make my way back a bit more often next week.
Re the VP proposal it all seemed to go pretty cold. I ended up at a bit of a dead end with Mikaul as I remember. If I remember correctly he pretty much suggested it should be completely separate from PPR; he said he thought my original 'dual' use PPR/VP proposal would be too confusing for newbies who just wanted a PPR style review. His argument made a fair bit of sense, but not sure that I want to a launch a completely different project, as that was a large part of the reason I was co-opting PPR to begin with. So I didn't really know where to proceed and there wasn't really that much interest being shown anyway, so I just let it lay. Thought I would see how the Commons project went, and that seems to be doing pretty well, so perhaps that is enough. Hmm. -- jjron ( talk) 08:16, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
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Yeah, I have the Canon 100mm F2.8, which I think is the one Diliff has as well. I saw his comment somewhere (was it Noodle Snack's talkpage or something?) and generally agree. I find it is probably the sharpest lens I have re shooting objects (i.e., not just macro), but to be honest haven't used it much, and am yet to try it for portrait shots, but have seen reviews that say it's good for that, but not as good as specialised portrait prime lenses. I think he suggested that a good zoom, say one of the 70-200mm Canon L zooms, might be more flexible for you (are you still just using the kit lens, or do you have others?), but if you are really keen on getting into macro, then it's worth considering. I think it might have been Dschwen said something about it being good for shooting landscapes, but I've never tried that. The other thing that I don't think anyone else mentioned was the lighting aspect; most macro shots require a flash (I think Fir says something like 90% of his are done with flash). Unfortunately the camera flash tends to be too harsh and lacks flexibility. You can buy a shoe flash, which is what I use (I have the 580 EX II), and what Fir used to use, but I think about a year ago Fir bought a specialist macro flash ring. Again it's what you're willing to spend, what flexibility you want, or how much specialisation you want. Obviously the macro ring is far better for macro work, but next to useless for much else; on the other hand the shoe mount flash is not as ideal for macro, but is far more flexible for general portrait work, indoor shots, etc. -- jjron ( talk) 07:40, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
Congratulations on Mikumi panorama getting FP status! I don't know if you've ever gotten any others approved, I just remember how hard you tried to get that tortise approved last year. Good job! Unschool ( talk) 07:52, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
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this is also good for a laugh. I don't mind at all about images not passing there, the only real reason I submitted stuff was to get my images on foreign language wikipedias (they usually pop up on half a dozen when you submit). These days I just add images myself when i can be bothered. Noodle snacks ( talk) 23:24, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Software wise I use CombineZM. As far as flowers go I essentially pick a time when the wind level is minimal; Even a slight breeze will cause most flowers to move around. I would generally recommend a tripod for the task. I haven't done so many with animal subjects but you generally need something fairly cooperative. File:Brown Tree Frog 2.jpg for instance took quite a while to get a set of shots without the frog moving. Most of the cases that I have heard of involving focus stacking and insects in the wild typically involve burst mode and just a couple of shots: The aim being to increase the depth of field rather than get the entire thing in perfect focus. Some people (I think fir does this with his studio focus stacked insects) choose to sedate insects, typically by cooling them down, then placing them back in the wild and photographing them whilst they warm up again. Noodle snacks ( talk) 07:18, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
For a bit of a joke we should create a commons FPX template, but instead of rudely pointing out images that don't meet the criteria it would signify votes that don't! Noodle snacks ( talk) 10:00, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey Muhammad,
Yeah that's a pretty awesome shot - I've actually had a shot exactly like that in the back of my mind for ages but haven't found a suitable subject! Btw I see you did get the 150mm after all - how are you finding it? Hehe I reckon Sigma should be giving my some kind of sales commission now that both you and Dschwen followed my choice! :D -- Fir0002 22:20, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
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Thanks for the well wishes. Best of the season to you as well.
BTW, I am reading this travel book ATM and the author was on a boat with these Turkish people. He asked one of the guys he met if he'd ever done the Hajj, and the guy said he hadn't, that he was waiting till he was an old man to do it (I think he was mid-40s at the time).
The author said this guy told him that after you've done the Hajj you have to remain pure (or words to that effect), like you couldn't drink alcohol, maybe smoking cigarettes, etc, but you could do those things before you'd done the Hajj. Since he liked doing those things that's why he was waiting till he was old. Does that sound right to you? I guess there's different types of Islam that perhaps treat these things differently?
Anyway, thought you may know. Cheers, -- jjron ( talk) 15:53, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Belated thanks from me too Muhammad. Poking my nose in your above discussion, I suspect that like all religions, there are those who choose to follow only some of the dogma, based on their own personal beliefs. For some, religion affects one's culture more than one's beliefs and they do onlu what is necessary to 'fit in'. I've been to Turkey and while I've only scratched the surface on the country, I got the impression they are quite secular and don't generally force religious beliefs on others. As such, I suppose there will always be those who deviate from original teachings either through laziness or misinterpretation. Just my two cents. :-) Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 16:23, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
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Just wanted to say congrats on getting the first ever en:Wikipedia valued picture! ;) Intothewoods29 ( talk) 02:23, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contributions to WP:VPC and to Wikipedia in general!! Intothewoods29 ( talk) 22:57, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
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I think that was intended for you Noodle snacks ( talk) 23:20, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi Muhammad, I just saw your photo of the protests in Bongo and have added my vote to feature it. I do have a request if possible? On [ [1]] I have a photo of the Russian embassy but it is not the best quality photo (some guy is standing in half the shot. Is there a chance that you may be able to take a photo of the embassy in your travels sometime in the future? The embassy is located at Plot № 73, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road. If you are able to get a photo of it sometime in the future, that would be great. Cheers, -- Russavia Dialogue 06:30, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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