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POTD notification

POTD

Hi David,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Brighton Promenade, England - Feb 2009.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 2, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-02-02. howcheng {chat} 00:54, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Urgent request to use image Sawshark for Dorling Kindersley book (my ref 54)

From liz@lizm.eclipse.co.uk

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Georgia_Aquarium_-_Sawshark_Jan_2006.jpg

Hi I am helping the book publisher, Dorling Kindersley, prepare for publication a new book The Natural History Book; the first illustrated reference book to present a complete survey of life on Earth, featuring up to 6,000 species from microbes to mammals. This is the most ambitious project DK have ever undertaken and I hope you will be interested in contributing photos.

In particular I found the above picture on your website, and we would be very interested in including this in the book – it is the best I have seen. Please may we use it in our book? It would be used within the text of the book. Naturally full acknowledgement would be given and you would retain copyright in the picture.

Because there are so many images the budget is extremely tight we can only pay £20 GB Pounds per picture, but if you would like a complimentary copy of the book on publication, I can certainly arrange this, but please let me have your name, full address and phone number for the courier company. I should point out that DK may well want to produce spin-off products and so we would ask for the right to use this image in any other DK title.

Naturally there are a lot of other species needed for the Fish section. I have a list and if you would like to contribute, I can send you a copy.

I do hope you would like to contribute to this title and look forward to hearing from you. It would be extremely helpful if you can let me know if you wish to contribute asap.

Thank you in advance for your help with this project.

Regards

Liz Moore for Dorling Kindersley

email: liz@lizm.eclipse.co.uk Book details: Title: The Natural History Book Publisher: Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL Contact: Liz Moore / Jenny Baskaya Rights: world, hard copy book, all language, all edition (including eBook) rights, plus for use in spin-off digital products, eg CDs and any other DK title Publication date: October 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.84.211.227 (talk) 13:39, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

new york skyline image

Hi there, really amazing work! I would like to use your image commercially for print on bumperstickers. You can see my website at www.ovalcitystickers.com. I would happily print your name prominently on the sticker. Please advise as to whether you would approve of this usage. Please contact me via the contact form on my website Thank you,

Mikeriver (talk) 03:26, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Successful featured picture nomination

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Upper Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia 2 - Nov 2008.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Maedin\^talk 18:34, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Number 100, eh? Congratulations :-) --Muhammad(talk) 15:28, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Yep, thanks :-) My pace has slowed a bit as I've been busy and I feel like I've exhausted a lot of the local subjects. Plus, it's winter, with very short days and bad weather... Haven't seen many Indian photos lately though, are you also a bit uninspired by the photography there, or can we expect to see more in future? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:10, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - I've gotten a bit lazy lately and in the rare occasion that I do go out with my cam, the pictures end up on my laptop needing to be stitched, stacked and uploaded. But now that you mention, I will go out this Sunday and see what I can do. --Muhammad(talk) 13:47, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Not that you need the suggestions (nor that you're taking requests!), but I'd love to see FP material from Lal Bagh. We also haven't got a single decent image of Bangalore Palace. :-) Maedin\^talk 14:06, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - What exactly would you like to see from Lal bagh? I've got flowers from there but most of them are unidentified. There are some statues and temples but the skies were hardly ever blue till recently. The palace looks interesting, I'll try going there next weekend. If the weather is good, you may be seeing pictures of Vidhana Soudha by Monday. --Muhammad(talk) 15:11, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - Lal bagh glasshouse. --Muhammad(talk) 15:59, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        The glass house! Yep! I was thinking that and/or a general view of the gardens/lake. Thank you :) Maedin\^talk 16:20, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        
        Nice shot. :-) It looks like a slightly messy scene, but you've done a good job of it. Although you didn't quite take it from centre-on, by the looks of it.. Or maybe it was just not perfectly aligned in the first place. The yellow paint on the stairs appears to be pointing to camera-left, even though you were slightly too far camera-right. Oh well, nice shot anyway! Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:42, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Catbells northern ascent

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Using one of your pictures

Dear Diliff,

I am a student writing a textbook on the UK for the French Ministry of Education. The print run for the textbook is going to be 2000. It is commercial in the sense that it will be sold. However, it is not expected to make any profit and the publisher will be only too happy if the textbook even pays for itself. Here is a link to the collection my book is to be part of: http://www.crdp-montpellier.fr/services/prod/QO/QO.html

I would like to know if I may use the following picture : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Thames_Sunset_panorama_-_Feb_2008.jpg . If I may, what sort of credit line would be appropriate?

Thank you very much in advance.

Yours sincerely,

Blaise Bonneville blaise.bonneville@normalesup.org —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.165.124.95 (talk) 14:54, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Successful featured picture

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Successful featured picture nomination

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AfD nomination of Centre stick vs side-stick

An article that you have been involved in editing, Centre stick vs side-stick, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Centre stick vs side-stick. Thank you.

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POTD notification

POTD

Hi David,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Dartford, England - Feb 2009.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 27, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-02-27. howcheng {chat} 17:38, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gurkha Monument image

Hi David, my name is Ro Rai and I'd like to use your wonderful Gurkha Monument image in a Timeline of Gurkha history on a website I am developing about the history and cultural legacy of the British Gurkhas. If we use your image, you will of course be fully credited and we will provide a link to your user page.

Please forgive the liberty taken, but I used your image to produce a montage for an exhibition about the Gurkhas in 2008/2009 in the small town of Brecon in Wales. You can see the image here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chainedreactions/3076520337/in/set-72157611176297392/ . You were credited below the image in the exhibition, but at the time I did not realise that I could use a Wikipedia talk page to contact you directly. Please forgive this oversight. I hope you approve of the use of your image and its use is in keeping with the terms of your license. If not I will remove any images that contain it from Flickr and our own site.

If you would like to know more about our project you can read about it here: http://blog.believecollective.net/projects/ayo-gorkhali/

Many thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BCollective (talk • contribs) 18:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Polytelis anthopeplus 2.jpg

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POTD notification

POTD

Hi David,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Port Vell, Barcelona, Spain - Jan 2007.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on March 2, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-03-02. howcheng {chat} 18:42, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Bangkok Night Wikimedia Commons.jpg

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Bangkok Night Wikimedia Commons.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Makeemlighter (talk) 20:23, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re

If you see any accusation being made, let it reflect purely on your own guilt, not on my intentions. Thank you. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 15:27, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's absolutely ridiculous, but nothing other than I've come to expect from you. Another attempt to evade responsibility for your comments. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:33, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I've apologised to Muhammad for the disruption caused. I suggest you do the same. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 15:34, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks for the suggestion. I wholeheartedly suggest you take what I've said on board too. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:37, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your opinion please

Hey David, I would appreciate your feedback on File:Sir Puttanna Chetty Town Hall Bangalore.jpg. Does it needs any adjustments? --Muhammad(talk) 14:34, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

POTD

Hi Diliff,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia - Jan 2007.jpg made an appearance as Picture of the Day on March 9, 2010. Sorry for the late notification, but you can request a change on Template:POTD/2010-03-09 if necessary. Regards, fetchcomms☛ 00:08, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there,

my names Asif I am working with some electrical company in USA and want to use your image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Wind_Turbines_and_Power_Lines,_East_Sussex,_England_-_April_2009.jpg in one of my web design. Can you please confirm me with details how can i legally use that image?

my email is masif.mma@gmail.com

Thanks n Regards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.73.50.210 (talk) 21:20, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ping

Please see email.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:16, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Thought you should know about this in case you want to comment. Cheers --Dschwen 19:26, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Successful featured picture nomination

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Sir Puttanna Chetty Town Hall Bangalore Edit1.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Maedin\^talk 19:04, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations. It really is a great picture. Do you have lots of FPs? 74.178.230.17 (talk) 00:29, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I could've taken six nanoseconds to review your page and would've seen what a major contributor you are. Very impressive. 74.178.230.17 (talk) 00:30, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures

Hello Diliff, I just wanna tell you that I have seen your pictures and panoramas, and I'm admiring you. I just hope that you'll come to Croatia some day and photograph her beauties. --F.Pavkovic (talk) 23:36, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Facebook post

Hey, thanks for the sarcastic facebook comment. It really was the best night ever. You're just jealous you weren't there. :) upstate NYer 04:46, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Temple

Hi David, You may have already seen this, but could you please comment on the tilt? --Muhammad(talk) 14:20, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Surface tension picture

Have replied to your post at Talk:Surface tension. Thanks for your input into the discussion. 74.178.230.17 (talk) 00:27, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FP

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:American Bird Grasshopper.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Shoemaker's Holiday ^talk 06:42, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Computer specs

Hi, I'm in planning stage of building a new computer, just curious what the specs of yours is since we probably use computers for pretty similar stuff i.e., Photoshop and stitching panoramas. Do you have an opinion on the i7 8xx series vs. the i7 9xx series? Benjamint 23:38, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have any particular preference re the 8xx or 9xx as the difference is pretty minimal. Any of them would easily be quick enough and there is always a sweet spot in the lower-midrange, around AUD$400 probably. What you need for high res photo processing/stitching is lots of ram (I'd go for 8gb but 4gb minimum) and a fast hdd. If you have the money, go for a fast SSD or Velociraptor HDD as your primary drive, and get a larger but slower drive as a backup/storage drive. That's what I'd do if I were on the market for a new one, anyway. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:49, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks. I'm getting an SSD and I'm planning on 8GB but if I get an i9xx with 3 memory channels I'll have to either go down to 6 or up to 12 I think, from what I gather asymetric ram isn't ideal. Thats probably reason enough to go with the i8xx. Looking at the i930 or i860 which both come in just below the ~$400 you suggested.

Also, do you overclock at all? If so what cooling system do you use. Benjamint 04:13, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, you have a point about the 3 memory channels. It's been a few years since I've upgraded and it was all dual channel back then, although even dual channel had minimal performance improvements over single channel, apparently. Twice the memory bandwidth in theory, but not in practice. Sounds like you'll have a good rig. :-) Yeah, I have overclocked my PC up to 3.2ghz (as stock it's a 2.4ghz Core 2 Q6600, about two years old now) in the past, but it's a bit unstable and given I often keep it running all day, I figured the power usage increase and instability wasn't really worth it, so it's usually running at 2.4ghz. It's just large fan-cooled heat sink. I can't remember what brand, nothing too fancy. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:22, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot Benjamint 02:12, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Glenridding, Cumbria, England - June 2009.jpg

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By the way, do you prefer to be credited as David Iliff or as Diliff? I've always put you down as the former, but I've noticed that you're often credited as the latter. I don't want to be putting your name out there if it's top secret!! Makeemlighter (talk) 03:06, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm happy either way, but former is probably best. It's not top secret. It's on my user page after all. ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:25, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Okay. I noticed some errors on one of the FP pages, so I've been going through those checking for more errors. I figured I'd make your credits consistent while I was at it. It's a good cure for boredom :) Makeemlighter (talk) 02:09, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Featured picture

Please, See here and inform me about anyone of the image is not a featured, but meets the criteria. --Extra999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 17:25, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I don't really know what you mean by this. Are you asking me to identify images that I think could be featured pictures? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:20, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, whenever i nominate one, it gets distracted. So you choose one. --Extra999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 02:00, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can try nominating them at Picture Peer Review to see if people think they meet the criteria. Makeemlighter (talk) 02:16, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

sydney opera house

I'm a computer science researcher and I wanted to ask for permission to use the Syndey opera house image as am image in a poster event I am presenting at this month.

Hi, yes, you're welcome to use it as long as you respect the licence conditions. You just need to include attribution to myself (David Iliff) and the licence (CC-BY-SA 3.0). Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:34, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

POTD

Hi David,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Brighton Pier, England - Feb 2009.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 15, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-04-15. howcheng {chat} 16:19, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Point Lobos lead image

Hi Diliff, what do you think about this one File:Point Lobos 10.jpg. Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:36, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

:-)

For your inspirational panoramas - I've studied, admired, and taken notes from them numerous times :-) Benjamint 04:51, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It's all in the location/lighting. I'm just a conduit. ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:58, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Beachy Head FPC nom

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Directives when using in powerpoints

Dear David: I have a doubt regarding the license use when using your London picture "Palace of Westminster, London - Feb 2007.jpg" in a Powerpoint. I will set your name under as author, but as the Powerpoint is full of data, I cannot find a suitable place to put the URL with the license. What do you recommend?

Thanks,

Manuel (migiwaza@gmail.com). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.58.223.56 (talk) 17:20, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In this instance, you can just use the text "Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0" next to the author into instead of a URL. Would that work? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:43, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I sent an email through Wikimedia a week ago regarding limited commercial use (in a company website banner) your photo of the Oxford Skyline. Haven't had any response yet - if you didn't get I'd be very grateful if you'd email to discuss this at telby2@yahoo.co.uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by Templar42 (talk • contribs) 20:37, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oxford Skyline image - commercial use.

Hi, I sent an email through Wikimedia a week ago regarding limited commercial use (in a company website banner) your photo of the Oxford Skyline. Haven't had any response yet - if you didn't get I'd be very grateful if you'd email to discuss this at telby2@yahoo.co.uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by Templar42 (talk • contribs) 20:39, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Someone using your image without copyright data

http://www.montrealprinting.com/Montreal_Printing_Contact_Us_s/141.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.178.80.221 (talk) 00:22, 24 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

Hi David,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Albert Memorial Friese Collage - May 2008-edit1.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 26, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-04-26. howcheng {chat} 06:00, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PTGui issues

I know I've asked for advice before on dealing PTGui and its sometimes unhappy outcomes, but I think I'm at my wit's end with this one. The more complicated I make a panorama (and by complicated, I'm really only saying that I'm adding more images), the more likely PTGui will spit back crap. And sometimes SmartBlend sends out nonsensical results (literally moving source images around to places that they weren't when I was doing alignment). I have one pano I'm working on now. Would you be willing to stitch it, show me up, and then tell me how you made it work? I can post the images to my Flickr account and you can download them from there. Unless you're okay with a YouSendIt invitation (there's 36 source files). Your help would be greatly appreciated. :( upstate NYer 03:01, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to give the stitch a go. I don't often have the problems you're describing though. Sometimes it's more in the technique than a flaw in the software though. Sometimes too much or too little overlap can cause issues, but Smartblend generally gets it pretty right in my experience. I've never used YouSendIt but it looks useful. Makes sense to use that instead of spamming Flickr with component photos. ;-) Just send an email my way with the link. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:26, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks! Unfortunately it turns out that my free version of YouSendIt only allows one file up to 100mb to be sent, so I can't send the files or the folder containing the files. Sorry, I had to upload them to Flickr. I also uploaded the cylindrical and spherical projections that I made, so you can see the stitching errors that came about. Thanks for the help, Dave. upstate NYer 02:15, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your photos

are awesome. emijrp (talk) 09:03, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Review_of_closure_process_2

I refactored part of the poll to hopefully adequately reflect that there is a third option that people wanted under one of the sections. Please review the current state of the section and change your contribution as you see fit.

Adding new options as I have done is the suggested way for the poll to proceed, and I think the degree of differentiation we now have is roughly what we should be aiming for - not too many different options so we can still see some consensus developing, and not too few so that people can find an option that reasonably approximates what they want.

(refactor edit diff: [1]) Thanks, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 16:59, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article traffic and featured pictures

Thought you might be interested in these comments I made, which refers to a recent featured picture of yours and the article traffic it generated. I still remember how pleased I was that you were able and willing to get such good photos. Carcharoth (talk) 06:04, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Famous views from Richmond

Following on from the above section, I'm not sure to what extent you consider requests, but there is a famous view I have been reading about recently, and I was looking through your featured pictures and was wondering if it would be possible to get one of those fabulous panorama shots of it? It is the view from Richmond Hill, London out over the Thames Valley to the west of London. Richmond is at the south-western end of the District Line, though you'd need good weather to get a good view. There is also the view of St Paul's Cathedral from Richmond Park - see Richmond Park#King Henry VIII's Mound and the current pictures are here and here. As you can see, winter when the trees are bare is best for the St Pauls's view, but possibly both views are still possible at this time of year as well. If you haven't visited that area of London, and want to know more, let me know. Carcharoth (talk) 06:05, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion for second stage please

Hi Diliff, we're trying to keep down the discussion at the first stage of the poll. If there are things you want expressed that aren't covered, please add new reply options or new questions (the latter at the bottom of the page - there are two sections prepared for this). At this stage, the questions should be geared towards understanding what people want rather than making concrete proposals. The next stage will have several components, including a hopefully small amount of additional polling to cover any late questions, and then concrete proposals and notions, and open discussion. I'm concerned that if we let the discussion take over the poll at this stage, people may be turned away, and results may also become more difficult to interpret. Thanks for your cooperation.

I'll also mention that there are some new reply options for this question, just as an example of how the poll can progress in a constructive manner. Feel free to change your vote or add a new reply option if the two new ones still don't quite work for you. (But obviously, try to create something general enough that it's likely to gather a following.) Thank you. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 09:09, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Making money from photos

David, with the ongoing POTD discussion, it occurs to me that a lot of Wikipedians might be interested to learn more about what its like trying to both contribute photos to Wikipedia/Commons and make money licensing photos. (I do some of that myself, but I'm sure my experience along those lines is very limited compared to you and some of the other more prominent photographers around here.) Would you be interested in doing an interview for the Wikipedia Signpost about making money from free photos?--ragesoss (talk) 13:50, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I don't mind. It might be a politically charged issue to discuss though, given that very same POTD discussion. :-) But I'm happy to do the interview. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:07, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Great! I'll start putting some questions together. I'll probably try to contact another photographer or two as well, to get some variety of perspective. Any suggestions? I was thinking Dschwen and Muhammad.--ragesoss (talk) 14:37, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'm not sure to what extent Dschwen has commercial dealings with his Wiki photos (wasn't aware of any). Noodle Snacks would be worth contacting too. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:41, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Here are some questions I put together: User talk:Ragesoss/Diliff. I'm not sure whether to compile answers and present it as an interview, or write a story based on the responses; probably the latter. I'm going to contact Muhammad and Noodle snacks, and probably put the same questions to them if they're up for it. Thanks! --ragesoss (talk) 20:53, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Critique pls

Hi David, Could you please let me know how well File:Butterlfy_Park.jpg does in terms of FP criteria? --Muhammad(talk) 16:50, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Muhammad. Well, to be honest I think it might struggle a bit. I have no doubt that you did your best to find the most pleasing angle, but I don't think it's compelling enough. It's quite obscured by trees and bushes, and seems slightly lacking in contrast. The sky isn't blown, but it's quite washed out. I think it might benefit from a bit more contrast. I think it's a fine image to illustrate the article, but I don't think it would get enough support as a FP. But you're still welcome to nominate it, my opinion is just one of many! Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:32, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you for your honest opinion. You are right about the angle though, I couldn't find any better. I tried to get something like this but 40 images at 50mm don't stitch quite well :-) --Muhammad(talk) 00:28, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Hey again. I was thinking of keeping File:Emu portrait.jpg in the emu article and saw a similar picture taken by you there. I may be biased, would you mind if I replaced yours? Of course, if you feel yours is better I will back off ;-) --Muhammad(talk) 07:46, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - I don't really mind. They both seem to be of roughly the same technical quality, but the DOF and skin detail is better in yours. So go ahead, don't worry about my feelings. :-) I trust your judgement. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:29, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - Thanks --Muhammad(talk) 16:39, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Parlament Picture

Dear Diliff,

Firstly congratulation for the picture, this is really nice.

My name is Bruno and I am starting a business in London.

I like your picture and unfortunately i do not have a nice picture of London to use.

As a start up company I have to do everything by my own, even creating the website...it takes me days.....

I wouls kike to use your picture in main page of my website next to my logo.

Please tell me if I understood rules:

i have to right your name next to the picture ?

is that correct ?

Regarding URL, it is not clear for me,

Does it mean I have to write next to picture a link to wikipedia web page with your picture.

Please let me know.

Contact me at info@travellanda.com

Thanks

Bruno —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.25.252.118 (talk) 18:52, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

about permission for using the picture of Vatican city

Hello, my name is Junhee Son,Korean,a travel writer. If it is possible, I would like to get permission for using your photo of Vatican city for my book. (I found your photo on wikipedia and it looks amazing! :D) Thank you for your attention, and I hope to hear from you soon! piccola810@gmail.com

Junhee Son —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.48.36.36 (talk) 11:53, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Grampians Image

Hi David We are creating a simple animation of the geological formation of the Grampians for Museum Victoria and it would be great to be able to use your panoramic view of the Grampians as an end cap. We can overlay your credit on the portion of the animation that contains the image and can send you a preview of the animation. Please let me know if you have any issues with the use of this image.

Regards and keep up the good work – you have taken some great images!

Jared Forbes jared@lumendigital.co.nz —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.109.204.179 (talk) 05:18, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification

POTD

Hi David,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:NYC Public Library Research Room Jan 2006.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on May 23, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-05-23. howcheng {chat} 18:45, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NYC

Hi Diliff,

I was wondering if you are in NYC right now, May 22 2010. I am. I have been admiring your work for actually several years now. I work for a Persian language media station and looking for ways to use web 2.0 apps to get a greater reach, both in tech and content. Maybe we could meet for coffee and talk about that, and other things?

Cheers,

Michiel —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkruijff (talk • contribs) 02:58, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

Just wanted to compliment you on the stunning picture of the day of the New York Public Library Research Room. Also, now that I've looked at some of your other work, I am duly impressed. Wow, some great shots! Regards, MarmadukePercy (talk) 18:09, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Demetri McCamey signals a play

See the tilt adjustment at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Demetri McCamey signals a play.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:25, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have an opinion of my most recent tilt adjustment?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:14, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Another correction has been attempted.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:24, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Extraordinaire

You' re really doing an extraordinary work ! I just wanted to thank you to share it with Wikipedia and everyone. Feel free to let me know if you need a home when visiting Paris, can host you easily. --Guy Courtois (talk) 08:00, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PHOTO REPRODUCTION REQUEST

May 31, 2010 Dear David,

Plz Email me regarding permission to use one of your photos within the travel guidebook I’m writing! c-d-miller@neb.rr.com

The photo I would appreciate your permission to use is the one found on: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kew_Gardens_Temperate_House_-_Sept_2008.jpg

Thank you so much (in advance) for contacting me!

YOURS, CHAS (Ms. Charly D Miller) 76.84.90.161 (talk) 16:35, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Making money from photos story

Thanks again for sharing about making money with Wikimedian photography. If you get a chance, please take a look at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-05-31/Photography and make sure I represented your viewpoint fairly.--ragesoss (talk) 18:25, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Toledo picture

Hello,

My name is Olaf Pietek and I represent small publishing house from Poland (Cracow) named Astraia. We are preparing a book about Toledo and would like to use your beautiful photo as a front-cover (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toledo_Skyline_Panorama,_Spain_-_Dec_2006.jpg). From what we have understood from all the licensing conditions, it seems we can do this without additional charge, provided we mention you as the Author of this picture as well as license conditions. Still, we would like to inform you about our plans and ask if that is OK with you. We are small publishing house, as I mentioned, the print run of the book will not exceed 1000 copies. It is going to be some sort of a guidebook, enlisting and describing main town monuments. Your photo is absolutely the best picture of Toledo we've found on internet, it shows all the essence of the city. Therefore we would be very grateful if you agreed us using it as a cover-picture. Of course we can send you the cover project.

Our email is astraia@astraia.pl .

sincerely yours

Olaf Pietek

Astraia Publishing House —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.187.236.9 (talk) 09:17, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Demetri McCamey signals a play

Please see Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Demetri McCamey signals a play.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:10, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Willis Tower at WP:VPC

You recently participated in the discussion at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Willis Tower upward pano. You are now welcome to participate in the discussion of both Willis Tower images at WP:VPC.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:07, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your thoughts. I have a few questions in response on the discussion page.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:57, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Smalltooth sawfish

Hi- We are planning an educational article about the smalltooth sawfish, to be published in the Sanibel weekly newspapers in the third week of June 2010. Could we please have permission to use your wonderful photo of the smalltooth sawfish from the Georgia Aquarium? You would receive full credit for the photo. Sanibel is in the smalltooth sawfish's critical habitat, as designated in 2009, and we are fighting to preserve this habitat in the Charlotte Harbor area of southwest Florida. Please let us know if we may use the photo. Many thanks.

Barbara Joy Cooley, president Committee of the Islands PO Box 88 Sanibel, FL 33957 coti@coti.org bjoycooley@comcast.net —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.137.1.29 (talk) 21:35, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

TEMPERATE HOUSE PHOTO PERMISSION REQUEST

June 7, 2010 Dear David,

Plz forgive me if you’ve already Emailed me! (I seem to remember receiving permission from you, but I cannot find that Email!)

Plz Email me regarding permission to use one of your photos within the travel guidebook I’m writing. c-d-miller@neb.rr.com

The photo I would appreciate your permission to use is the one found on: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kew_Gardens_Temperate_House_-_Sept_2008.jpg

Thank you so much (in advance) for contacting me!

YOURS, CHAS (Ms. Charly D Miller) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.84.90.161 (talk) 15:20, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

use of your panoramic images for a game

hi david,
i'm interested in using some of your great panoramic images (as part
of a larger set of panoramas), for a little mobile-phone card-game.
i'd like to get in contact to you via email, so i can tell you 
some details and properly ask for your permission.
i couldn't find your email adress anyhwere, so could you 
please reply me to sirleto -AT- gmx -DOT- net
thanks for any mail,
daniel / sirleto
http://www.gameprogramming.de/  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.230.59.117 (talk) 18:37, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Trevi Fountain of Rome/Robert Hughes

Hello, my name is Ian McKenzie. I'm personal assistant to art critic Robert Hughes. Mr. Hughes is currently completing his latest project entitled "Rome," a book detailing Roman art and culture from its inception to present day. In searching for photos to illustrate his book, we came across your of the Trevi Fountain here:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trevi_Fountain,_Rome,_Italy_2_-_May_2007.jpg

Mr. Hughes would like to use your photograph in his book; he'd like to ask you a price to reproduce your image with payment being made by Random House, the publisher. Any questions can be directed to me at IanMCK6@gmail.com and please feel free to call me at 360 870 6329. Thank you for your time in advance.

-!AN