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--QICbot (talk) 05:18, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
The juniper
Thanks. See my note on the image suggesting a crop or a possibility, or both. (And BTW, this made me laugh). Daniel Case (talk) 19:02, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
- @Daniel Case: Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind the next time I tackle the little rascals. A normal-sized pic displaying something like that would be ideal but I don't own any macro equipment so this is as close as I can get for now. I don't think the current pic has enough quality for such a crop. Then again I'm always harder on my own pics than those other photographers produce. ;) (Re: BTW... Thank you, thank you! I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitress on your way out.) cart-Talk 09:27, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
- @Daniel Case: Got them! Ha! Well, I got tired of waiting for a light that never came and the wind to die down. I went out and plucked a twig, draped my silk scarf across a chair and called it "studio". This also meant I could use my better camera, a big heavy thing not suited for handbags like my other is. I'm satisfied for now. :) (soundtrack!) --cart-Talk 22:05, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
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--QICbot (talk) 05:16, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
Good morning, Mr. Carter,
You're welcome.
More fuchsias stand https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Famberhorst#Fuchsia_cultivars
Sincerely,
Dominicus Bergsma (Famberhorst).--Famberhorst (talk) 04:33, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
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--QICbot (talk) 05:13, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
Dear Mrs. Carter,
My sincere apologies. Silly of me to "man" going out while I did not know!
Sincerely,
Dominicus Bergsma.--Famberhorst (talk) 12:55, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
- Famberhorst: No problem at all. I am very, very used to being mistaken for a man online. :) Usually I don't mind, but here I consider myself among friends so it is better to get things straight. If you insist on being formal, then it is "Miss", I'm not married. All the best, cart-Talk 13:04, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
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--QICbot (talk) 05:25, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
Traffic sign in Alvor
CJ Many thanks for fixing that.I put in a link to the scene reflected in the mirror [See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AlvorMay2016_(11).jpg] I will be in Portugal again soon, hopefully with improved technique thanks to all at Quality images. Still watching the pages and reading the comments.I am still admiring that red granite cliff.Warm regards Robert aka Notafly (talk) 18:41, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
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- No problem Robert. :) How I envy you going to Portugal! Here I'm just preparing for the darkness and cold which will be upon us here in the north soon. Looking forward too seeing how your pictures will turn out with your new knowledge and "eyes". If you find something really interesting, remember to take several pictures with different settings on the camera as well as slightly different angles. You never know what will turn out best until you are home checking the photos on the computer, you always get surprised. All the best, CJ aka cart-Talk 19:10, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
FPC hint
Hi Cart,
thanks for your hint, you've seen, I have given it a try. I appreciate these tips because I haven't understood the criteria very well. Not that I haven't a sense of aestethics and compositions but very often I note that the people vote for pictures that in my opinion aren't that interesting.
By the way, I was looking for the beginner's tips on your page but I haven't seen them...
Best regards,
--Basotxerri (talk) 14:45, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
- Basotxerri, you are very welcome. If i see a pic that has potential, I usually have a hard time keeping quiet. ;) What it is in a pic that gets the approval at the FPC can sometimes be baffeling though.
- If you are referring to the "CA removal for beginners" I was talking about, it is now in the archived section. (Ilike to keep my page rather clean.) You can always search my archives if there is something you are looking for, a bot archives everything, I don't remove anything. You can read it in this diff. I posted a copy of it on the talk page of the user you were reviewing.
- It's me again... Have you understood how Kreuzschnabel wants to create a new nomination? At first I thought this wouldn't be a problem but then I was aware that the old nomination page already exists so I can't delete it. The only way I can think of for creating a new nomination would be a totally new upload (as a new image). That doesn't make too much sense for me. But is there any other way? --Basotxerri (talk) 18:28, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
- Sorry, forget it, I've found it. ¡Leer es la hostia! --Basotxerri (talk) 18:46, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
- @Basotxerri: Hi, I just noticed your message. Glad you found your answer and are on your way with a new nomination. This is the first time I've seen this sort of request for such a small alteration, usually users just upload a new version and 'ping' those who have voted before. But Kreuz likes things to be done exactly by the book, and formally he is right, there have been a bit too much fiddling about with nominations lately. This was done by other editors and has nothing to do with you. But since he has been much against tweaks during nominations before, he could not ask you to do something like that or he would go against what had been said earlier. A stand had to be made and this just happened to fall on you. I agree with him that photos should be ready when they appear at FPC, which is why I'm always harder on potential FPCs at QIC, but I also think rules can be broken under special circumstances (like newbie nominations) or if the tweak is very minor. But as we have seen, it's a slippery slope and people have abused this freedom. I'll vote on your new nom as soon as I can.
cart-Talk 18:57, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
- @Basotxerri: Hi, I just noticed your message. Glad you found your answer and are on your way with a new nomination. This is the first time I've seen this sort of request for such a small alteration, usually users just upload a new version and 'ping' those who have voted before. But Kreuz likes things to be done exactly by the book, and formally he is right, there have been a bit too much fiddling about with nominations lately. This was done by other editors and has nothing to do with you. But since he has been much against tweaks during nominations before, he could not ask you to do something like that or he would go against what had been said earlier. A stand had to be made and this just happened to fall on you. I agree with him that photos should be ready when they appear at FPC, which is why I'm always harder on potential FPCs at QIC, but I also think rules can be broken under special circumstances (like newbie nominations) or if the tweak is very minor. But as we have seen, it's a slippery slope and people have abused this freedom. I'll vote on your new nom as soon as I can.
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Composition
CJ Couldn't resist sending this |History of Composition (in Czech but you don't need to read it). Definitely not for beginners who usually settle for the rule of thirds but I never looked at a painting again without seeing some imagined lines.Found the chromatic aberration hints on the Russian commoners talk page most valuable.Have you considered a permanent Simple hints page to refer us all to? As ever best regards.R Notafly (talk) 15:32, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Robert, thanks for the link. Pity I don't read Czech since I'm sure this could add to the learning. Anyway, it looks much like other art books I've read over the years. I have studied art and artists for a long time (something that is evident in my work on en-wiki). A newbie page here? That is something to think about. Although I'm very active with helping newbies at en-wiki, I never thought that would end up a guide and teacher here! I sometimes feel like an ambulating Teahouse here. ;) When I suggest alterations to pictures, I go pretty much on instinct in a case by case way, not sure I even know how I do it to be honest. Things just feel right or wrong. But I will take your words to heart and we'll see. All the best, CJ aka cart-Talk 15:58, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
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--QICbot (talk) 05:16, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
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Hey there,
Could you tell me specifically where you're seeing CA on File:Stars along the fence at Christopher Park 2.jpg? CA is a fairly new concept for me, but I did specifically remove some from this image already. I'm not seeing any on the house, but might not have a great sense of what I'm looking for? Thanks. — Rhododendrites talk | 02:05, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
- @Rhododendrites: Hi yourself! :D I've marked the areas with notations on the photo. You need to check for lines between very dark and very light areas, usually you see a green or/and red line lurking there. Window frames, rooftops against the sky, details on buildings, railings, are some of the places where they are most likely to be found. Once you spot them, you can not "unsee" them. CA is a great bother that's popped up with digital photo developing. You need a really good lens to avoid most of it. How I miss my old real camera sometimes... Best, cart-Talk 09:35, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
- That's very much appreciated. I'm ashamed to say I still don't entirely see what you're talking about. I can see the purple/red CA, but the green... not so much. There's a green hue in the windows, but I don't see anything around the outsides, and I would've assumed the green hue in the windows is just how it was.
- I went into Lightroom, into the manual lens correction panel, and widened the hue sliders and/or cranked up the amount in order to remove the hues from the windows and the last bit of purple, and indeed it removed the purple and some of the green from the image... but again, it seemed to be natural green. I also noticed that when I increased the amount of purple, it had a pronounced unintended consequence. In fact, it made me realize that the current version of the image has the same problem due to a previous CA adjustment. If you look at the word "Orlando" written on the star, it looks like purple written on top of bright red (or red highlighted purple). That red outline isn't in the original image, and when I increased the CA adjustment it really made that outline huge (as well as making pronounced grayish outlines along the edges of the stars).
- Now, I can figure out removing purple CA without relying on sliders (e.g. I did that with Gimp before getting Lightroom here), but if I can't even see the green to remove it... :/ And I'm not color blind! :)
- Thanks for taking the time. Honestly, I really wanted to learn from the QI process (I'd still call myself a photography noob), but I seem to be repeatedly surprised/confounded at what does/doesn't cut it. That's not a gripe directed towards you, of course. — Rhododendrites talk | 16:06, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
- @Rhododendrites: The green hue around the windows is actually the CA. Most of the "automatic" CA removers in programs are not worth much anyway. The best way to deal with it is using desaturation brushes for areas that are black and white, or color substitution or cloning brushes for colored areas. I tried to explain the basics of this for another editor a while back, see this diff. The strange back-color of the "Orlando" is just one of the unwanted side effects the so called CA programs can do. If you want me to, I can help you fix up this photo from the original and let some other reviewer do the final check. That way you can compare the two versions and see what was made. CA is usually the first thing people comment on at QIC. Just let me know. cart-Talk 16:27, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
- Got a little IRL help pointing out the green CA. It's definitely harder for me to see than purple, but I think I'm getting a better handle on it. I can help you fix up this photo - Thanks. That's a generous offer. I might've taken care of it, though. I took a bit of time and a couple different strategies, but have uploaded new versions of File:Stars along the fence at Christopher Park 2.jpg and File:Christopher Park Gay Liberation monument and Pulse memorial 11.jpg (which indeed had an absurd amount of CA -- when I first nominated it I guess I was only looking for it when someone pointed it out). Thoughts? Thanks again for your help. — Rhododendrites talk | 15:15, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
- @Rhododendrites: They look fine now. :) I've promoted them. I also took a look at the sea foam pic while I was at it. Same trouble there, I'm afraid. :( I really feel for you with all this. The first time I was made aware of CA and how to fix it, was with this pic: File:Tomma färgburkar Smögens varv.jpg. It was everywhere!! Took me hours to clean up. So when I decided to get a new little pocket camera, I asked around, lens quality is everything, the rest of the camera doesn't have to be complicated at all. I settled on a little handy Sony DSC-RX100 with a Zeizz lens, not overly expensive. With that I shoot Featured Pictures like most of these with little or any post processing. Most of all, it impressed me when I was able to get this photo a couple of days ago. It saves a lot of time being able to just point and click. cart-Talk 15:42, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
- Horay! :) Indeed re: seafoam. I gave it another glance yesterday and didn't see any, but sure enough when I zoom in it's everywhere on the rocks. I've uploaded a new version of that one, too, now. The Lightroom sliders seemed to do a good enough job with that one (unlike e.g. the monument/memorial image, which took quite a while in Photoshop). The seafoam image is about 10 years old, taken with a camera that was great in 2004, starting to age by 2006, and pretty terrible today. For most of the last few years I've just relied on a smartphone, which surpassed (in most respects) that older camera. It was my experience with QI that actually got me to buy a real camera, realizing that while I still had/have a lot to learn, there were a few that were declined more or less because of poor camera quality (e.g. this and this). So I bought an Olympus E-PL6 (Micro 4/3). Cheaper than a real SLR, but I like the interchangeable lenses. Methinks the cheaper lenses for that are indeed sort of cheap, though. Came with a 12-40, and I bought a 50-150, both the standard Olympus business rather than something nice. Meh. It'll do for now. Nice images, btw. I particularly find myself attracted to File:Eight windows wrapped in plastic.jpg, which is kind of fun to look at :) — Rhododendrites talk | 16:42, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
- @Rhododendrites: Thanks, that's one of my favorites as well. At the FPC someone suggested we should sell it to Microsoft for a bundle to use as a default screen saver for Windows 8. :) Glad to hear that there are some other users too who don't treat the pictures here like it's a matter of life or death. Anyway, the foam pic is promoted now. Until the next time, cheers, cart-Talk 18:32, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
Thanks again. So like I said, I'm often surprised by what is/isn't promoted at QIC. I was just looking through my recentish uploads to see what I should take the time to touch up (now with my slightly sensitized CA detection), but still feeling kind of gun-shy before taking the time to make those improvements (i.e. don't want to spend a lot of time on something just to find out there are issues I didn't consider). Do you think, at some point, you could take a really quick look at my recent uploads since September 23 (before that, it's a mix of my images and other people's), or at this user category and see if anything jumps out as a good candidate (or if there's nothing)? Not asking for detailed analysis or a shortcut to QI or anything, and no worries at all if you don't have the time -- you've already been very helpful. :) — Rhododendrites talk | 23:45, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
- @Rhododendrites: Yes, the way that pictures are assessed at QIC vary very much from user to user. Some are more experienced/picky than others and all of us see different things. For example, coming from the writing side of all this, I know I'm one of the few who try to enforce a good description and categories so that the file can be found and used in articles. I look for tech flaws but can be lenient if the overall pic is good or valuable. There are users who seem to use Commons as a free online storage for their pictures and show blatant disregard for rules and guidelines and they are also less thorough in their reviews. I'll take a look at your pics and see if I can spot someting and leave a list on your talk page. I've done such scans before, so no problem. With the annual September Wiki Loves Monuments there is always a flood of new users who find their way to QIC and it gets more crowded than usual with many photos remaning unreviewed. cart-Talk 06:45, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
How many files you've uploaded
I noticed the template on your user page. Using {{User images|cat=Files uploaded by W.carter}}, I could easily add a user category to all your uploads (like Category:Files uploaded by W.carter) in less than 15 minutes using the append function in VisualFileChange. After that, all you'd have to do is add Category:Files uploaded by W.carter to your new uploads as you go along to keep the count up to date. Let me know. It can be very useful to have a category for your uploads in case you want to find some VIs later on, or if you want to be able to use cat-a-lot to move your uploads around or add categories. INeverCry 08:25, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Never, thank you for your kind and thoughtful offer but that's not necessary. Many of the files I upload are not my own photos but free pics for articles or corrections of other user's pics used in articles, so such an automatic counter would not be accurate anyway. The number or keeping track of my files are not important to me, the score I keep on the 'approved' photos is just for fun since most other users do so here. I find the work here relaxing and rewarding in itself, not the hoarding or keeping control of my photos. Also, if I want to find a specific photo later on, I'm hacker enough to find them using other search systems, mostly because they have proper file names and descriptions. ;) Thanks again for your time! Cheers, cart-Talk 09:50, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
- Aww, I thought I was gonna get 5000+ free edits. Us OCD people love numbers and statistics...
I did this for my own uploads a few days ago (about 25,000) and VFC skipped all my overwrites of other people's stuff. Flickr filenames are horrid though, so I need it to find VI candidates. I'll have to find a good Flickr stream from Sweden. I usually stick to England, the US, Russia, and Ukraine. INeverCry 10:02, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
- @INeverCry: Sorry about not giving you those free edits.
I don't hang around Flick that much, I just pop in there once in a while if I have to. Since I write many historic articles, I tend to roam the online archives for pics instead. This is one. Another one is Swedish History Museum's database where they just released about 10 million (! - there's a number for you) of their documents into public space, including original drawings of objects in their collections. Very useful for articles with no pics like this one was before I got my paws on it. :) cart-Talk 10:21, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
- @INeverCry: Sorry about not giving you those free edits.
- Aww, I thought I was gonna get 5000+ free edits. Us OCD people love numbers and statistics...
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- "Posture:a particular way of dealing with or considering something; an approach or attitude."
- And be more careful in how you deal with others, it was rude, and unnecessary... -- Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton m 14:50, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
- Ooops! My sincerest apologies Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton, no intention whatsoever to be rude, I assure you! The explanation I got hold of spoke of posture as "the way a person carries himself, the way he walk or hold his body", not his attitude. I simply was trying to correct what I thought was a mistranslation and I am truly sorry if you thought that was rude. Again, things really do get "lost in translation" here. Hope you accept this explanation and apology. cart-Talk 15:06, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
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Blown sky
Hi Cart. I'm working my way through the WLM Bangladesh images. I haven't tended to leave comments myself, as I prefer judging is not influenced by others (e.g. Photo Challenge hides other comments). But I noticed a few images you commented on "too much blown out sky". While I haven't pulled the image into Photoshop or Lightroom to inspect in detail, the sky doesn't look blown but just very dull boring overcast. There certainly are many images in the contest with blown sky, which is why I was puzzled about the comment. I guess the weather is often overcast there and that's a real shame for trying to create an appealing picture. Plus all the overhead cables! Other than that, I'm often in agreement with you and at FP. You have a good eye imo. I suspect at WLM Bangladesh we may not get many images with FP levels of noise/CA/sharpness/etc but have to accept technically weaker images that still make a good overall picture. I do despair at how many reasonable pictures are spoiled by not holding the camera level.
PS: if you clean your oven this weekend, then we can have an FP of a roast chicken being cooked! Those domestic chores will seem much lighter when you can think of the little gold star to aim for! ;-) Makes me hungry just thinking about it. My own electric iron photo was inspired by reading the article and seeing this. I thought we should do better for such an everyday object. But it is hard to get wow from mundane.
-- Colin (talk) 15:44, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Colin, so you are also assigned to Bangladesh. I started leaving comments just because I thought that was expected, but after I spoke with the folks handling the thing I realized this was not necessary so I proceeded only at those I considered worth commenting on. I agree with you that the weather there seems to be overcast very often. It is generally hard to tell the difference between a blown sky and just a very unattractive overcast one. I used the expression "blown sky" on the pics where I thought the glare of the sky was distracting in some way. Usually those photos had something else as well, like the wires you mentioned, oversaturation/overprocessed, or general poor camera handling. I totally agree with you that we have to reset the level of what photos we accept and "promote" in this challenge. (If they could just keep away from post-processing!) I generally rate pics with a good composition, color and light over those with sharpness and detail. I doubt that many people there sit and pixel peep the way we do and good cameras seems to not be in abundance, so I go for a good eye of the photographer rather than technical excellence. I have one favorite that is so eye-cathing that I'm willing to forgive the tech shortcomings.
- Sorry to disappoint, but I don't cook so my oven is already clean. I'm not domestic at all! ;) I agree with you that we have castles, churches, vistas in abundance but not the everyday objects that surrounds us. I often try to sneak in some normal objects, but it's a tough crowd to please with those. The fridge had the dramatic light you could get from it. Maybe I could buy a pre-grilled chicken and fake something.
I'm thinking about having a go with one of the "byproducts" from the fridge photo, this (I realized that the fridge was an excellent light box!), but it will probably get drowned in no-wow votes. cart-Talk 16:20, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- When we bought a new washing machine last year, it had an interesting drum see these Google Images. I put my fisheye lens on and put my camera in the washing machine! Didn't turn the machine on of course. I tried taking some photos with clothes spilling out the entrance. I didn't get anything I was much happy with, but perhaps I should have another go. Wrt your cucumbers, I think the background is a little like those overcast skies. The condensed water droplets would probably look more photogenic on the jar rather than the background, which typically would be blown to white. Apparently a trick is to spray the glass and use some glycerin in the water. The glass shelf is hard to see so the jar looks like it is floating a bit or that the reflection is another jar upside-down -- a square crop with only a little base reflection might be less confusing. Doing a Google Image search for "pickled cucumber" can give ideas for how others have created engaging photos. I think the secret with food photography is making something the viewer wants to eat and gives off values they appreciate (healthy, rustic kitchens, natural, clean, aromatic, etc). Food photography is another under-represented subject at FP. Given the fad for photographing one's meal with a phone, you'd think more people would do it. But of course, it is much harder than photographing what you are about to eat. -- Colin (talk) 16:57, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- You were quite right about ditching a bit of the reflection. Good tip, now done. Thanks! :) Good luck with the washing machine! --cart-Talk 17:08, 17 October 2016 (UTC)