User talk:Colin/Archive/2022
 | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Your most memorable shot of 2021
Happy New Year! As always at the beginning of the new year, I'm inviting you to share your most memorable shot of the past year. Which of your photos stood out in 2021? Which image created special memories that you'd like to share with others? On behalf of the Commons Photographers User Group I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best for 2022. Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:25, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
FP Promotion
 |
★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★
The image File:Palace of Westminster from the dome on Methodist Central Hall - 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Palace of Westminster from the dome on Methodist Central Hall - 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle.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 March 2022 (UTC)
FP Promotion
 |
★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★
The image File:The Kelpies 16-9 Stitch.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Kelpies 16-9 Stitch.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so. |
|
/FPCBot (talk) 05:01, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
FP Promotion
 |
The image File:Fitzrovia Chapel 2017-09-17-7.jpg, that you uploaded is now assessed as one of the finest pictures on Wikimedia Commons, the nomination is available at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Fitzrovia Chapel 2017-09-17-7.jpg. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate, please do so at this nomination page. |
|
/FPCBot (talk) 13:00, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
Save the date: Commons Photographers meeting next week
Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,
Please save the date: on Saturday, June 19th, our next virtual Zoom meeting is going to take place. As you know, one goal of these meetings is to share knowledge about different types of photography. This time, we've lined up the following presentations:
- Photography in Nigeria
- Photographing vehicles
- I started printing my images – here’s what I've learned so far…
If you'd like to participate in this event, please consider signing up on this page. Also, if you'd like to present at one of the next meetings, please send me a quick note. Sharing your experiences and learnings with others can make a huge difference!
I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best! Hope to see you on the 19th.
Warmly, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:13, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
This Sunday!
Hi, this is just a quick reminder: the next virtual meeting of our user group is scheduled for Sunday, June 19, 16:00 UTC. Topics are: “Photography in Nigeria”, “Photographing Vehicles”, “Wildlife photography and citizen science”, and “I started printing my images – here’s what I've learned so far…”. I'm thrilled about this great agenda and I'm looking forward to connecting with you again. Stay safe and all the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:08, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
Quality Image Promotion
 |
Your image has been reviewed and promoted
Congratulations! The Shard from the Sky Garden 2015.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.
|
--QICbot (talk) 05:33, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Quick update on behalf of the Commons Photographers User Group
Dear member of the Commons Photographers User Group,
I hope you're well and enjoy taking photos for Wikimedia Commons. Here are a couple of quick updates on behalf of our group:
- Our next virtual meeting will take place on Saturday, August 27. At this point we have two presentations lined up:
- Suitable! Unsuitable! How to choose photos for a Wikipedia for children, “Klexikon” (Ziko)
- The aperture and its (less known) effects (XRay)
- You can sign up for the event on this page: Virtual Meeting on August 27, 2022. – Given that we can accommodate more speakers, I'll invite you to get in touch with me in case you'd like to present on the 27th. You can reach me any time on my talk page or by sending a quick email.
- Also, we now have a page for local events organized by members of our user group: Local events 2022. Please check it out and consider organizing an event yourself!
- And finally, we're planning on offering a Post-processing Workshop on October 8. Please save the date; an events page with more information will go up later.
Thanks for being a member of our group and for sharing your works under a free license. Have fun taking pictures!
All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:23, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
FP promotion
 |
★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★
The image File:Centaur mosaic - Google Art Project - CropFrame - Plus1ev.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Centaur mosaic - Google Art Project - CropFrame - Plus1ev.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so. |
|
Invitation to participate in Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 Participant Survey (Reminder)
Dear Colin/Archive,
Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2019, and for sharing your pictures with the whole world! We would like to ask again a few minutes of your time. Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 210K+ pictures of cultural heritage objects from more than 40 countries around the world.
You can find all your pictures in your upload log, and are of course very welcome to keep uploading images and help develop Wikimedia Commons, even though you will not be able to win more prizes (just yet). If you'd like to start editing relevant Wikipedia articles and share your knowledge with other people, please go to the Wikipedia Welcome page for more information, guidance, and help.
To make future contests even more successful than this year, we would like to invite you to share your experiences with us in a short survey. Please fill in this short survey, and help us learn what you liked and didn't like about Wiki Loves Monuments 2019.
Kind regards,
the Wiki Loves Monuments team 03:42, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
Quality Image Promotion
 |
Your image has been reviewed and promoted
Congratulations! Supreme Court of the United Kingdom - Door.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.
|
--QICbot (talk) 05:26, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
You're invited to provide input…
Dear fellow member of the Commons Photographers User Group,
At our last meeting end of August, we talked about getting in touch with the Wikimedia Foundation and offering our help for improving Wikimedia Commons. Today, I invite you to provide your input on a draft open letter to the Foundation. Over the course of the next ten days, we'll further improve the text together, before inviting people to sign it. If you're interested in providing input, please engage in the discussion on the talk page of the draft.
In the meanwhile, I hope you're well and have a great time taking photos! All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 08:42, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
Online workshop this weekend
Dear Commons Photographers User Group member,
This coming Saturday, October 8, we'll host an online post processing workshop. On behalf of our events coordinator Shreya I invite you to sign up for the event using this Google form.
I hope you're well. All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 19:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
Where are you?
You're pretty much slowly retiring, I know you have a real personal life and the Commons is less than appealing, but remember there's a community here that values you. Wilfredor (talk) 00:01, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
- Wilfredor, thanks for the encouragement. I have a bunch of photos I need to upload, though they are mostly taken with a smartphone and not at FP level. I need to find my enthusiasm for going out with my good camera. -- Colin (talk) 11:30, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
- I too have been forcing myself to take pictures for some time now, a lack of motivation that is related to another series of factors in my own life that ends up affecting my pleasure in taking pictures. Someone once told me that a hummingbird is happy because he sings or sings because he is happy, that is, we must force ourselves to do things and over time we are happy but it takes time.
- PS, I know that hummingbirds don't sing but they have a horrible scream
- Wilfredor (talk) 13:22, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
- I too have been forcing myself to take pictures for some time now, a lack of motivation that is related to another series of factors in my own life that ends up affecting my pleasure in taking pictures. Someone once told me that a hummingbird is happy because he sings or sings because he is happy, that is, we must force ourselves to do things and over time we are happy but it takes time.
Question from the CPUG Board
Dear user group member,
I'm writing you to today on behalf of the board of the Commons Photographers User Group. The past year has been a busy one for us. In 2022, we've had more activities than ever before in the history of our group and you'll find an overview on our group's page.
With that being said, 2022 was also a year of learning for the current board members. Most of us hadn't been involved in running the Photographers User Group and we spent quite some time on getting used to our new roles. We all feel it was a steep learning curve.
That's why, at our last board meeting, we decided to ask our members whether they'd be ok with us serving for another year. Extending our board duties to the end of 2023 would allow us to continue the work we've started this year, and to benefit from the knowledge we've built over the past twelve months.
However, in the end, it's up to you and the other members of our group to decide whether such an extension of our board term should be granted. I invite you to voice your opinion on this page:
Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Board Elections 2022
We'll gather feedback until December 27, and we'll keep you in the loop about the outcomes of this process.
Thanks so much for your ongoing support of our group. I wish you, your family, and your friends all the best.
--Ailura (talk) 12:32, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
Quality Image Promotion
 |
Your image has been reviewed and promoted
Congratulations! Campanile, Santa Francesca Romana.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.
|
--QICbot (talk) 05:19, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
Happy holidays 2022/2023!
|
* Happy Holidays 2022/2023, Colin/Archive! * | |
|
|
Happy holidays
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, Colin!
The other day, I was having a conversation with someone about holiday cards and social media. It occurred to me that, in the years since I left Facebook, the site I use most to communicate with people I like isn't actually a social media site at all. If you're receiving this, it's pretty likely I've talked with you more recently than I have my distant relatives and college friends on FB, at very least, and we may have even collaborated on something useful. So here's a holiday "card", Wikimedia friend. :) Hope the next couple weeks bring some fun and/or rest. — Rhododendrites talk | 03:33, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks George and Rhododendrites. Hope you both have a happy Christmas and a better 2023 than 2022! -- Colin (talk) 08:12, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
Happy Holidays 2022/2023!
|
✴ Happy Holidays, Colin ✴
Merry Christmas and a happy new year! |
- Thanks Aristeas, and best wishes to you too. -- Colin (talk) 18:42, 24 December 2022 (UTC)